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Wind Advisory 18, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this wind advisory at Apr 3, 2009, 4:27 PM CDT for 26 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Apr 4, 2009, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 35 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 3, 2009, 4:27 PM CDT (21:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 4, 2009, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2009, 8:51 PM CDT
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
All 26 counties
Allen County, KS, Barton County, KS, Butler County, KS, Chase County, KS, Chautauqua County, KS, Cowley County, KS, Elk County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Greenwood County, KS, Harper County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Labette County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, Marion County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Montgomery County, KS, Neosho County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS, Russell County, KS, Saline County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS, Sumner County, KS, Wilson County, KS, Woodson County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:23 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
Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 149 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2288 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -139 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -37 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS73 KICT 032127 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 427 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2009 KSZ032-047-040530- /O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0018.090404T2100Z-090405T0600Z/ /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-090404T0000Z/ RUSSELL-BARTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...GREAT BEND 427 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS...AS LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENS ACROSS THE WESTERN HIGH PLAINS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL AGAIN STRENGTHEN ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS A DRY LINE AND COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVES RAPIDLY ACROSS THE AREA. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY AS HIGH AS 45 MPH FOR THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND REMAIN STRONG INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL PRIMARILY BE FOR AREAS WEST OF A SALINA TO MCPHERSON LINE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KSZ033-048>051-067-068-082-083-091-092-040530- /O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0018.090404T2100Z-090405T0600Z/ LINCOLN-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO-HARVEY-KINGMAN- SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS... MCPHERSON...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY... HARPER...WELLINGTON 427 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY. AS THE DRY LINE AND COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON, WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AND EVENTUALLY OUT OF THE WEST DURING THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL PRIMARILY BE TO THE WEST OF A SALINA TO WICHITA LINE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KETCHAM
12 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KICT 032357 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 657 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2009 KSZ032-047-041000- /O.CAN.KICT.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-090404T0000Z/ /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0018.090404T2100Z-090405T0600Z/ RUSSELL-BARTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...GREAT BEND 657 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS THIS EVENING...THEREFORE THE ADVISORY WILL BE CANCELLED. THE WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AGAIN ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON...AS A DRY LINE AND STRONG COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVES RAPIDLY ACROSS THE AREA. SOUTHWEST AND WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KSZ033-048>051-067-068-082-083-091-092-041000- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0018.090404T2100Z-090405T0600Z/ LINCOLN-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO-HARVEY-KINGMAN- SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS... MCPHERSON...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY... HARPER...WELLINGTON 657 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY. VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST AND WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY EVENING...AS A DRY LINE AND STRONG COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVES RAPIDLY ACROSS THE AREA. SOUTHWEST AND WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ JAKUB
000 WWUS73 KICT 040315 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1015 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2009 KSZ032-033-047>051-067-068-082-083-091-092-041030- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0018.090404T2100Z-090405T0600Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO- HARVEY-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON... KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON 1015 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY. VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST AND WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY EVENING...AS A DRY LINE AND STRONG COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE AREA. SOUTHWEST AND WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ JAKUB
000 WWUS73 KICT 040900 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 400 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 KSZ052-053-069-070-093-094-098-041700- /O.EXB.KICT.WI.Y.0018.090404T1500Z-090405T0000Z/ MARION-CHASE-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-COWLEY-ELK-CHAUTAUQUA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS...EL DORADO... AUGUSTA...EUREKA...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...SEDAN 400 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHEAST WINDS SUSTAINED NEAR 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING. BY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON... THE STRONG WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KSZ068-082-083-091-092-041700- /O.EXT.KICT.WI.Y.0018.090404T1500Z-090405T0000Z/ HARVEY-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY... HARPER...WELLINGTON 400 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS SUSTAINED BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING. DURING THE AFTERNOON... THE STRONG WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SLIGHTLY DURING THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KSZ032-033-047>051-067-041700- /O.EXT.KICT.WI.Y.0018.090404T1500Z-090405T0600Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...HUTCHINSON 400 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS SUSTAINED NEAR 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MID MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THEY SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST. BY THIS AFTERNOON...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS WELL OVER 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM SALINA TO GREAT BEND. THE WINDS WILL REMAIN QUITE STRONG THROUGHOUT THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL NEED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ HOWERTON
