High Wind Warning 5, NWS Dodge City, KS

000 
WWUS73 KDDC 231721
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1221 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF
THE AFTERNOON...

.A RAPIDLY DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE
SOUTHWEST AND BLOW FROM 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
55 MPH POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY EAST OF A NESS CITY TO DODGE CITY LINE.
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE ALSO LIKELY... REDUCING VISIBILITIES AT
TIMES.

KSZ045-064-078-240100-
/O.UPG.KDDC.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-090324T0100Z/
/O.EXA.KDDC.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090324T0100Z/
NESS-HODGEMAN-FORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NESS CITY...JETMORE...HANSTON...
DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN
1221 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS
HIGH AS 60 MPH POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WINDS
WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE BACK INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE TOWARDS
SUNSET. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES MAY BE LOWERED TO LESS THAN A
MILE AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO BLOWING DUST.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

KSZ031-046-065-066-079>081-240100-
/O.CON.KDDC.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090324T0100Z/
ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...
KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT
1221 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS
HIGH AS 60 MPH POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WINDS
WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE BACK INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE TOWARDS
SUNSET. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES MAY BE LOWERED TO LESS THAN A
MILE AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO BLOWING DUST.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

KSZ030-043-044-061>063-074>077-084>090-240100-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-090324T0100Z/
TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-
GRAY-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...
GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...
SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...
MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...
COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
1221 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009 /1121 AM MDT MON MAR 23 2009/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING. 

GUSTY SOUTHWEST WILL RANGE FROM 30 TO 40 MPH THROUGH 7 PM CDT. A
FEW GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. IN
ADDITION... VISIBILITIES MAY BE LOWERED TO LESS THAN A MILE AT
TIMES THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO BLOWING DUST.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

000 
WWUS73 KDDC 232035
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
335 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF
THE AFTERNOON...

.AN AREA OF STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE MOVING INTO NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE
SOUTHWEST IN THE 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY EAST OF A NESS CITY TO DODGE CITY LINE.
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE ALSO LIKELY...REDUCING VISIBILITIES AT
TIMES.

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE AGAIN LIKELY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THESE
WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS THE WINDS ON MONDAY, BUT WILL EXCEED
ADVISORY CRITERIA. 



KSZ045-064-078-240445-
/O.CAN.KDDC.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090324T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0016.090324T1700Z-090325T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KDDC.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-090324T0100Z/
NESS-HODGEMAN-FORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NESS CITY...JETMORE...HANSTON...
DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN
335 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A WIND
ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON, FROM 12 PM
TO 7 PM CDT. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

GUSTY SOUTHWEST WILL RANGE FROM 30 TO 40 MPH THROUGH 7 PM CDT. A
FEW GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES MAY BE LOWERED TO LESS THAN
A MILE AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO BLOWING DUST.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

KSZ043-044-061>063-075>077-240445-
/O.CAN.KDDC.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-090324T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0016.090324T1700Z-090325T0000Z/
SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...SYRACUSE...
LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...
SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA
335 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009 /235 PM MDT MON MAR 23 2009/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT
/6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 7 PM
CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AFTERNOON HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO THE 30 TO 35 MPH RANGE, WITH GUSTS TO
NEAR 40 MPH AT TIMES TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

KSZ074-084>087-232145-
/O.CAN.KDDC.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-090324T0100Z/
STANTON-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSON CITY...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...
HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER
335 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WIND SPEEDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AND WILL REMAIN
BELOW 25 MPH THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY.

$$

KSZ031-046-065-066-079>081-240445-
/O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0016.090324T1700Z-090325T0000Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090324T0100Z/
ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...
KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT
335 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. A
HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS
HIGH AS 60 MPH POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WINDS
WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE BACK INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE TOWARDS
SUNSET. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES MAY BE LOWERED TO LESS THAN A
MILE AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO BLOWING DUST.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

KSZ030-240445-
/O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0016.090324T1700Z-090325T0000Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-090324T0100Z/
TREGO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR
335 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

GUSTY SOUTHWEST WILL RANGE FROM 30 TO 40 MPH THROUGH 7 PM CDT. A
FEW GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. IN
ADDITION...VISIBILITIES MAY BE LOWERED TO LESS THAN A MILE AT
TIMES THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO BLOWING DUST.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

KSZ088>090-240100-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-090324T0100Z/
CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...
PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
335 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

GUSTY SOUTHWEST WILL RANGE FROM 30 TO 40 MPH THROUGH 7 PM CDT. A
FEW GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. IN
ADDITION...VISIBILITIES MAY BE LOWERED TO LESS THAN A MILE AT
TIMES THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO BLOWING DUST.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

000 
WWUS73 KDDC 232050
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
350 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF
THE AFTERNOON...

