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Big winds

Big wind just sailed though downtown Carrboro.
Should be plenty breezy all through the day. The wet ground is likely to lead to some downed trees.
Via the NWS in Raleigh:
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EDT
THIS EVENING.
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SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH THIS MORNING…
WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE AS A STRONG COLD
FRONT CROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THIS
AFTERNOON BEHIND THE FRONT AS WINDS BECOME WESTERLY.
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. IN ADDITION… A FEW DOWNED
TREES WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY DO TO THE SATURATED SOILS FROM RECENT
RAINFALL.