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Wind Advisory 22, NWS Dodge City, KS

April 14, 200627 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this wind advisory at Apr 14, 2006, 3:03 PM CDT for 27 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Apr 15, 2006, 9:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 14, 2006, 3:03 PM CDT (20:03 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 15, 2006, 9:00 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 15, 2006, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
All 27 counties

Barber County, KS, Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Edwards County, KS, Ellis County, KS, Finney County, KS, Ford County, KS, Grant County, KS, Gray County, KS, Hamilton County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Lane County, KS, Meade County, KS, Morton County, KS, Ness County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Rush County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stafford County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS, Trego County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 27 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2006-04-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2006-04-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -10 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
4285 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
77 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS73 KDDC 142003
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
303 PM CDT FRI APR 14 2006

...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST WILL ROCK THE AREA ON SATURDAY...

.A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES INTO
THE PLAINS ON SATURDAY BRINGING VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS. THIS
SYSTEM WILL BLOW THROUGH SOUTHWEST KANSAS AS A DRY STORM AS LITTLE
MOISTURE IS AVAILABLE TO IT TO PRODUCE PRECIPITATION. THE RESULT
WILL BE VERY STRONG WINDS WHICH WILL PICK UP DRY DUST AND SOIL AND
REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. THE STORM SHOULD PASS OUT OF THE
AREA WITH WINDS DIMINISHING AGAIN SATURDAY EVENING.

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-150415-
/O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0022.060415T1400Z-060416T0000Z/
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
303 PM CDT FRI APR 14 2006 /203 PM MDT FRI APR 14 2006/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT
/6 PM MDT/ SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ TO 7 PM
CDT /6 PM MDT/ SATURDAY. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS ON SATURDAY MORNING WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40
MILES AN HOUR WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MILES AN HOUR BY AROUND 9 AM CDT.
THE WIND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON OCCASIONALLY
OBSCURING VISIBILITIES TO AROUND 3 MILES IN BLOW DUST. THE WIND
WILL DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY SPEEDS SATURDAY EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF OVER 30 MPH OR WIND
GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL NEAR ROADSIDE OBSTACLES
SUCH AS GRAIN ELEVATORS. HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL FIRMLY WITH BOTH
HANDS.

$$

JOHNSON
6 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KDDC 150209
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
909 PM CDT FRI APR 14 2006

...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST WILL ROCK THE AREA ON SATURDAY...

.A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES
INTO THE PLAINS ON SATURDAY BRINGING VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS.
THIS SYSTEM WILL BLOW THROUGH SOUTHWEST KANSAS AS A DRY STORM AS
LITTLE MOISTURE IS AVAILABLE TO IT TO PRODUCE PRECIPITATION. THE
RESULT WILL BE VERY STRONG WINDS WHICH WILL PICK UP DRY DUST AND
SOIL AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. THE STORM SHOULD PASS OUT
OF THE AREA WITH WINDS DIMINISHING AGAIN SATURDAY EVENING.

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-151015-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0022.060415T1400Z-060416T0000Z/
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
909 PM CDT FRI APR 14 2006 /809 PM MDT FRI APR 14 2006/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ TO
7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ TO
7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ SATURDAY. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS ON SATURDAY MORNING WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO
40 MILES AN HOUR WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MILES AN HOUR BY AROUND 9 AM
CDT. THE WIND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON OCCASIONALLY
OBSCURING VISIBILITIES TO AROUND 3 MILES IN BLOWING DUST. THE WIND
WILL DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY SPEEDS SATURDAY EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF OVER 30 MPH OR WIND
GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL NEAR ROADSIDE OBSTACLES
SUCH AS GRAIN ELEVATORS. HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL FIRMLY WITH BOTH
HANDS.

$$
28
000 
WWUS73 KDDC 150929
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
429 AM CDT SAT APR 15 2006

...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY...

.A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES
INTO THE PLAINS TODAY BRINGING VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS. THIS
SYSTEM WILL BLOW THROUGH SOUTHWEST KANSAS AS A DRY STORM AS LITTLE
MOISTURE IS AVAILABLE TO IT TO PRODUCE PRECIPITATION. THE RESULT
WILL BE VERY STRONG WINDS WHICH WILL PICK UP DRY DUST AND SOIL AND
REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. THE STORM SHOULD PASS OUT OF THE
AREA WITH WINDS DIMINISHING BY EVENING.

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-151730-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0022.060415T1400Z-060416T0000Z/
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
429 AM CDT SAT APR 15 2006 /329 AM MDT SAT APR 15 2006/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MILES AN HOUR WITH GUSTS
IN EXCESS OF 45 MILES AN HOUR AROUND 9 AM CDT. THE WIND WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON OCCASIONALLY OBSCURING VISIBILITIES
TO AROUND 3 MILES IN BLOWING DUST. THE WIND WILL DIMINISH BELOW
ADVISORY SPEEDS BY EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF OVER 30 MPH OR WIND
GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL NEAR ROADSIDE OBSTACLES
SUCH AS GRAIN ELEVATORS. HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL FIRMLY WITH BOTH
HANDS.

$$

18
000 
WWUS73 KDDC 151451
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
951 AM CDT SAT APR 15 2006

...HIGH WINDS AND BLOWING DUST EXPECTED TODAY...