.AN AREA OF STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE MOVING INTO NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE
SOUTHWEST IN THE 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH POSSIBLE...
ESPECIALLY EAST OF A NESS CITY TO DODGE CITY LINE. AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST ARE ALSO LIKELY...REDUCING VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE AGAIN LIKELY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THESE
WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS THE WINDS ON MONDAY... BUT WILL
EXCEED ADVISORY CRITERIA.

KSZ031-046-065-066-079>081-240500-
/O.CON.KDDC.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090324T0100Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0016.090324T1700Z-090325T0000Z/
ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...
KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT
350 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 7 PM CDT
TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 7 PM CDT
TUESDAY. 

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS
HIGH AS 60 MPH POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WINDS
WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE BACK INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE TOWARDS
SUNSET. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES MAY BE LOWERED TO LESS THAN A
MILE AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO BLOWING DUST.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

KSZ030-045-064-078-240500-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-090324T0100Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0016.090324T1700Z-090325T0000Z/
TREGO-NESS-HODGEMAN-FORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
NESS CITY...JETMORE...HANSTON...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN
350 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 7 PM CDT
TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. 

GUSTY SOUTHWEST WILL RANGE FROM 30 TO 40 MPH THROUGH 7 PM CDT. A
FEW GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES MAY BE LOWERED TO LESS THAN
A MILE AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO BLOWING DUST.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

KSZ088>090-240100-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-090324T0100Z/
CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...
PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
350 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

GUSTY SOUTHWEST WILL RANGE FROM 30 TO 40 MPH THROUGH 7 PM CDT. A
FEW GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. IN
ADDITION...VISIBILITIES MAY BE LOWERED TO LESS THAN A MILE AT
TIMES THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO BLOWING DUST.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

KSZ043-044-061>063-075>077-240500-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0016.090324T1700Z-090325T0000Z/
SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...SYRACUSE...
LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...
SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA
350 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009 /250 PM MDT MON MAR 23 2009/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO
7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO
7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY. 

WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO THE 30 TO 35 MPH RANGE... WITH GUSTS
TO NEAR 40 MPH AT TIMES TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

000 
WWUS73 KDDC 232314
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
614 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

...WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED...

.AN AREA OF STRONG LOW PRESSURE HAS MOVED INTO NEBRASKA ALLOWING
THE WINDS OVER SOUTHWEST KANSAS TO DROP BELOW ADVISORY AND WARNING
CRITERIA. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LIKELY REDEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
THESE WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS THE WINDS ON MONDAY...BUT
WILL EXCEED ADVISORY CRITERIA.

KSZ031-046-065-066-079>081-241100-
/O.CAN.KDDC.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090324T0100Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0016.090324T1700Z-090325T0000Z/
ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...
KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT
614 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 7 PM CDT
TUESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING FOR MONDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM
TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

KSZ030-045-064-078-241100-
/O.CAN.KDDC.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-090324T0100Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0016.090324T1700Z-090325T0000Z/
TREGO-NESS-HODGEMAN-FORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
NESS CITY...JETMORE...HANSTON...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN
614 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 7 PM CDT
TUESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR MONDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 7
PM CDT TUESDAY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

KSZ088>090-240015-
/O.CAN.KDDC.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-090324T0100Z/
CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...
PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
614 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. WHILE WINDS MAY STILL
BE GUSTY THIS EVENING...THEY ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY
CRITERIA FOR THE REMAINEDER OF THE NIGHT.

$$

KSZ043-044-061>063-075>077-241100-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0016.090324T1700Z-090325T0000Z/
SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...SYRACUSE...
LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...
SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA
614 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009 /514 PM MDT MON MAR 23 2009/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO
7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO
7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY. 

WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO THE 30 TO 35 MPH RANGE... WITH GUSTS
TO NEAR 40 MPH AT TIMES TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
349 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

.DISCUSSION...

DAYS 1-2...

FORECAST ISSUES FOR TODAY REMAIN STRONG SURFACE WINDS,CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS.

