A Wind Advisory is generally issued by the National Weather Service of the United States when there are sustained winds of 25–39 miles per hour (40–63 km/h) and/or gusts to 57 miles per hour (92 km/h) over land. The product is site specific, but winds of this magnitude occurring over an area that frequently experiences such wind speeds will not trigger a wind advisory.[1]
The following is an example of a Wind Advisory issued by the National Weather Service office in Wilmington, Ohio.[2]
067 WWUS71 KILN 241613 NPWILN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1213 PM EDT FRI SEP 24 2010 INZ050-058-059-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051>056-060>062-242200- /O.NEW.KILN.WI.Y.0002.100924T1613Z-100924T2200Z/ WAYNE-FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE-DARKE-SHELBY- LOGAN-UNION OH-DELAWARE-MIAMI-CHAMPAIGN-CLARK-MADISON-FRANKLIN OH- LICKING-PREBLE-MONTGOMERY-GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICHMOND...CONNERSVILLE...LIBERTY... KENTON...CELINA...WAPAKONETA...GREENVILLE...SIDNEY... BELLEFONTAINE...MARYSVILLE...DELAWARE...PIQUA...URBANA... SPRINGFIELD...LONDON...COLUMBUS...NEWARK...EATON...DAYTON...XENIA 1213 PM EDT FRI SEP 24 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF COLD FRONT WILL AFFECT THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH SOME GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING AFTER THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$
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