A Perfect Day For A Ride....

Issued by The National Weather Service
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
4:32 am CDT, Sat., Mar. 27, 2010

... WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTH TEXAS THIS MORNING AND WILL BRING VERY STRONG WINDS TO THE REGION. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE FROM THE WEST AND NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH. WIND GUSTS WILL BE HIGHEST ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF THE REGION... NEAR GRAHAM... BOWIE AND JACKSBORO. THESE LOCATIONS WILL SEE WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. FURTHER SOUTHEAST... GUSTS WILL APPROACH 40 TO 45 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. RESIDENTS MAY WISH TO TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS... LAWN FURNITURE... AND OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE STRONG WINDS.