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Wind Advisory
Issued At: Tuesday, 08 Dec 2009, 1:43 PM EST
Expires At: Thursday, 10 Dec 2009, 1:00 AM EST

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

Areas affected: La Porte, St. Joseph, Elkhart, Lagrange, Steuben, Noble, De Kalb, Starke, Pulaski, Marshall, Fulton, Kosciusko, Whitley, Allen, White, Cass, Miami, Wabash, Huntington, Wells, Adams, Grant, Blackford, Jay