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Wind Advisory 49, NWS Wichita, KS

December 13, 200813 counties in Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this wind advisory at Dec 13, 2008, 4:30 PM CST for 13 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Dec 14, 2008, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 13, 2008, 4:30 PM CST (22:30 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 14, 2008, 6:00 AM CST
Expired
Dec 14, 2008, 2:31 PM CST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS

Counties Barton County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Harper County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS, Russell County, KS, Saline County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS, Sumner County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:29 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, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 172 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 2008-12-13Temperature 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 2008-12-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 292 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
1927 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
292 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
286 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WWUS73 KICT 132230
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
430 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

KSZ072-093>096-098>100-140630-
/O.EXT.KICT.WI.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-081215T0000Z/
/O.CON.KICT.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081214T0000Z/
ALLEN-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IOLA...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...
HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...
INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS
430 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. A HIGH
WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

VERY STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE
STRONGEST WINDS...WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS
OF 55 TO 60 MPH...WILL PREVAIL UNTIL ABOUT 6 PM THIS EVENING.
SOUTH WINDS OF 30 AND 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH...ARE
THEN EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON A STRONG
COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS THROUGH THE AREA. BEHIND THIS
FRONT...IT WILL TURN SHARPLY COLDER WITH NORTH WINDS AT SPEEDS OF
25 TO 35 MPH.

DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST
ORIENTED ROADS...NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH
AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH ARE EXPECTED.  WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROPERTY
DAMAGE.

$$

KSZ047>051-140630-
/O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0049.081214T1500Z-081215T0000Z/
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-081214T0300Z/
BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH...SALINA...
LYONS...MCPHERSON
430 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

VERY STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED
WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH ARE LIKELY... WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50
MPH. THE WIND IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO SPEEDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH BEFORE
MIDNIGHT BEFORE A STRONG COLD FRONT PLOWS THROUGH THE AREA
AFTER DAYBREAK SUNDAY MORNING. AFTER THE FRONT PASSES
THROUGH...IT WILL TURN SHARPLY COLDER AND THE WIND WILL INCREASE
OUT OF THE NORTH AT SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH.

DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST
ORIENTED ROADS...NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH
AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.  WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

KSZ067-068-082-083-091-092-140630-
/O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0049.081214T1800Z-081215T0000Z/
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-081214T0300Z/
RENO-HARVEY-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...KINGMAN...
WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON
430 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

VERY STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED
WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH ARE LIKELY... WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50
MPH. THE WIND IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO SPEEDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH BEFORE
MIDNIGHT BEFORE A STRONG COLD FRONT PLOWS THROUGH THE AREA
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. AFTER THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH...IT WILL TURN
SHARPLY COLDER AND THE WIND WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTH AT
SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH.

DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST
ORIENTED ROADS...NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION TODAY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH
AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.  WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

KSZ032-033-140630-
/O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0049.081214T1500Z-081215T0000Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN
430 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PLOW THROUGH THE AREA AROUND
DAYBREAK SUNDAY MORNING. AFTER THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH... IT WILL
TURN SHARPLY COLDER WITH THE WIND TURNING TO THE NORTH. THE WIND
IS ALSO EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH
AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.  WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

KSZ052-053-069>071-140630-
/O.EXT.KICT.WI.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-081215T0000Z/
MARION-CHASE-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS...EL DORADO...
AUGUSTA...EUREKA...YATES CENTER
430 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. 

VERY STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.
SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH ARE LIKELY... WITH GUSTS OF
45 TO 50 MPH. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PLOW THROUGH THE
AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON. AFTER THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH...IT WILL
TURN SHARPLY COLDER AND THE WIND WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTH AT
SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH.

DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST
ORIENTED ROADS...NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH
AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.  WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

COX
5 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KICT 132347
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
547 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

KSZ072-093>096-098>100-140800-
/O.CAN.KICT.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081214T0000Z/
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-081215T0000Z/
ALLEN-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IOLA...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...
HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...
INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS
547 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
SUNDAY. 

WINDS REACHING THE HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA HAVE
DIMINISHED...HOWEVER...VERY STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT. SOUTH WINDS OF 30 AND 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45
MPH...ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON A
STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS THROUGH THE AREA. BEHIND
THIS FRONT...IT WILL TURN SHARPLY COLDER WITH NORTH WINDS AT
SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH.

DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST
ORIENTED ROADS...NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH
AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.  WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

KSZ047>051-140800-
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-081214T0300Z/
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0049.081214T1500Z-081215T0000Z/
BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH...SALINA...
LYONS...MCPHERSON
547 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. 

VERY STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING.
SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH ARE LIKELY... WITH GUSTS OF
45 TO 50 MPH. THE WIND IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO SPEEDS OF 20 TO
25 MPH BEFORE MIDNIGHT BEFORE A STRONG COLD FRONT PLOWS THROUGH
THE AREA AFTER DAYBREAK SUNDAY MORNING. AFTER THE FRONT PASSES
THROUGH...IT WILL TURN SHARPLY COLDER AND THE WIND WILL INCREASE
OUT OF THE NORTH AT SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH.

DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST
ORIENTED ROADS...NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH
AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.  WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

KSZ067-068-082-083-091-092-140800-
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-081214T0300Z/
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0049.081214T1800Z-081215T0000Z/
RENO-HARVEY-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...KINGMAN...
WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON
547 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM CST
SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. 

VERY STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING.
SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH ARE LIKELY... WITH GUSTS OF
45 TO 50 MPH. THE WIND IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO SPEEDS OF 20 TO
25 MPH BEFORE MIDNIGHT BEFORE A STRONG COLD FRONT PLOWS THROUGH
THE AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON. AFTER THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH...IT
WILL TURN SHARPLY COLDER AND THE WIND WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE
NORTH AT SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH.

DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST
ORIENTED ROADS...NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION TODAY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH
AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.  WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

KSZ052-053-069>071-140800-
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-081215T0000Z/
MARION-CHASE-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS...EL DORADO...
AUGUSTA...EUREKA...YATES CENTER
547 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. 

VERY STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.
SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH ARE LIKELY... WITH GUSTS OF
45 TO 50 MPH. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PLOW THROUGH THE
AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON. AFTER THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH...IT WILL
TURN SHARPLY COLDER AND THE WIND WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTH
AT SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH.

DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST
ORIENTED ROADS...NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH
AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.  WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

KSZ032-033-140800-
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0049.081214T1500Z-081215T0000Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN
547 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PLOW THROUGH THE AREA AROUND
DAYBREAK SUNDAY MORNING. AFTER THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH... IT
WILL TURN SHARPLY COLDER WITH THE WIND TURNING TO THE NORTH. THE
WIND IS ALSO EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH
AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.  WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$


BILLINGS
000 
WWUS73 KICT 140117
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
717 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

KSZ047>051-140930-
/O.CAN.KICT.WI.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-081214T0300Z/
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0049.081214T1500Z-081215T0000Z/
BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH...SALINA...
LYONS...MCPHERSON
717 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM
TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY.

WIND SPEEDS HAVE DECREASED TO BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA TONIGHT.
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS
BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 TO 35 MPH. A STRONG
COLD FRONT WILL PLOW THROUGH THE AREA AFTER DAYBREAK SUNDAY
MORNING. AFTER THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH...TEMPERATURES WILL TURN SHARPLY
COLDER AND THE WIND WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTH AT SPEEDS OF 25
TO 35 MPH.

DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST
ORIENTED ROADS...NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH
AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.  WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

KSZ067-068-082-083-091-092-140930-
/O.CAN.KICT.WI.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-081214T0300Z/
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0049.081214T1800Z-081215T0000Z/
RENO-HARVEY-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...KINGMAN...
WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON
717 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM CST
SUNDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM
TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY.

WIND SPEEDS HAVE DECREASED TO BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA TONIGHT.
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS
BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 TO 35 MPH. A STRONG
COLD FRONT WILL PLOW THROUGH THE AREA AFTER DAYBREAK SUNDAY
MORNING. AFTER THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH...TEMPERATURES WILL TURN SHARPLY
COLDER AND THE WIND WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTH AT SPEEDS OF 25
TO 35 MPH.

DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST
ORIENTED ROADS...NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION TODAY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH
AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.  WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

KSZ052-053-069>072-093>096-098>100-140930-
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-081215T0000Z/
MARION-CHASE-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-
NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS...EL DORADO...
AUGUSTA...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...WINFIELD...
ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...
COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS
717 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. 

VERY STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. SOUTH WINDS OF
30 AND 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT
AND SUNDAY. LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED
TO PASS THROUGH THE AREA. BEHIND THIS FRONT... IT WILL TURN
SHARPLY COLDER WITH NORTH WINDS AT SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH.

DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST
ORIENTED ROADS...NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH
AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.  WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

KSZ032-033-140930-
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0049.081214T1500Z-081215T0000Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN
717 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PLOW THROUGH THE AREA AROUND
DAYBREAK SUNDAY MORNING. AFTER THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH... IT
WILL TURN SHARPLY COLDER WITH THE WIND TURNING TO THE NORTH. THE
WIND IS ALSO EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH
AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.  WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

BILLINGS
000 
WWUS73 KICT 140921
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
321 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

KSZ032-033-047>051-067-068-082-083-091-092-142230-
/O.EXT.KICT.WI.Y.0049.081214T1200Z-081215T0000Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO-
HARVEY-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND...
ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...
KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON
321 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

SOUTH WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED
TODAY PRIOR TO A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE AREA. SHORTLY AFTER THE
FRONT MOVES THROUGH...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE. SUSTAINED
NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH AND GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH ARE
LIKELY. WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST
ORIENTED ROADS...NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION TODAY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH
AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.  WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

KSZ052-053-069>072-093>096-098>100-142230-
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-081215T0000Z/
MARION-CHASE-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-
NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS...EL DORADO...
AUGUSTA...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...WINFIELD...
ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...
COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS
321 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

SOUTH WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH ARE LIKELY
THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH NEAR THE
COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA...AND THEN INCREASE
FROM THE NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
AND GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH ARE LIKELY BEHIND THE FRONT. THE FRONT
SHOULD REACH I-35 AROUND 10 AM AND EXIT SOUTHEAST KANSAS BY 5 PM.

DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST
ORIENTED ROADS...NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH
AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.  WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

HOWERTON
000 
WWUS73 KICT 141758
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1158 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

KSZ052-053-069>072-093>096-098>100-150000-
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-081215T0000Z/
MARION-CHASE-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-
NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS...EL DORADO...
AUGUSTA...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...WINFIELD...
ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...
COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS
1158 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

BLUSTERY AND OCCASIONALLY STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
DEVELOP ACROSS THE FLINT HILLS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS THROUGH EARLY 
THIS EVENING AS MUCH COLDER AIR OVERSPREADS THE AREA.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH
AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.  WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

KSZ032-033-047>051-067-068-082-083-091-092-150000-
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-081215T0000Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO-
HARVEY-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND...
ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...
KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON
1158 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

BLUSTERY AND OCCASIONALLY STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
AFFECT CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING 
AS MUCH COLDER AIR OVERSPREADS THE AREA.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH
AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.  WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

KED
000 
WWUS73 KICT 142031
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
231 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

KSZ052-053-069>072-093>096-098>100-142145-
/O.CAN.KICT.WI.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-081215T0000Z/
MARION-CHASE-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-
NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS...EL DORADO...
AUGUSTA...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...WINFIELD...
ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...
COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS
231 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN OCCASIONALLY GUSTY INTO THE
EARLY EVENING. HOWEVER SUSTAINED SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
LESS THAN 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UNDER 45 MPH. THEREFORE THE WIND
ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

KSZ032-033-047>051-067-068-082-083-091-092-142145-
/O.CAN.KICT.WI.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-081215T0000Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO-
HARVEY-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND...
ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...
KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON
231 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN OCCASIONALLY GUSTY INTO THE
EARLY EVENING. HOWEVER SUSTAINED SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
LESS THAN 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UNDER 45 MPH. THEREFORE THE WIND
ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

KED/COX

The office that day

Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 12, 8:02 PM CSTRed Flag WarningICTAllen, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk and 16 more22 hr
Dec 13, 12:15 PM CSTHigh Wind WarningICTAllen, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Labette, Montgomery and 2 more6 hr

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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.