.A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES
INTO THE PLAINS TODAY BRINGING VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS. THIS
SYSTEM WILL BLOW THROUGH SOUTHWEST KANSAS AS A DRY STORM AS
LITTLE MOISTURE IS AVAILABLE TO IT TO PRODUCE PRECIPITATION. THE
RESULT WILL BE VERY STRONG WINDS WHICH WILL PICK UP DRY DUST AND
SOIL AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. THE STORM SHOULD PASS OUT
OF THE AREA WITH WINDS DIMINISHING BY EVENING.

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>065-074>079-152300-
/O.UPG.KDDC.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-060416T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0004.060415T1451Z-060416T0000Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-
PAWNEE-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-
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...JOHNSON CITY...
ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...
DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS
951 AM CDT SAT APR 15 2006 /851 AM MDT SAT APR 15 2006/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR WITH
GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE HIGHEST GUSTS ARE
EXPECTED BETWEEN 11 AM AND 3 PM CDT. THE WIND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON OCCASIONALLY OBSCURING VISIBILITIES TO AROUND 1 TO 3
MILES IN BLOWING DUST.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE 40 MPH OR
GREATER...OR WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER WILL OCCUR.  WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION
UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

$$

KSZ066-080-081-084>090-152300-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-060416T0000Z/
STAFFORD-KIOWA-PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-
BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...
GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...
MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...
COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
951 AM CDT SAT APR 15 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MILES AN HOUR WITH
GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MILES AN HOUR AROUND 9 AM CDT. THE WIND
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON OCCASIONALLY OBSCURING
VISIBILITIES TO AROUND 3 MILES IN BLOWING DUST. THE WIND WILL
DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY SPEEDS BY EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF OVER 30 MPH OR WIND
GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL NEAR ROADSIDE OBSTACLES
SUCH AS GRAIN ELEVATORS. HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL FIRMLY WITH BOTH
HANDS.

$$

UMSCHEID
000 
WWUS73 KDDC 152045
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
345 PM CDT SAT APR 15 2006

...HIGH WINDS AND PATCHY BLOWING DUST WILL CONTINUE A LITTLE LONGER...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING EAST ALONG THE NEBRASKA
BORDER WILL CONTINUE A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER WESTERN
KANSAS. THIS WILL KEEP VERY STIFF WESTERLY WINDS HOWLING UNTIL
EARLY EVENING. BLOWING DUST AND DIRT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT
TIMES. WIND SPEEDS WILL SUBSIDE SOMEWHAT EARLY THIS EVENING.

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>065-074>079-160000-
/O.CAN.KDDC.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-060416T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KDDC.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-060416T0000Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-
PAWNEE-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-
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...JOHNSON CITY...
ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...
DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS
345 PM CDT SAT APR 15 2006 /245 PM MDT SAT APR 15 2006/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BLOW AT 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 55 MPH THROUGH 7 PM CDT. THESE STRONG WINDS
WILL OCCASIONALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO AROUND 3 MILES IN
BLOWING DUST.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF OVER 30 MPH OR WIND
GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL NEAR ROADSIDE OBSTACLES SUCH
AS GRAIN ELEVATORS. HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL FIRMLY WITH BOTH
HANDS.

$$

KSZ066-080-081-084>090-160000-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-060416T0000Z/
STAFFORD-KIOWA-PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-
BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...
GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...
MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...
COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
345 PM CDT SAT APR 15 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...GUSTING TO NEAR 55 MPH...WILL PERSIST
THROUGH 7 PM CDT...BEFORE SUBSIDING A LITTLE.  VISIBILITY MAY BE
REDUCED AT TIMES AS LOW AS 3 MILES IN BLOWING DUST.

MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING IN THE WIND ADVISORY
AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE
CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

12
000 
WWUS73 KDDC 152356
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
656 PM CDT SAT APR 15 2006

...HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE A LITTLE LONGER ACROSS WEST CENTRAL
KANSAS...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING EAST ALONG THE NEBRASKA
BORDER WILL CONTINUE TO BRING STRONG WEST WINDS TO WEST CENTRAL
KANSAS FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR SO. WIND SPEEDS WILL SUBSIDE SOMEWHAT
EARLY THIS EVENING.

KSZ061>066-074>081-084>090-160100-
/O.EXP.KDDC.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-060416T0000Z/
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...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
656 PM CDT SAT APR 15 2006 /556 PM MDT SAT APR 15 2006/

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING. 

$$

KSZ030-031-043>046-160100-
/O.EXT.KDDC.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-060416T0100Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER
656 PM CDT SAT APR 15 2006

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BLOW AT 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BELOW ADVISORY
LEVELS BY AROUND 8 PM.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF OVER 30 MPH OR WIND
GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL NEAR ROADSIDE OBSTACLES
SUCH AS GRAIN ELEVATORS. HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL FIRMLY WITH BOTH
HANDS.

$$

LACY
000 
WWUS73 KDDC 160052
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
752 PM CDT SAT APR 15 2006

.WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED THIS EVENING BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AS
SUNSET APPROACHES. THEREFORE, THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM.

KSZ030-031-043>046-160200-
/O.EXP.KDDC.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-060416T0100Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER
752 PM CDT SAT APR 15 2006

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

$$

LACY

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.