Wind Advisory Blankets Midwest

…STRONG NORTH WINDS EXPECTED TODAY…

.A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS EARLY
THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY FROM THE NORTH BEHIND THE
FRONT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY BEFORE DECREASING LATER
IN THE AFTERNOON.

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TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-
PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-
PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…WAKEENEY…CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR…
HAYS…ELLIS…SCOTT CITY…DIGHTON…NESS CITY…LA CROSSE…
RUSH CENTER…SYRACUSE…LAKIN…DEERFIELD…GARDEN CITY…
KALVESTA…JETMORE…HANSTON…LARNED…BURDETT…ST. JOHN…
STAFFORD…HUDSON…JOHNSON CITY…ULYSSES…SUBLETTE…SATANTA…
CIMARRON…MONTEZUMA…DODGE CITY…BUCKLIN…KINSLEY…LEWIS…
GREENSBURG…HAVILAND…PRATT…ELKHART…RICHFIELD…HUGOTON…
MOSCOW…LIBERAL…KISMET…MEADE…FOWLER…ASHLAND…MINNEOLA…
COLDWATER…PROTECTION…MEDICINE LODGE…KIOWA…SUN CITY
239 AM CST THU FEB 23 2012 /139 AM MST THU FEB 23 2012/

…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/ THIS
MORNING TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING…

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/ THIS
MORNING TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING.

* TIMING…WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTH BY 7 AM AND INCREASE
THROUGH THE MORNING. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE LATE MORNING
HOURS AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS.

* WINDS…NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH ARE
LIKELY.

* IMPACTS…STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR
PERSONS DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THESE
STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO EASILY BLOW AROUND LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS
SUCH AS TRASH CONTAINERS AND LAWN FURNITURE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.