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Lake Wind Advisory
A lake wind advisory is issued by the United States National Weather Service local forecast offices when windy conditions on area lakes are expected to be hazardous for boaters and other recreational events on or around lakes. Example URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 1148 AM CST SUN NOV 11 2012 LAZ017-020-022-TXZ166-167-112200- /O.EXA.KSHV.LW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-121111T2200Z/ SABINE LA-GRANT-LA SALLE-SAN AUGUSTINE-SABINE TX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANY...COLFAX...JENA...SAN AUGUSTINE... HEMPHILL 1148 AM CST SUN NOV 11 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * EVENT...WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * TIMING.... * IMPACT...BOATERS SHOULD USE CAUTION IN OPEN WATERS ON AREA LAKES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES TH ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Weather Service
The National Weather Service (NWS) is an agency of the United States federal government that is tasked with providing weather forecasts, warnings of hazardous weather, and other weather-related products to organizations and the public for the purposes of protection, safety, and general information. It is a part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) branch of the Department of Commerce, and is headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland, within the Washington metropolitan area. The agency was known as the United States Weather Bureau from 1890 until it adopted its current name in 1970. The NWS performs its primary task through a collection of national and regional centers, and 122 local Weather Forecast Offices (WFOs). As the NWS is an agency of the U.S. federal government, most of its products are in the public domain and available free of charge. History Calls for the creation of a government weather bureau began as early as 1844, when the electrica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wind Advisory
A wind advisory is generally issued by the National Weather Service of the United States when there are sustained thunderstorm winds of and/or gusts of over land. Winds over the said cap will trigger high wind alerts rather than a wind advisory. The advisory is site specific, but winds of this magnitude occurring over an area that frequently experiences such wind speeds on a basis will not trigger a wind advisory. A slightly lower wind speed in areas around lakes may trigger a Lake wind advisory instead. Example The following is an example of a Wind Advisory issued by the National Weather Service Office in Norman, Oklahoma on Sunday November 25, 2018. URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED National Weather Service Norman OK 1147 AM CST Sun Nov 25 2018 OKZ004>024-033>038-TXZ083>085-087-088-252100- /O.CON.KOUN.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-181125T2100Z/ Harper-Woods-Alfalfa-Grant-Kay-Ellis-Woodward-Major-Garfield- Noble-Roger Mills-Dewey-Custer-Blaine-Kingfisher-Logan-Payne- Beckham-Washi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
