...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TUESDAY...
A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO THE WEST WILL CAUSE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY ON TUESDAY ACROSS KANSAS AND MISSOURI. SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH FROM LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON.
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM CST TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM CST TUESDAY.
* TIMING: WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY TUESDAY MORNING WITH MUCH HIGHER GUSTS FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 30 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* IMPACTS: DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...PARTICULARLY ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 70 OR HIGHWAY 50 WILL BE DIFFICULT. IN ADDITION...THESE STRONG WINDS COULD AID IN THE SPREAD OF ANY WILDFIRES TUESDAY WITH A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER.
Additional Information
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ALSO...TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.