TROPICAL CONVECTIVE FORCING REMAINS RELATIVELY CONCENTRATED
10S/155E. WORKING WITH OTHER DYNAMICAL PROCESSES (PER WB(2009)
MEASURE OF THE GLOBAL WIND OSCILLATION(GWO)) THIS FORCING CONTINUES
TO ADD WESTERLY WIND FLOW TO THE GLOBAL SUBTROPICS INCLUDING
REGIONALLY ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN. FOR INSTANCE, THE
CALCULATED TENDENCY OF GLOBAL RELATIVE ATMOSPHERIC ANGULAR MOMENTUM
(AAM) THROUGH 20 MARCH WAS PLUS 30 HADLEYS (ROUGHLY A 2.5 STANDARD
DEVIATION EVENT). ONE RESPONSE HAS BEEN FOR AN IMPROVING SUBTROPICAL
JET (STJ) INTO THE WESTERN USA DURING THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS. IN
FACT, WIND SPEED ANOMALIES AT 150MB ARE 25M/S ALONG THIS STJ, AND
ASSOCIATED UPPER TROPOSPHERIC CLOUD COVER HELD DOWN SUNDAY MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURES ACROSS MY CWA.

ZONAL MEAN WESTERLY WIND FLOW ANOMALIES ACROSS THE SUBTROPICAL
ATMOSPHERES ARE 5-10M/S, AND HAVE BEEN SHIFTING POLEWARD FOR ABOUT
THE LAST WEEK. THIS IS WHY THERE HAS BEEN SOME STRENGTHENING OF THE
POLAR JET ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN. THE LATTER COMBINED WITH
AN IMPROVED STJ INCREASES THE CHANCES FOR ADDITIONAL TROUGHS TO
PROGRESS INTO THE WESTERN STATES AND DEEPEN FARTHER SOUTH. FOR
EXAMPLE, ONE OF THE BEST POSSIBILITIES OF WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION
ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS IN SEVERAL MONTHS MAY OCCUR LATE NEXT WEEK.
THIS IS A DIRECT REGIONAL SCALE SYNOPTIC RESPONSE TO CURRENT
GLOBAL-SCALE PROCESSES INCREASING WESTERLY WIND FLOW.

IF THERE IS TO BE ANY CONSISTENT DAMPENING OF THE CURRENT DROUGHT
ACROSS MY CWA, ZONAL MEAN SUBTROPICAL WESTERLY WIND FLOW ACROSS THE
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE NEEDS TO CONTINUE INCREASING. RIGHT NOW WE ARE
JUST SEEING A PERTURBATION EMBEDDED IN A WELL-ESTABLISHED LA-NINA
BASE STATE.

0000 UTC 23 MARCH CONSTANT PRESSURE ANALYSES CONFIRM THAT OUR WELL
ADVERTISED TROUGH IS APPROACHING THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE.  STRONGEST
WINDS IN THE UPPER TROPOSPHERE WITH THIS TROUGH ARE AT ITS BASE
(120KTS AT 250MB). THESE ARE ABOUT TO SHIFT NORTHEAST AS RAPID
BAROCLINIC DEVELOPMENT OCCURS ACROSS NORTHEAST COLORADO INTO
NEBRASKA TODAY. ALL MODELS AGREE ON THIS SCENARIO. AS I TYPED 24
HOURS AGO, PRECIPITATION CHANCES WITH THIS SYSTEM ARE VERY LOW DUE
TO LIMITED TROPICAL MOISTURE TRANSPORT AND ITS PREDICTED TRACK. THE
FIRST PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL BE THROUGH MUCH OF MY CWA BY 1800 UTC
TODAY. I LEFT TO GOING POPS FOR OUR FAR EASTERN COUNTIES FOR LATE
THIS AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING. A MARGINAL SEVERE STORM OR TWO IS
POSSIBLE GIVEN THE VERY IMPRESSIVE VERTICAL SHEAR PROFILES (0-3KM
HELICITIES 500-600 M2/S2). MORE WIDESPREAD ACTIVITY WILL BE TO THE
EAST OF MY CWA.

THE MORE IMPORTANT ISSUES ARE THE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND
CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE CONDITIONS. PREVIOUS SHIFT DID A GOOD JOB
WITH THESE MATTERS. THE CHANGE I MADE WAS TO UPGRADE THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING,AND EXPAND IT EAST TO BARBER,
PRATT AND STAFFORD COUNTIES. SURFACE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND THE
WINDS SHOULD EASILY MEET CRITERIA, INCLUDING THE EASTERN COUNTIES BY
2100 UTC. BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN, AND THE DAY SHIFT
WILL NEED TO MONITOR. THE SECOND PACIFIC COLD FRONT ROTATING AROUND
THE SOUTHWESTERN PERIPHERY OF LOW SHOULD MOVE SOUTHEAST THROUGH MY
CWA BY MIDNIGHT. BY THAT TIME THE WINDS WILL DECREASE (WHILE
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST) AS WILL THE DUST.

