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Wind Advisory 10, NWS Dodge City, KS

February 16, 200927 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this wind advisory at Feb 16, 2009, 3:49 PM CST for 27 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Feb 17, 2009, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 16, 2009, 3:49 PM CST (21:49 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 17, 2009, 11:00 AM CST
Expired
Feb 17, 2009, 6:57 PM CST
In force
8 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 21:47 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, 9.8 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 2009-02-16Temperature 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 2009-02-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 156 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 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
1627 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
156 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
207 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 KDDC 162149
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
349 PM CST MON FEB 16 2009

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUESDAY...

.AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM IN COMBINATION WITH A DEVELOPING
SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL LEAD TO WINDY CONDITIONS TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.

KSZ061>064-074>081-084>090-170600-
/O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0010.090217T1700Z-090218T0000Z/
HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-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...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
349 PM CST MON FEB 16 2009 /249 PM MST MON FEB 16 2009/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST
/5 PM MST/ TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ TO 6 PM
CST /5 PM MST/ TUESDAY. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND REMAIN
SUSTAINED IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
WILL COMMONLY RANGE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH A FEW ISOLATED
GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH.

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.

$$

RUSSELL
9 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KDDC 170323
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
923 PM CST MON FEB 16 2009

...QUITE WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY...

.AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM IN COMBINATION WITH A
DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL LEAD TO WINDY CONDITIONS
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

KSZ061>064-074>081-084>090-171200-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0010.090217T1700Z-090218T0000Z/
HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-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...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
923 PM CST MON FEB 16 2009 /823 PM MST MON FEB 16 2009/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ TO
6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ TO
6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ TUESDAY. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND REMAIN
SUSTAINED IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
WILL COMMONLY RANGE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH A FEW ISOLATED
GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH.

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. ALSO...YOU SHOULD SECURE
LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CARTS, LAWN FURNITURE, ETC.

$$

12
000 
WWUS73 KDDC 170933
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
333 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2009

...STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY...

.A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS NORTHERN
KANSAS TODAY. THIS WILL PULL A DRYLINE EAST ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS.
BEHIND THE DRYLINE...WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST AND
BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY. SOME AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE.

KSZ065-066-171745-
/O.EXA.KDDC.WI.Y.0010.090217T1700Z-090218T0000Z/
PAWNEE-STAFFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...
STAFFORD...HUDSON
333 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST AND INCREASE
INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE. GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. ALSO...YOU SHOULD SECURE
LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CARTS... LAWN FURNITURE... ETC.

$$

KSZ061>064-074>081-084>090-171745-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0010.090217T1700Z-090218T0000Z/
HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-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...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
333 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2009 /233 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2009/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/
THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ THIS
MORNING TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. 

WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST LATER THIS MORNING AND
AFTERNOON AND WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH. SOME GUSTS AROUND 50
MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. 

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. ALSO...YOU SHOULD SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR
ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CARTS... LAWN FURNITURE... ETC.

$$

GERARD
000 
WWUS73 KDDC 171532
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
932 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2009

...STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY...

.A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS
NORTHERN KANSAS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL PULL A DRYLINE
EAST ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS. BEHIND THE DRYLINE...WINDS WILL
SWITCH TO THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST AND BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY. SOME
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE.

KSZ061>066-074>081-084>090-172345-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0010.090217T1700Z-090218T0000Z/
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
932 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2009 /832 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2009/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON. 

WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST LATER THIS MORNING
AND AFTERNOON AND WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH. SOME GUSTS AROUND
50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. ALSO...YOU SHOULD
SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CARTS... LAWN
FURNITURE... ETC.

$$

18
000 
WWUS73 KDDC 171732
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1132 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2009

...STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY...

.A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS
NORTHERN KANSAS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL PULL A DRYLINE
EAST ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS. BEHIND THE DRYLINE...WINDS WILL
SWITCH TO THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST AND BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY.
SOME AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE.

