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Wind Advisory 15, NWS Dodge City, KS

March 22, 200927 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this wind advisory at Mar 22, 2009, 12:18 PM CDT for 27 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 23, 2009, 4:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 22, 2009, 12:18 PM CDT (17:18 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 23, 2009, 4:00 AM CDT
Expired
Mar 23, 2009, 6:14 PM CDT
In force
14 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 17:18 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, 5.3 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 2009-03-22Temperature 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 2009-03-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 303 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1189 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
303 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
376 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 221718
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1218 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2009

...STRONG WINDS TODAY AND TOMORROW...

.LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN PLAINS WILL CONTINUE TO
DEEPEN IN RESPONSE TO AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE
WEST. THIS WILL LEAD TO HOWLING SOUTH WINDS TODAY. WINDS WILL GO
DOWN SOMEWHAT TONIGHT...BUT WILL INCREASE AGAIN OUT OF THE
SOUTHWEST BY TOMORROW.  

KSZ030-031-043>046-062>066-075>081-085>090-230130-
/O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0015.090323T1500Z-090324T0000Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-090323T0200Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-
STAFFORD-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-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...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...
JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...
HUDSON...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...
DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...
PRATT...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...
ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...
KIOWA...SUN CITY
1218 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH
RANGE. OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED AS WELL.

TOMORROW...WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 50 MPH AT TIMES.

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.

$$

KSZ061-074-084-230130-
/O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0015.090323T1500Z-090324T0000Z/
HAMILTON-STANTON-MORTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SYRACUSE...JOHNSON CITY...ELKHART...
RICHFIELD
1218 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2009 /1118 AM MDT SUN MAR 22 2009/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT
/6 PM MDT/ MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO 7 PM
CDT /6 PM MDT/ MONDAY. 

SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL PICK UP LATE MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE
INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
50 MPH AT TIMES CAN BE EXPECTED.  

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.

$$

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8 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KDDC 230113
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
813 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2009

...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR AGAIN ON MONDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN PLAINS WILL DEEPEN IN RESPONSE TO
AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. THIS WILL LEAD TO
HOWLING SOUTHWEST WINDS MONDAY.

KSZ030-031-043>046-062>066-075>081-085>090-231130-
/O.CAN.KDDC.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-090323T0200Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0015.090323T1500Z-090324T0000Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-
STAFFORD-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-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...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...
JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...
HUDSON...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...
DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...
PRATT...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...
ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...
KIOWA...SUN CITY
813 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT
MONDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM
TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY.

WIND SPEEDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA, BUT WILL CONTINUE
TO BLOW AT 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTY THIS EVENING.

ON MONDAY, EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS TO INCREASE BY 10 AM CDT, AND
BLOW STRONG AT 25 TO 40 MPH THROUGH 7 PM CDT. A FEW GUSTS AS HIGH
AS 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE 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.

$$

KSZ061-074-084-231130-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0015.090323T1500Z-090324T0000Z/
HAMILTON-STANTON-MORTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SYRACUSE...JOHNSON CITY...ELKHART...
RICHFIELD
813 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2009 /713 PM MDT SUN MAR 22 2009/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO
7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO
7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ MONDAY. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PICK UP BY 10 AM CDT MONDAY AND BLOW STRONG
AT 25 TO 35 MPH THROUGH 7 PM CDT. A FEW GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY 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.

$$

12
000 
WWUS73 KDDC 230752
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
252 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR AGAIN ON MONDAY...

.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 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH
POSSIBLE. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE ALSO LIKELY, REDUCING
VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-231815-
/O.EXT.KDDC.WI.Y.0015.090323T0900Z-090324T0000Z/
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
252 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2009 /152 AM MDT MON MAR 23 2009/

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING. 

EXPECT WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND BLOW STRONG FROM 25 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 IN 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.

$$

EKB
000 
WWUS73 KDDC 231324
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
824 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR AGAIN ON MONDAY...

.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 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
50 MPH POSSIBLE. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE ALSO LIKELY...
REDUCING VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-232130-
/O.EXT.KDDC.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-090324T0100Z/
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
824 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2009 /724 AM MDT MON MAR 23 2009/

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

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING. 

EXPECT WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND BLOW STRONG FROM 25 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 IN 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 231609
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1109 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR AGAIN ON MONDAY...

.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 HAYS TO GREEENSBURG LINE. AREAS
OF BLOWING DUST ARE ALSO LIKELY... REDUCING VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

KSZ031-046-065-066-079>081-240015-
/O.UPG.KDDC.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-090324T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0005.090323T1609Z-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
1109 AM 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 25 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>045-061>064-074>078-084>090-240015-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-090324T0100Z/
TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON-
GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-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...JOHNSON CITY...
ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...
DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...
LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...
COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
1109 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2009 /1009 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.

$$


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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.

$$

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 Mar 22, 3:39 AM CDT, 8 hours 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 22, 3:39 AM CDT, 8 hours 39 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
339 AM CDT SUN MAR 22 2009

.DISCUSSION...

