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Wind Advisories in effect for much of western/central IA on Wed.

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April 5th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTIES: WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CDT WEDNESDAY.

SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS COUNTIES: WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY.

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE BY MID MORNING. GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. A GRADUAL DECREASE IN WIND
SPEEDS IS EXPECTED BY LATE IN THE DAY.

Wind Advisory Wednesday for counties in brown.

Wind Advisory Wednesday for counties in brown.

STRONG WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN AN ELEVATED FIRE
DANGER. ANY FIRES WHICH START COULD SPREAD RAPIDLY. ALSO, DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ROADS. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS, AND TRASH CANS AND OTHER OBJECTS COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS.