Wind advisory in effect until 4 p.m. for Joplin area

(From the National Weather Service)

WIND ADVISORY POSTED FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND FAR SOUTHWEST
MISSOURI...

.SOUTH WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 45 MPH LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH MID
AFTERNOON OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND FAR SOUTHWEST MISSOURI.

KSZ097-101-MOZ077-088-093-101-122200-
/O.CON.KSGF.WI.Y.0001.140112T1500Z-140112T2200Z/
CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BARTON-JASPER-NEWTON-MCDONALD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PITTSBURG...BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...
LAMAR...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE...NEOSHO...ANDERSON...PINEVILLE
747 AM CST SUN JAN 12 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH MID
AFTERNOON OVER THE OSAGE PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND
SOUTHWEST MISSOURI.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...EAST TO WEST HIGHWAY TRAFFIC WILL IMPACTED THE MOST.
  PARTICULARLY KANSAS ROUTE 400...HIGHWAY 60 WEST OF MONETT...
  HIGHWAY 126 WEST OF GOLDEN CITY...AND HIGHWAY 160 WEST OF LAMAR.

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.