I ONLY MADE MINOR TWEAKS TO THE TEMPERATURES. I RAISED MAXIMUMS FOR
TODAY ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST COUNTIES BY A FEW DEGREES. LOWER 80S
AROUND MEDICINE LODGE ARE QUITE REASONABLE GIVEN THE DEEP MIXING AND
DOWNSLOPE.

FINALLY, I DECIDED TO START THE WIND ADVISORY AT 0800 UTC SINCE
CRITERIA IS ALREADY BEING MEET. I WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE A
FEW GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.

-EKB

DAYS 3-7...

THE MAIN ITEM FOR DISCUSSION THIS MORNING IS FRIDAYS STORM
SYSTEM AND THE POTENTIAL FOR A WINTER STORM. THE MODELS ARE
GENERALLY COMING IN LINE AND ARE SHOWING A VERY STRONG STORM
SYSTEM WRAPPING OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS BY FRIDAY.
OF COURSE, THERE ARE SUBTLE DIFFERENCES IN THE MODELS THAT WOULD
MEAN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A MAJOR SNOW STORM AND A NUISANCE EVENT.
ALL THE MODELS SHOW CYCLOGENESIS, BUT EXACTLY WHERE IS IN QUESTION.
THE ECMWF IS FURTHER NORTH AND WEST WHILE THE CANADIAN IS FURTHER
SOUTH AND EAST. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT SOME PRECIPITATION IS
BECOMING INCREASINGLY LIKELY. RAIN MAY START AS EARLY AS THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AS WARM ADVECTION DEVELOPS. PRECIP SHOULD TRANSITION TO
SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST LATE THU NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. TEMPS ARE VERY
TRICKY. IF THE SYSTEM IS MORE WRAPPED UP AND FURTHER NORTHWEST, THEN
HIGHS COULD BE IN THE 50S OR EVEN 60S IN OUR SOUTHEAST COUNTIES
FRIDAY, WITH 20S AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WEST. BUT A MORE SE
SOLUTION WOULD MEAN SNOW EVEN IN OUR SOUTHEAST. MAXES WERE LOWERED
INTO THE 30S FROM DDC WEST FOR FRIDAY. BUT WARMER UPPER 40S WERE
KEPT IN THE SOUTHEAST DUE TO THE HIGH UNCERTAINTY. SATURDAYS MAXES
COULD BE COLDER IF THE GROUND IS SNOW COVERED.

-FINCH

&&

.AVIATION...

HOWLING SOUTH WINDS AT 25 TO 35 KTS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING
AND THEN ABRUPTLY SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 KTS BY
18-20Z. SURFACE OBSERVATIONS IN COLORADO AND LATEST NAM INDICATE
THE FRONT IS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. 3-5 SM IN BLOWING DUST, WITH GUSTS
TO OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.

-FINCH

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DDC  76  34  57  32 /  10  10   0   0
GCK  72  31  57  30 /   0   0   0   0
EHA  69  32  61  31 /   0   0   0   0
LBL  73  33  61  31 /   0   0   0   0
HYS  72  33  52  31 /  40  20   0   0
P28  80  40  60  36 /  40  40   0   0

&&

.DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR KSZ030-
031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090.

RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR KSZ063>066-074>081-084>090.

&&

FN23/24

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
448 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-241030-
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-
448 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2009 /348 AM MDT MON MAR 23 2009/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...SOUTH
CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AT SPEEDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH
THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH POSSIBLE. DURING THE
AFTERNOON ANOTHER SHIFT TO NORTHWESTERLY IS EXPECTED. AREAS
OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY. MOTORISTS
SHOULD EXCERCISE CAUTION.

AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROP TO LESS THAN 15 PERCENT, COMBINED WITH
THE STRONG WINDS, CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE CONDITIONS WILL EXIST.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

FINALLY, SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP EAST OF A LARNED TO
COLDWATER LINE AFTER 2 PM. THESE MAY BECOME MARGINALLY SEVERE WITH
WIND AND HAIL AS THE THREATS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

WINTER WEATHER MAY RETURN TO SOUTHWEST KANSAS ON ABOUT FRIDAY.
CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING THAT ANOTHER MAJOR STORM SYSTEM WILL
DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES THEN SHIFT NORTHEAST TOWARD THE
UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. HOWEVER, THE EXACT TRACK IS STILL
UNCERTAIN TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH RAIN OR SNOW MAY OCCUR. STAY TUNED
FOR UPDATES.

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

&&

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC

EKB