Wind Advisory 1, NWS Raleigh, NC

Issued

Dec 25, 2021, 3:23 AM EST (08:23 UTC)

In effect from

Dec 25, 2021, 9:00 AM EST

Expired

Dec 25, 2021, 4:00 PM EST

In force

7 hr

Issued by

NWS Raleigh, NC

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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492 
WWUS72 KRAH 250823
NPWRAH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
323 AM EST Sat Dec 25 2021

NCZ008>011-024>028-039>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-252100-
/O.NEW.KRAH.WI.Y.0001.211225T1400Z-211225T2100Z/
Granville-Vance-Warren-Halifax-Orange-Durham-Franklin-Nash-
Edgecombe-Randolph-Chatham-Wake-Johnston-Wilson-Stanly-Montgomery-
Moore-Lee-Harnett-Wayne-Anson-Richmond-Scotland-Hoke-Cumberland-
Sampson-
Including the cities of Oxford, Creedmoor, Henderson, Kittrell, 
Warrenton, Norlina, Roanoke Rapids, Enfield, Scotland Neck, 
Hillsborough, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Durham, Rougemont, 
Louisburg, Franklinton, Nashville, Spring Hope, Rocky Mount, 
Tarboro, Princeville, Asheboro, Archdale, Siler City, Pittsboro, 
Raleigh, Cary, Apex, Wake Forest, Knightdale, Smithfield, Selma, 
Clayton, Wilson, Albemarle, Troy, Southern Pines, Pinehurst, 
Aberdeen, Carthage, Sanford, Lillington, Angier, Buies Creek, 
Erwin, Dunn, Goldsboro, Wadesboro, Polkton, Rockingham, Ellerbe, 
Laurinburg, Camp Mackall, Wagram, Raeford, Fayetteville, 
Spring Lake, Hope Mills, Clinton, and Roseboro
323 AM EST Sat Dec 25 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM EST
THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central North Carolina.

* WHEN...From 9 AM this morning to 4 PM EST this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects,
  including holiday decorations. Tree limbs could be blown down
  and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

278 
WWUS72 KRAH 252056
NPWRAH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
356 PM EST Sat Dec 25 2021

NCZ008>011-024>028-039>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-252200-
/O.EXP.KRAH.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-211225T2100Z/
Granville-Vance-Warren-Halifax-Orange-Durham-Franklin-Nash-
Edgecombe-Randolph-Chatham-Wake-Johnston-Wilson-Stanly-Montgomery-
Moore-Lee-Harnett-Wayne-Anson-Richmond-Scotland-Hoke-Cumberland-
Sampson-
Including the cities of Oxford, Creedmoor, Henderson, Kittrell, 
Warrenton, Norlina, Roanoke Rapids, Enfield, Scotland Neck, 
Hillsborough, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Durham, Rougemont, 
Louisburg, Franklinton, Nashville, Spring Hope, Rocky Mount, 
Tarboro, Princeville, Asheboro, Archdale, Siler City, Pittsboro, 
Raleigh, Cary, Apex, Wake Forest, Knightdale, Smithfield, Selma, 
Clayton, Wilson, Albemarle, Troy, Southern Pines, Pinehurst, 
Aberdeen, Carthage, Sanford, Lillington, Angier, Buies Creek, 
Erwin, Dunn, Goldsboro, Wadesboro, Polkton, Rockingham, Ellerbe, 
Laurinburg, Camp Mackall, Wagram, Raeford, Fayetteville, 
Spring Lake, Hope Mills, Clinton, and Roseboro
356 PM EST Sat Dec 25 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

Breezy conditions may persist through sundown, but gusts will be 
less than 30 mph going forward. The Wind Advisory will thus expire
on schedule at 4 pm EST.

$$

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.