000 WWUS45 KMSP 161451 NPWMSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 945 AM CDT MON APR 16 2001 .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL COMBINE WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS...TO PRODUCE VERY GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY. WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. BY THIS EVENING...THE LOW WILL HAVE MOVED EAST ALLOWING THE WINDS TO SLOWLY DECREASE. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073>075-082-083-091-092-162100- BLUE EARTH-BROWN-CHIPPEWA-DOUGLAS-FARIBAULT-KANDIYOHI-LAC QUI PARLE-MARTIN-NICOLLET-POPE-REDWOOD-RENVILLE-STEVENS-SWIFT-WATONWAN- YELLOW MEDICINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTEVIDEO...REDWOOD FALLS...ALEXANDRIA... MANKATO...WILLMAR AND FAIRMONT 945 AM CDT MON APR 16 2001 ...WIND ADVISORY FOR TODAY FOR WEST CENTRAL AND PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE SLOWLY AFTER 4 PM. $$ RJN