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Wind Advisory 16, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this wind advisory at Mar 23, 2009, 3:35 PM CDT for 26 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 24, 2009, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 23, 2009, 3:35 PM CDT (20:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 24, 2009, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 24, 2009, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
All 26 counties
Barber County, KS, Clark 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), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 31 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 383 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -183 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 739 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 484 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 512 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ KSZ088>090-240100- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-090324T0100Z/ CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER... PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 335 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WILL RANGE FROM 30 TO 40 MPH THROUGH 7 PM CDT. A FEW GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES MAY BE LOWERED TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO BLOWING DUST. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
8 follow-up statements
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. $$ KSZ043-044-061>063-075>077-241100- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0016.090324T1700Z-090325T0000Z/ SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...SYRACUSE... LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE... SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA 614 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009 /514 PM MDT MON MAR 23 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO THE 30 TO 35 MPH RANGE... WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH AT TIMES TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS73 KDDC 240904 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 404 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY... .STRONG WINDS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE AS TEMPERATURES WARM TODAY. THE WINDS WILL BE INCREASING INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING BEFORE SUNSET. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-075>081-241700- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0016.090324T1700Z-090325T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STAFFORD-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT- 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...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON... MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG... HAVILAND...PRATT 404 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 /304 AM MDT TUE MAR 24 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH BY LATE MORNING. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND SHOULD BE DIMINISHING TOWARD SUNSET. 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. $$ GERARD
000 WWUS73 KDDC 241432 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 932 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON... .STRONG WINDS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL BE INCREASING INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE BY 1 PM AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING BEFORE SUNSET. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-075>081-242245- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0016.090324T1700Z-090325T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STAFFORD-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY... KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN... STAFFORD...HUDSON...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON... MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG... HAVILAND...PRATT 932 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 /832 AM MDT TUE MAR 24 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH BY 1 PM. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND SHOULD BE DIMINISHING TOWARD SUNSET. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ 18
000 WWUS73 KDDC 241723 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1223 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS IN UP TO 60 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED IN THE DODGE CITY, GARDEN CITY AND EVEN LIBERAL AREAS BETWEEN NOON AND 3 PM. KSZ063-064-076>078-080-250000- /O.UPG.KDDC.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-090325T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0006.090324T1723Z-090325T0000Z/ FINNEY-HODGEMAN-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-KIOWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE... HANSTON...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA... DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND 1223 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES 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. $$ KSZ086>089-250000- /O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0006.090324T1723Z-090325T0000Z/ SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER... ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION 1223 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING DUST. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ KSZ074-084-085-090-250000- /O.EXA.KDDC.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-090325T0000Z/ STANTON-MORTON-STEVENS-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSON CITY...ELKHART...RICHFIELD... HUGOTON...MOSCOW...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 1223 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS SHOULD BE DIMINISHING TOWARD SUNSET. 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. $$ KSZ030-031-043>046-061-062-065-066-075-079-081-250000- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-090325T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-PAWNEE-STAFFORD- GRANT-EDWARDS-PRATT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...LARNED...BURDETT... ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...ULYSSES...KINSLEY...LEWIS...PRATT 1223 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 /1123 AM MDT TUE MAR 24 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS SHOULD BE DIMINISHING TOWARD SUNSET. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS73 KDDC 241752 CCA NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1251 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS IN UP TO 60 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED IN THE DODGE CITY, GARDEN CITY AND EVEN LIBERAL AREAS BETWEEN NOON AND 3 PM. KSZ063-064-076>078-080-250000- /O.UPG.KDDC.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-090325T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0006.090324T1751Z-090325T0000Z/ FINNEY-HODGEMAN-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-KIOWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE... HANSTON...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA... DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND 1251 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES 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. $$ KSZ086>089-250000- /O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0006.090324T1751Z-090325T0000Z/ SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER... ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER...PROTECTION 1251 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING DUST. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ KSZ074-084-085-090-250000- /O.EXA.KDDC.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-090325T0000Z/ STANTON-MORTON-STEVENS-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSON CITY...ELKHART...RICHFIELD... HUGOTON...MOSCOW...