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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">Issued when the risk of a hazardous weather or hydrologic event has increased significantly  but its occurrence, location, and/or timing is still uncertain.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">It is intended to provide enough lead time so that those who need to set their plans in motion  can do so. <br/>''Compare'' [[warning]], [[weather advisory]].</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 00:12, 29 March 2024

Issued when the risk of a hazardous weather or hydrologic event has increased significantly but its occurrence, location, and/or timing is still uncertain.

It is intended to provide enough lead time so that those who need to set their plans in motion can do so.
Compare warning, weather advisory.

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