Wind advisory in effect until 6 p.m. for Joplin area

(From the National Weather Service)

.WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING.

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND ADJACENT AREAS
  OF SOUTHWEST...CENTRAL...AND SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI.

* WINDS...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS
  MORNING AS LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES MISSOURI. AS THE LOW MOVES
  THROUGH THE AREA WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT...THE WINDS WILL
  SHIFT TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH
  WITH GUSTS OF AROUND 45 MPH TO LOCALLY 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED
  DURING THE DAY AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...CROSSWINDS ON WIND EXPOSED ROADS MAY AFFECT HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES. OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT ARE NOT SECURED MAY BE
  BLOWN AROUND. HIGHER GUSTS MAY DAMAGE WIND VULNERABLE
  OUTBUILDINGS.

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.