Wind advisory extended until 4pm today

URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1247 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011

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ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-
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1247 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011

…WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ADJUSTED THE TIMING OF
THE WIND ADVISORY AND IT IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON…

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…

* IN OKLAHOMA…CHEROKEE…ADAIR…CREEK…OKFUSKEE…OKMULGEE…
   WAGONER…TULSA…ROGERS…MAYES…DELAWARE…PAWNEE…OTTAWA…
   PUSHMATAHA…WASHINGTON…OSAGE…CRAIG…NOWATA…PITTSBURG…
   SEQUOYAH…MCINTOSH…MUSKOGEE…LE FLORE…LATIMER AND HASKELL.

   IN ARKANSAS…WASHINGTON…MADISON…CRAWFORD…BENTON…
   SEBASTIAN…CARROLL AND FRANKLIN.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING AHEAD OF
   A STRONG COLD FRONT…WHICH WILL SWEEP THROUGH MOST OF THE AREA
   BY SUNRISE.

IMPACTS…
* WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH ARE LIKELY EARLY THIS MORNING
   DIRECTLY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.  STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS
   AROUND 40 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. 

* WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR
   HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
* MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. BE ALERT TO
   SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR
   VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS AND ON
   BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

* STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO…COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
   FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT.
   ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT:
   WEATHER.GOV/TULSA.

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