NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY- A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED.

STRONG WINDS WILL FOLLOW AN ARCTIC FRONT EARLY THIS MORNING...

BEHIND AN ARCTIC FRONT EARLY THIS MORNING, A WIND SHIFT TO THE
WEST WILL OCCUR. AS MUCH COLDER AIR SURGES INTO THE AREA, THE
WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AND TURN RATHER GUSTY THROUGHOUT THE
DAY TODAY.

WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS CAN KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND
POSSIBLY SOME WEAKER TREES WHICH MAY TAKE DOWN SOME POWER LINES,
RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. THE WINDS WILL MAKE IT
DIFFICULT TO DRIVE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES, ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES
AND OTHER ELEVATED ROADWAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHT-WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS PATIO
FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS SHOULD BE SECURED.