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 1251 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS SHOULD BE DIMINISHING TOWARD SUNSET. 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. $$ KSZ030-031-043>046-061-062-065-066-075-079-081-250000- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-090325T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-PAWNEE-STAFFORD- GRANT-EDWARDS-PRATT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE... RUSH CENTER...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...LARNED...BURDETT... ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...ULYSSES...KINSLEY...LEWIS...PRATT 1251 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 /1151 AM MDT TUE MAR 24 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS SHOULD BE DIMINISHING TOWARD SUNSET. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS73 KDDC 242039 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 339 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON... .GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA LATE AFTERNOON. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE TOWARDS SUNSET AND ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BACK INTO THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE BY MIDNIGHT. KSZ063-076>078-086>088-250000- /O.CAN.KDDC.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-090325T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KDDC.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-090325T0000Z/ FINNEY-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...SUBLETTE... SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...LIBERAL... KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA 339 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE 30 TO 35 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL FALL BACK INTO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE BY SUNSET. 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. $$ KSZ064-080-089-242145- /O.CAN.KDDC.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-090325T0000Z/ HODGEMAN-KIOWA-COMANCHE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JETMORE...HANSTON...GREENSBURG... HAVILAND...COLDWATER...PROTECTION 339 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE 30 TO 35 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL FALL BACK INTO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE BY SUNSET. $$ KSZ030-031-044>046-065-066-079-081-090-242145- /O.CAN.KDDC.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-090325T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-LANE-NESS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-PRATT-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR... HAYS...ELLIS...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER... LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...KINSLEY... LEWIS...PRATT...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 339 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE DECREASED IN THE 25 TO 30 MPH RANGE. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE AND ARE EXPECTED TO BALL BACK INTO THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE AFTER SUNSET. $$ KSZ043-061-062-074-075-084-085-250000- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-090325T0000Z/ SCOTT-HAMILTON-KEARNY-STANTON-GRANT-MORTON-STEVENS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...SYRACUSE...LAKIN... DEERFIELD...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...ELKHART...RICHFIELD... HUGOTON...MOSCOW 339 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 /239 PM MDT TUE MAR 24 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE 30 TO 35 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL FALL BACK INTO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE BY SUNSET. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS73 KDDC 242357 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 657 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THIS EVENING... .A STRONG SURFACE LOW IN EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA WILL MOVE EAST INTO SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THIS EVENING ALLOWING THE STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS TO RELAX. AS A RESULT, NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THIS EVENING DROPPING BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. KSZ043-061>063-074>078-084>088-250100- /O.EXP.KDDC.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-090325T0000Z/ SCOTT-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD- MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...SYRACUSE...LAKIN... DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES... SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY... BUCKLIN...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL... KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA 657 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 /557 PM MDT TUE MAR 24 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS HAVE DROPPED TO NEAR TO JUST BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. WINDS WILL REMAIN A LITTLE GUSTY THROUGH SUNSET BEFORE BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT CDT. THEREFORE, THE ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ 32
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 23, 12:38 PM CDT, 2 hours 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 23, 12:38 PM CDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1238 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009 .UPDATE... .AVIATION...FOR THE 18Z TAFS... STRONG GUSTY WINDS HAD ALREADY DEVELOPED OVER MUCH OF WESTERN KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON. HAVILAND PROFILERS CONTINUE TO INDICATE WIND SPEEDS ABOVE 50 KTS JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE WITH BOTH THE RUC AND NAM SUPPORTING THESE STRONG WINDS MIXING DOWN TO THE SURFACE. ALSO GIVEN THE DRY CONDITIONS WE HAD EXPERIENCED OVER THE PAST MONTH THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE SOME REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST. THE LOWEST VSBYS FROM THE BLDU WILL BE BEFORE 21Z SO WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS IN THE TAFS. ALL THIS WILL OCCUR AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL BE MOVING SOUTH ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THE 12Z NAM IS NOW MORE SIMILAR WITH THE GFS IN A SLOWER SOUTHWARD MOVEMENT. AS A RESULT HAVE OPTED TO FOLLOW THIS GENERAL TREND WITH A WIND SHIFT OCCURRING AT THE GCK AIRPORT AT 21Z, HYS AT 23Z AND DDC AT 02Z. -RB && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 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 && .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... HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR KSZ031-045-046- 064>066-078>081. RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR KSZ063>066- 074>081-084>090. WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR KSZ030- 043-044-061>063-074>077-084>090. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 23, 4:48 AM CDT, 10 hours 47 minutes before
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
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Local storm report, Mar 23, 1:37 PM CDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
137 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0119 PM NON-TSTM WND GST LARNED 38.18N 99.10W
03/23/2009 M60.00 MPH PAWNEE KS BROADCAST MEDIA
REPORT FROM THE KSN WEATHER LAB AT FT LARNED MIDDLE
SCHOOL.
0130 PM NON-TSTM WND GST PRATT 37.65N 98.74W
03/23/2009 M59.00 MPH PRATT KS AWOS
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18The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 2:04 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Finney, Ford and 13 more | 18 hr |
| Mar 23, 11:09 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | DDC | Edwards, Ellis, Ford, Hodgeman, Kiowa, Ness and 4 more | 7 hr |
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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.