KSZ030-043>045-180000-
/O.EXA.KDDC.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090218T0000Z/
TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY
1132 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL BE AT 30 TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
SOME GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AND MAY RESULT IN SOME
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. THESE WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO
SUBSIDE BY SUNSET.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. ALSO...YOU SHOULD
SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CARTS... LAWN
FURNITURE... ETC.

$$

KSZ061>066-074>081-084>090-180000-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090218T0000Z/
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
1132 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2009 /1032 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2009/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL BE AT 30 TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
SOME GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AND MAY RESULT IN SOME
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. THESE WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO
SUBSIDE BY SUNSET.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. ALSO...YOU SHOULD
SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CARTS... LAWN
FURNITURE... ETC.

$$


18
000 
WWUS73 KDDC 171827
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1227 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2009

...STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY...

.A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS
NORTHERN KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL PULL A DRYLINE EAST
ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS. BEHIND THE DRYLINE...WINDS WILL SWITCH TO
THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST AND BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY. SOME AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE.

KSZ031-046-180000-
/O.EXA.KDDC.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090218T0000Z/
ELLIS-RUSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER
1227 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL BE AT 30 TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
SOME GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AND MAY RESULT IN
SOME AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. THESE WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO
SUBSIDE AROUND SUNSET.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. ALSO...YOU SHOULD
SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CARTS OR LAWN FURNITURE.

$$

KSZ030-043>045-061>066-074>081-084>090-180000-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090218T0000Z/
TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-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...
SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...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
1227 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2009 /1127 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2009/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL BE AT 30 TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
SOME GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AND MAY RESULT IN
SOME AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. THESE WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO
SUBSIDE AROUND SUNSET.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. ALSO...YOU SHOULD
SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CARTS OR LAWN
FURNITURE.

$$
000 
WWUS73 KDDC 172145
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
345 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2009

...STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...

.A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE MOVING EAST
ACROSS NORTHERN KANSAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE RESULT WILL BE A
TIGHTENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL
KANSAS. AS TEMPERATURES COOL AROUND SUNSET GUSTS WILL BECOME LESS
COMMON, HOWEVER SUSTAINED WINDS WILL WEAKEN BUT REMAIN BREEZY IN
THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE.
 
KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-180000-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090218T0000Z/
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
345 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2009 /245 PM MST TUE FEB 17 2009/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL REMAIN IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE
UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SOME ISOLATED GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH
WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AND MAY RESULT IN SOME AREAS OF BLOWING
DUST. THESE WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE TO THE 20 TO 30
MPH RANGE AFTER SUNSET.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. ALSO...YOU SHOULD
SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CARTS OR LAWN FURNITURE.

$$

RUSSELL
000 
WWUS73 KDDC 172155
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
355 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2009

...STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE
AFTERNOON...

.A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE MOVING
EAST ACROSS NORTHERN KANSAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE RESULT WILL
BE A TIGHTENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS WESTERN AND
CENTRAL KANSAS. AS TEMPERATURES COOL AROUND SUNSET GUSTS WILL
BECOME LESS COMMON... HOWEVER SUSTAINED WINDS WILL WEAKEN BUT
REMAIN BREEZY IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE.

KSZ085-086-180000-
/O.UPG.KDDC.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090218T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0003.090217T2155Z-090218T0000Z/
STEVENS-SEWARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET
355 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WEST WINDS WILL BE 35 TO 45 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH 6 PM. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY RESULT
IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.
THESE WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE TO THE 25 TO 30 MPH
RANGE AFTER SUNSET.

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.

$$

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084-087>090-180000-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090218T0000Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-
PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-
PRATT-MORTON-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...MEADE...
FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...
MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
355 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2009 /255 PM MST TUE FEB 17 2009/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL REMAIN IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE
LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SOME ISOLATED GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH WILL ALSO
BE POSSIBLE AND MAY RESULT IN SOME AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. THESE
WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE TO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE
AFTER SUNSET.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. ALSO...YOU SHOULD
SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CARTS OR LAWN FURNITURE.

$$
000 
WWUS73 KDDC 172350
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
550 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2009

...STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS 
EVENING...