DAYS 1-2...

FORECAST CONCERNS ARE STRONG SURFACE WINDS,CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS AND THE POSSIBILITIES OF THUNDERSTORMS.

FULL DISK SATELLITE IMAGERY CONTINUES TO SHOW STRONG TROPICAL
CONVECTIVE FORCING ACROSS THE WARM SOUTHWEST PACIFIC OCEAN. AS A
PERTURBATION TO OUR LA-NINA BASE STATE, THIS FORCING IS INCREASING
SUBTROPICAL WESTERLY WIND FLOW INCLUDING SUPPORTING THE CURRENT
SUBTROPICAL JET (STJ) INTO THE SOUTHERN USA. WORKING WITH OTHER
DYNAMICAL PROCESSES, A STRENGTHENING AND A SOUTHWARD SHIFT OF THE
NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN JET (RELATIVE TO CLIMATOLOGY) DURING THE NEXT
1-2 WEEKS APPEARS PROBABLE. BOTTOM LINE IS THAT EVEN THOUGH OUR WELL
ADVERTISED STORM SYSTEM FOR MONDAY IS UNLIKELY TO BRING DECENT
RAINFALL FOR MY CWA, ADDITIONAL TROUGHS AFTERWARD MAY HELP DAMPEN
THE CURRENT DRYNESS.

CONSTANT PRESSURE ANALYSES AND SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOW OUR TROUGH
JUST OFF THE WEST COAST THAT IS ABOUT TO COME INLAND. 250MB WIND
SPEEDS ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THIS FEATURE ARE 75M/S (40M/S
ANOMALIES) WITH PLENTY OF COLD AIR CUMULUS STILL OFFSHORE. THE GFS
APPEARS WELL INITIALIZED WITH THIS SYSTEM. HENCE IT IS REASONABLE
THIS TROUGH WILL DIG A BIT MORE THEN EVOLVE INTO A CLOSED LOW AS IT
MOVES THROUGH THE ROCKIES AND PLAINS SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. RAPID
BAROCLINIC CYCLOGENESIS IS LIKELY IN THE REGION OF NORTHEAST
COLORADO INTO SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA MONDAY. I DO AGREE THIS CYCLONIC
DEVELOPMENT WILL BE PROGRESSIVE. HOWEVER, FOR REASONS LINKED TO THE
WEATHER-CLIMATE SITUATION BRIEFLY DISCUSSED ABOVE, THE ASSOCIATED
LARGER SCALE TROUGH ACROSS THE ROCKIES WILL NOT. REGARDLESS OF MODEL
DETAILS, A SECOND BAROCLINIC STORM DEVELOPMENT IS PROBABLE ACROSS
THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES LATER NEXT WEEK.

PREVIOUS SHIFTS HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB FORECASTING THE IMPACTS OF THIS
SYNOPTIC STORM DEVELOPMENT ON MY CWA. I AM PLANNING ON CONTINUING
THE WIND ADVISORY FOR TODAY. ANOTHER WIND HEADLINE WILL LIKELY BE
NEEDED FOR MONDAY. ADDITIONALLY, GIVEN THE WINDS AND SURFACE
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THAT ARE QUITE LIKELY TO BE LESS THAN 15 PERCENT
BY MONDAY AFTERNOON, LATER SHIFTS MAY NEED TO UPGRADE OUR FIRE
WEATHER WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO BECOME AN
ISSUE MONDAY.

WE ALL CONTINUE TO BE UNIMPRESSED WITH OUR PRECIPITATION CHANCES
INCLUDING STORMS FROM THIS EVENT. AIR TRAJECTORIES THROUGH THE GULF
OF MEXICO ARE COMING FROM THE NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN INSTEAD OF THE
DEEP TROPICS. THAT IS NOT GOOD FOR A HIGH QUALITY MOISTURE RETURN.
SURFACE DEWPOINTS AT BEST WILL ONLY BE IN THE LOW-MID 50S. HOWEVER,
SHEAR PROFILES ALONG THE DRYLINE THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN
COUNTIES AND PACIFIC COLD FRONT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE EXTREME
EASTERN COUNTIES ARE IMPRESSIVE. SURFACE BASED CAPES WILL BE 500 OR
SO J/KG ALL MEANING MARGINAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WIND AND HAIL. I
CONTINUED THE CHANCE POPS FROM PREVIOUS SHIFTS, AND EVEN EXPANDED
THEM TO THE COLORADO BORDER FOR THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE DRYLINE.
ACTUAL QPF WILL BE LIMITED, LESS THAN A QUARTER OF AN INCH MOST
AREAS, WITH THE HIGHEST ACROSS THE EASTERN COUNTIES.

