HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 614 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009

...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING THIS MORNING...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI
OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
  SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
  WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING ALONG AND NORTH OF A COLUMBUS KANSAS
  TO SPRINGFIELD TO SALEM MISSOURI LINE. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS
  IN EFFECT FOR THIS REGION UNTIL NOON. WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO
  40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHERN
  MISSOURI THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH OVER THE
  ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA THIS AFTERNOON.
  THE COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURES IN THE TWENTIES AND THE BRISK
  WINDS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS
  MUCH OF THE OUTLOOK AREA TODAY. WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO AND THE
  COLDEST TEMPERATURES SO FAR THIS WINTER ARE THEN EXPECTED
  TONIGHT WITH LOWS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS.
  VERY LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THIS MORNING
  ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA...BUT LITTLE IF ANY SNOW ACCUMULATION
  IS EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
  NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
  SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.
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THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE IN GRAPHICAL FORMAT...ALONG WITH
OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/SGF(ALL LOWERCASE)
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WIND ADVISORY
Issue Date: 1219 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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CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BARTON-POLK-TEXAS-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-
WRIGHT-LAWRENCE-
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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