.A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE MOVING
EAST ACROSS NORTHERN KANSAS EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT
IN A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINING ACROSS WESTERN AND
CENTRAL KANSAS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
45 MPH WILL CONTINUE DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

KSZ085-086-180300-
/O.CAN.KDDC.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090218T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KDDC.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090218T0300Z/
STEVENS-SEWARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET
550 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. 

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL REMAIN IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE
EARLY THIS EVENING. SOME ISOLATED GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE AND MAY RESULT IN SOME AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. THESE WINDY
CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATER THIS EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. ALSO...YOU SHOULD
SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CARTS OR LAWN
FURNITURE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084-087>090-180300-
/O.EXT.KDDC.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090218T0300Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-
PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-
PRATT-MORTON-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...MEADE...
FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...
MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
550 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2009 /450 PM MST TUE FEB 17 2009/

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING. 

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL REMAIN IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SOME ISOLATED GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH WILL
ALSO BE POSSIBLE AND MAY RESULT IN SOME AREAS OF BLOWING DUST.
THESE WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATER THIS EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. ALSO...YOU SHOULD
SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CARTS OR LAWN FURNITURE.

$$

32
000 
WWUS73 KDDC 180057
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
657 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2009

...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THIS EVENING...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST OUT OF
NORTHERN KANSAS THIS EVENING. THIS WILL ALLOW THE SURFACE PRESSURE
GRADIENT ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS TO RELAX.

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-180200-
/O.CAN.KDDC.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090218T0300Z/
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
657 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2009 /557 PM MST TUE FEB 17 2009/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED
WIND SPEEDS WILL DROP TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. AS A RESULT, THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELED.

$$

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Dodge City, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Feb 16, 3:12 PM CST, 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 16, 3:12 PM CST, 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
312 PM CST MON FEB 16 2009

.DISCUSSION...

DAYS 1-2...

THE MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE IN THE SHORT TERM REVOLVES AROUND THE RED
FLAG CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUESDAY, AS WELL AS A GOOD CHANCE OF
REACHING WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA OVER MUCH OF THE AREA.

THE 12 UTC UPPER AIR SUBJECTIVE ANALYSIS/WATER VAPOR IMAGERY
INDICATED A BROAD NEARLY ZONAL, BUT SLIGHTLY RIDGING UPPER JET
THROUGH THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES, AND A DEEP UPPER LOW JUST OFF
THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST. ALTHOUGH A LARGE AREA OF HIGH
PRESSURE ENCOMPASSED THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST, AN 850
MB TROUGH WAS IN PLACE FROM EASTERN MONTANA THROUGH THE OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLE.

FOR TONIGHT, WE SHOULD SEE SOME RELAXING OF THE WIND FIELD AS THE
SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT MAXIMUM SHIFTS EASTWARD WITH AND THE
SURFACE TROUGH AXIS MOVING INTO WESTERN KS. THERE IS SOME
CONSIDERABLE DIFFERENCES IN MOS AND OPERATIONAL MODEL OUTPUT FOR
TONIGHTS MINIMUM TEMPERATURES THE MOS INDICATES SIGNIFICANTLY
COOLER 20S AND LOW 30S. WILL NOT GO QUITE AS COOL ON THIS FORECAST
AS SOME GRADIENT WILL EXIST, POTENTIALLY ALLOWING WINDS TO BE
MAINTAINED IN THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE OR EVEN LOCALLY HIGHER
OVERNIGHT.