FINALLY, MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WERE NUDGED UPWARD FOR BOTH TODAY AND
MONDAY, LATTER ACROSS THE EASTERN COUNTIES. GOING BACK TO THE ISSUE
OF AIR TRAJECTORIES, THERE IS SOME EVIDENCE OF 850MB COOL ADVECTION
FROM THE SOUTHEAST TOWARD MY CWA (EX., CRP 11C, SEP 12C AND DDC
16C). THE GFS AND NAM SUGGEST A DECENT EAST-WEST GRADIENT OF 850MB
TEMPERATURE ACROSS THE CWA VARYING FROM 11C TO 20C THIS AFTERNOON.
WHILE REASONABLE, THE COOLER TEMPERATURES MAY BE A BIT OVERDONE. ON
MONDAY, DEEP MIXING AND DOWNSLOPE JUST WEST OF THE FIRST PACIFIC
COLD FRONT SHOULD PUSH TEMPERATURES INTO THE LOWER 80S AROUND
MEDICINE LODGE. MORE SIGNIFICANT COOLING WILL FOLLOW MONDAY NIGHT IN
THE WAKE OF THE SECOND COLD FRONT FROM THE NORTHWEST.

EKB

DAYS 3-7...

THE MODELS ARE STARTING TO COME INTO GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE STORM
SYSTEM FOR FRIDAY. ALTHOUGH THERE ARE DIFFERENCES IN THE DETAILS,
IT APPEARS THAT A FAIRLY STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL
APPROACH THE SOUTHERN PLAINS BY FRIDAY AND THEN EJECT NORTHEAST
IN NEGATIVE TILT FASHION ACROSS EASTERN KS BY SATURDAY. THIS WILL
RESULT IN LOW LEVEL CYCLOGENESIS TO OUR SOUTH. THIS TIME, SOUTHWEST KS
COULD BE ON THE COLD AND MOIST SIDE OF THE SYSTEM WHICH IS A MARKED
CHANGE FROM WHAT WE HAVE SEEN MOST OF THE WINTER.

LITTLE CHANGE WAS MADE TO TEMPERATURES THROUGH THURSDAY. FRIDAYS
TEMPS WERE LOWERED ABOUT 5 DEGREES, WHICH IS ABOUT AS COLD AS
COLLABORATION WILL ALLOW. SNOW/RAIN ARE MENTIONED, WITH SNOW TO THE
NORTHWEST AND RAIN/SNOW IN OUR SE COUNTIES. HIGHS COULD BE IN THE
30S, BUT WE ARE TRENDING COOLER INSTEAD OF GOING WITH THE EXTREME
FCST 6 DAYS OUT. SATURDAY COULD BE COLDER THAN CURRENTLY PREDICTED
IF WE HAVE SNOW COVER.

&&

.AVIATION...

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30KTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KTS
BY 18Z. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY AFFECT THE TAF SITES AFTER
21Z.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DDC  79  57  73  37 /  30  30  10  10
GCK  80  52  68  33 /  20  20   0   0
EHA  83  49  68  33 /  20  20   0   0
LBL  82  53  71  35 /  20  20   0   0
HYS  75  57  72  38 /  40  40  40  30
P28  78  60  80  45 /  30  30  50  40

&&

.DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR KSZ030-031-043>046-062>066-075>081-085>090.

FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
FOR KSZ063-064-074>078-084>088.

&&

FN24/23
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 22, 4:38 AM CDT, 7 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
438 AM CDT SUN MAR 22 2009

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-230945-
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-
438 AM CDT SUN MAR 22 2009 /338 AM MDT SUN MAR 22 2009/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH
GUSTS UP TO AT LEAST 45 MPH. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS. A FEW STORMS NEAR THE
COLORADO BORDER MAY PRODUCE QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO
AROUND 55 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

ON MONDAY WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST WITH SPEEDS OF 25 TO
35 MPH AND GUSTS POSSIBLY IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH BY AFTERNOON. THE
COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WITH THESE STRONG WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO CREATE CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. VISIBILITIES MAY ALSO BE
LOWERED IN BLOWING DUST AT TIMES.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP GENERALLY EAST OF A HAYS TO
COLDWATER LINE MONDAY AFTERNOON. A FEW OF THEM MAY BECOME
MARGINALLY SEVERE WITH QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OVER 55
MPH.

ON ABOUT FRIDAY, WINTER WEATHER MAY RETURN TO SOUTHWEST KANSAS.
WHILE DETAILS ARE UNCLEAR, SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE. STAY
TUNED FOR UPDATES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED.

&&

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EKB

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 21, 7:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCMeade57 min
Mar 21, 11:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCSeward52 min

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