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...STRONG WINDS ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON...
...FREEZE WARNING SOUTH OF I-70 TONIGHT...

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN NOON AND 5 PM
CDT...BEFORE WINDS RAPIDLY DECREASE BY EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON. GUSTS WILL REACH 40 TO 45 MPH AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED
ROADWAYS SUCH AS I-55, I-57, AND I-155. IN ADDITION, UNSECURED
OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

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...STRONG GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY...

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL RACE SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS
MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON ACCOMPANIED BY A GUSTY NORTHWEST WIND
AND SLOWLY FALLING TEMPERATURES. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH
WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE IN A FEW LOCATIONS.
CURRENT INDICATIONS SUGGEST THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM
AROUND 11 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND
SHOULD QUICKLY DIMINISH BY EARLY THIS EVENING.

THE GUSTY NORTHWEST WIND WILL CAUSE SOME DRIVING DIFFICULTIES,
PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR THE SUDDEN WIND GUSTS ON AREA ROADWAYS. IN ADDITION, LOOSE AND
UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND WITH THE GUSTY WINDS TODAY.