534 WWUS73 KTOP 141655 NPWTOP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1155 AM CDT SUN APR 14 2013 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... .STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS AS A FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY MID AFTERNOON...HOWEVER BREEZY WINDS WILL STILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. KSZ024-026-037>040-054>056-058-059-142100- /O.EXT.KTOP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130414T2100Z/ JACKSON-JEFFERSON-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE- FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE...EMPORIA...OTTAWA 1155 AM CDT SUN APR 14 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS IN THIS AREA ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 40 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$