FOR TUESDAY...THE SURFACE TROUGH WILL BECOME SHARPENED DURING THE
MORNING AS DEEP BOUNDARY LAYER MIXING OCCURS DUE TO HIGH TERRAIN HEATING
AND SURFACE PRESSURE FALLS. A STRONG 500 MB SHORTWAVE/VORTICITY
MAXIMUM WILL WILL ARRIVE BY EARLY AFTERNOON PER GFS/WRF MODELS WHICH
WILL ADD TO ANY MOMENTUM TRANSFER ACROSS ERN CO/WRN KANSAS MAKING
FOR A BREEZY TO QUITE WINDY DAY ACROSS THE CWA. WINDS WILL BE
WEAKEST IN THE CENTER OF THE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
CENTER ACROSS THE I-70 CORRIDOR. FARTHER SOUTH WITH WARM SURFACE
HEATING, DEEP VERTICAL MIXING AND ADDITIONAL MOMENTUM TRANSFER,
WINDS SHOULD EASILY BE SUSTAINED NEAR 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS COMMONLY
IN EXCESS OF 40 KNOTS DURING THE AFTERNOON, PRIMARILY FROM AROUND
COOLIDGE TO GARDEN CITY AND GREAT BEND...SOUTHWARD. WE WILL HOIST A
WIND ADVISORY IN THESE LOCATIONS FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WINDS...LOW MOISTURE CONTENT AIR AND
WARMING TEMPERATURES WILL DRIVE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 20
PERCENT ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA ND TO 15 PERCENT OR LESS WHERE THE
STRONGER MIXING IS OCCURRING. A RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ISSUED FOR
TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR MOST OF THE CWA, WHILE TREGO AND ELLIS
COUNTIES WILL REMAIN IN A WATCH STATUS FOR NOW.

TUESDAY EVENING SHOULD BE MILDLY BREEZY, WITH A WEST NORTHWEST WIND
AROUND 15-20 MPH, DRAWING COOLER AIR SOUTHWARD AND SOME LOW LEVEL
CLOUDINESS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH SLOWER TO WARM WEDNESDAY
MORNING...STRUGGLING TO THE 40S BY NOON.

RUSSELL

DAYS 3-7...

MODELS THIS MORNING REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH A WARM UP LATE
WEEK BETWEEN OUR WEDNESDAY FROPA AND THEN NEXT FROPA LATE FRIDAY.
BASED ON 85H TEMPS WILL NOT LOWER HIGHS THURSDAY OR FRIDAY BUT DID
RAISE HIGHS A FEW DEGREES IN THE S/SW BOTH DAYS.

THE GFS AND ECWMF STILL DO NOT INDICATE MUCH IN THE WAY OF COLDER
AIR BEHIND OUR FRIDAY FROPA SO AFTER A BRIEF COOL DOWN ON SATURDAY
WILL FOLLOW THE 85H TEMP TREND SUN AND MONDAY. THIS IS VERY SIMILAR
TO CURRENT FORECAST SO LITTLE IF ANY CHANGES TO TEMPS EXPECTED ON
DAYS 5-7.

&&

.AVIATION...
VRF CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. GUSTY SOUTH WINDS
HAD ALREADY DEVELOPED OVER SW KS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON BUT THESE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE AFTER SUNSET INTO THE 15 TO 20KT
RANGE. WIND SPEEDS ON TUESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE 5 TO 10KTS
STRONGER TUESDAY AFTERNOON SO WILL TREND IN THAT DIRECTION DURING
THE LAST 3HRS OF THE TAFS.

18

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DDC  35  72  28  48 /   0   0   0   0
GCK  32  70  26  47 /   0   0   0   0
EHA  29  69  28  51 /   0   0   0   0
LBL  34  73  29  52 /   0   0   0   0
HYS  33  70  28  43 /   0   0   0   0
P28  37  72  36  50 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ TUESDAY FOR KSZ043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090.

WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
TUESDAY FOR KSZ061>064-074>081-084>090.

FIRE WEATHER WATCH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR KSZ030-031.

&&

FN33/18
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 16, 3:43 PM CST, 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
343 PM CST MON FEB 16 2009

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-171000-
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-
343 PM CST MON FEB 16 2009 /243 PM MST MON FEB 16 2009/

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

ON TUESDAY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS REACHING 40 TO 50 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. IN
ADDITION TO THESE GUSTY WINDS THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL
FALL TO LESS THAN 15 PERCENT. THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITY AND
GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL TUESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR MUCH OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD NOT
BE ATTEMPTED. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR AREAS ALONG
AND SOUTH OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM SCOTT CITY TO LACROSSE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT.

&&

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 16, 3:37 PM CSTRed Flag WarningDDCBarber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 more28 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.