Wind advisory issued for Joplin, southwest Missouri

(From the National Weather Service)

WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA
HAVE TEMPORARILY RESULTED IN WINDS BECOMING LIGHTER.
HOWEVER...WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST
STARTING AROUND MID AFTERNOON AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVES IN
FROM THE WEST. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM LATE THIS
AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING.

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS
EVENING ACROSS LOCATIONS NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADS...
INCLUDING STRETCHES OF INTERSTATE 44.

BOATING ON AREA LAKES WILL ALSO BE HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ON 
LAKES SUCH AS STOCKTON WHICH HAVE LONG STRETCHES OF WATER WHICH 
ARE ORIENTATED FROM NORTH TO SOUTH.

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.