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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
913 PM MDT THU MAY 23 2013

...STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THE
REST OF TONIGHT...

.SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE WESTERN NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE PANHANDLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE PINE
RIDGE WHERE WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND 50 MPH. WINDS WILL SLOWLY
DECREASE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

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DAWES-BOX BUTTE-NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...HARRISON...AGATE
913 PM MDT THU MAY 23 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY.

* TIMING...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH MIDNIGHT AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
  SUBSIDE TOWARD SUNRISE.

* WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS TO INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH BY MIDNIGHT
  WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES..ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROAD.
  MOTORISTS MAY NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING STRETCHES
  OF ROAD AFFECTED BY STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS.

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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