Weather for Bates County... ...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION TODAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON ACROSS MOST OF WEST CENTRAL...CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI...AS WELL AS ADJACENT NORTHEAST KANSAS. * WINDS: A RAPID INCREASE IN WINDS IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 9 AM AND 11 AM...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS RUNNING BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH. FREQUENT GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE ACROSS EXPOSED AREAS. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE TOWARD SUNSET. * IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS. THESE WINDS CAN ALSO LIFT TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. GRASS FIRES WILL ALSO SPREAD QUICKLY IN THESE WINDS...USE EXTREME CAUTION AND AVOID OUTDOOR BURNING.
