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Lake Wind Advisory
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A lake wind advisory, which are issued by local National Weather Service offices in the United States, indicate that winds will cause rough chop on area lakes and small boats will be especially prone to capsizing in the advisory area. It also indicates that substained winds of 15-20 mph with gusts over 25 mph are possible. Example of a Lake Wind Advisory <pre> URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 1028 AM CDT SAT MAY 7 2011 ...BREEZY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS A LARGE PORTIONS OF ARKANSAS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ARZ012>014-016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-080000- /O.NEW.KLZK.LW.Y.0019.110507T1528Z-110508T0000Z/ ARKANSAS-BRADLEY-CALHOUN-CLARK-CLEBURNE-CLEVELAND-CONWAY-DALLAS- DESHA-DREW-FAULKNER-GARLAND-GRANT-HOT SPRING-INDEPENDENCE-JACKSON- JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-LINCOLN-LOGAN-LONOKE-MONROE-MONTGOMERY-NEWTON- OUACHITA-PERRY-PIKE-POLK-POPE-PRAIRIE-PULASKI-SALINE-SCOTT-SEARCY- STONE-VAN BUREN-WHITE-WOODRUFF-YELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARKADELPHIA...AUGUSTA...BATESVILLE... BEEBE...BENTON...BOONEVILLE...BRINKLEY...BRYANT...CABOT... CAMDEN...CLARENDON...CLARKSVILLE...CLINTON...CONWAY... COTTON PLANT...DANVILLE...DARDANELLE...DE VALLS BLUFF...DE WITT... DES ARC...DUMAS...FAIRFIELD BAY...FORDYCE...GLENWOOD...GOULD... HAMPTON...HAZEN...HEBER SPRINGS...HOT SPRINGS...JASPER...LESLIE... LITTLE ROCK...LONOKE...MALVERN...MARSHALL...MCCRORY...MCGEHEE... MENA...MONTICELLO...MORRILTON...MOUNT IDA...MOUNTAIN VIEW... MURFREESBORO...NEWPORT...NORMAN...NORTH LITTLE ROCK...OLA... PARIS...PERRYVILLE...PINE BLUFF...RUSSELLVILLE...SEARCY... SHERIDAN...STAR CITY...STUTTGART...THORNTON...WALDRON...WARREN... WESTERN GROVE 1028 AM CDT SAT MAY 7 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: BREEZY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF ARKANSAS THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO LESSEN AROUND SUNSET. * WINDS: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 25 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: BOATERS ON AREA RIVERS AND LAKES SHOULD USE CAUTION THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO THE ELEVATED WINDS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY ALSO BE EFFECTED BY THE STRONG WINDS ON AREA ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$ 62 </pre> Related articles * See Also
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