000 WWUS73 KMQT 091453 NPWMQT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 1053 AM EDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...STRONG WEST WINDS TODAY OVER THE KEWEENAW... .STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE REST OF TODAY AS A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM REMAINS NEAR JAMES BAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES. MIZ001-003-092200- /O.CON.KMQT.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-081009T2200Z/ KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK 1053 AM EDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THE REST OF TODAY...ESPECIALLY OVER WEST FACING HIGHER TERRAIN AND ALONG THE PORTAGE CANAL. THE STRONG WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ JLB