WIND ADVISORY
Issue Date: 1220 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...
.A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE
GREAT LAKES REGION BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. A TRAILING COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT WITH WINDS
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST. THESE OFTEN GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
USHER A MUCH COLDER AIRMASS INTO THE AREA.
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSBURG...BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...
LAMAR...BOLIVAR...HOUSTON...CABOOL...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE...
GREENFIELD...SPRINGFIELD...MARSHFIELD...ROGERSVILLE...
MOUNTAIN GROVE...MANSFIELD...AURORA...MOUNT VERNON
1219 AM CST WED DEC 9 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY.
* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED: NOW THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY FOR EXTREME
  SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND THE MISSOURI OZARKS NORTH OF A LINE FROM
  COLUMBUS KANSAS TO SPRINGFIELD AND SALEM IN MISSOURI.
* WINDS: SUSTAINED SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH AND FREQUENT GUSTS
  TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. ADDITIONALLY...THESE WINDS WILL USHER IN
  VERY COLD AIR WITH WIND CHILLS FALLING TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS: DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ENCOUNTER VERY
  DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS TRAVELING ON EAST TO WEST HIGHWAYS.
  UNSECURED PROPERTY CAN BE BLOWN INTO OTHER OBJECTS. ISOLATED
  TREE LIMB DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS TO
45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.
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