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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
241 PM CDT WED MAR 21 2012

MSZ077-212145-
PEARL RIVER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PICAYUNE
241 PM CDT WED MAR 21 2012

...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE BUT NOT DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS...

AT 235 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
HIGH WINDS ALOFT DESCENDING TO THE SURFACE OVER NORTHERN PEARL
RIVER COUNTY. THIS IS DUE TO WHAT IS CALLED A WAKE DEPRESSION LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT TYPICALLY FORMS BEHIND STRONG SQUALL LINES.
WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE MAY GUST BRIEFLY 50 TO 60 MPH
AS IT MOVES EAST AROUND 60 MPH TOWARDS THE LUMBERTON AREA. THESE
WINDS SHOULD MOVE OUT OF THE AREA AROUND 2 PM. 

PERSONS IN NORTHERN PEARL RIVER COUNTY SHOULD SEEK SHELTER AND
STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. STRONG WIND GUSTS CAN DOWN BRANCHES AND
SMALL TREES. 

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