000 WWUS73 KICT 041553 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1053 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 KSZ071-072-095-096-099-100-050000- /O.EXA.KICT.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-090405T0000Z/ WOODSON-ALLEN-WILSON-NEOSHO-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YATES CENTER...IOLA...FREDONIA... CHANUTE...ERIE...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS 1053 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS SUSTAINED NEAR 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 40 MPH WILL AFFECT SOUTHEAST KANSAS INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN KANSAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KSZ052-053-068>070-082-083-091>094-098-050000- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-090405T0000Z/ MARION-CHASE-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER- SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-CHAUTAUQUA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS...NEWTON... EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...EUREKA...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY... HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...SEDAN 1053 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS SUSTAINED BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL AFFECT THE AREA INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. DURING THE AFTERNOON...THE STRONG WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST...AND POSSIBLY GUST TO 50 MPH...AS A DRYLINE PUSHES EAST OF THE AREA. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SLIGHTLY DURING THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KSZ032-033-047>051-067-050000- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-090405T0600Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...HUTCHINSON 1053 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL AFFECT CENTRAL KANSAS TODAY. BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THE STRONG WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST. THE WINDS WILL REMAIN QUITE STRONG THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT...WHICH MAY PROMPT LATER SHIFTS TO EXTEND THE ADVISORY THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL NEED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ PJH/ADK
000 WWUS73 KICT 041642 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1142 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...VERY STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING... KSZ068-082-083-091-092-050000- /O.UPG.KICT.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-090405T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.HW.W.0004.090404T1642Z-090405T0000Z/ HARVEY-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY... HARPER...WELLINGTON 1142 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL TURN MORE SOUTHWESTERLY THIS AFTERNOON BEHIND A DRYLINE...AND STRENGTHEN QUITE A BIT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 55 OR 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ KSZ032-033-047>051-067-050045- /O.NEW.KICT.HW.W.0004.090404T1642Z-090405T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KICT.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-090405T0600Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...HUTCHINSON 1142 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL TURN MORE SOUTHWESTERLY THIS AFTERNOON BEHIND A DRYLINE...AND STRENGTHEN QUITE A BIT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 55 OR 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL SUBSIDE SOME THIS EVENING...BUT WILL REMAIN HIGH ENOUGH FOR A WIND ADVISORY TO CONTINUE FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL NEED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ KSZ052-053-069>072-093>096-098>100-050000- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-090405T0000Z/ MARION-CHASE-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON- NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS...EL DORADO... AUGUSTA...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...WINFIELD... ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN... COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS 1142 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS SUSTAINED NEAR 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 40 MPH WILL AFFECT SOUTHEAST KANSAS INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN KANSAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ADK
000 WWUS73 KICT 042353 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 653 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 KSZ032-033-047>051-067-051000- /O.EXP.KICT.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090405T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KICT.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-090406T0000Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...HUTCHINSON 653 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SWITCH AROUND TO THE NORTHWEST ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS...BUT WILL REMAIN AROUND 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS FOR TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL NEED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KSZ068-051000- /O.EXP.KICT.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090405T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KICT.WI.Y.0018.090405T0200Z-090406T0000Z/ HARVEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWTON 653 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SWITCH AROUND TO THE NORTHWEST ACROSS THE AREA...BUT WILL REMAIN AROUND 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS FOR TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL NEED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KSZ082-083-091-092-050100- /O.EXP.KICT.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090405T0000Z/ KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER... WELLINGTON 653 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE REALLY STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA...THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM. GUSTY WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. $$ KSZ052-053-051000- /O.EXP.KICT.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-090405T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0019.090405T0200Z-090406T0000Z/ MARION-CHASE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS 653 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SWITCH AROUND TO THE NORTHWEST ACROSS THE AREA...BUT WILL REMAIN AROUND 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS FOR TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KSZ069>072-093>096-098>100-050100- /O.EXP.KICT.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-090405T0000Z/ BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO- CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...EUREKA... YATES CENTER...IOLA...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD... FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... PARSONS 653 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW WIND ADVISORY LEVELS AND ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS...THEREFORE THE ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM. $$ JAKUB
000 WWUS73 KICT 050252 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 952 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 KSZ069-082-083-091>093-051100- /O.EXB.KICT.WI.Y.0018.090405T0500Z-090406T0000Z/ BUTLER-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...KINGMAN... WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD... ARKANSAS CITY 952 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH WILL SPREAD SOUTHWARD INTO SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS ACROSS KANSAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL NEED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KSZ032-033-047>051-067-068-051100- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-090406T0000Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO- HARVEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON 952 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH WILL AFFECT CENTRAL KANSAS TONIGHT...AS A STRONG POLAR FRONT MOVES SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE REGION. THE GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY...AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS FAIRLY TIGHT ACROSS KANSAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL NEED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KSZ052-053-051100- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-090406T0000Z/ MARION-CHASE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS 952 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH WILL AFFECT THE AREA TONIGHT...AS A STRONG POLAR FRONT MOVES SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE REGION. THE GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY...AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS FAIRLY TIGHT ACROSS KANSAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ JAKUB
000 WWUS73 KICT 050838 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 338 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009 KSZ070-052130- /O.EXA.KICT.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-090406T0000Z/ GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EUREKA 338 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA BY MIDDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SPEEDS FINALLY DECREASING TOWARDS SUNSET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL NEED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KSZ032-033-047>051-067>069-082-083-091>093-052130- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-090406T0000Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO- HARVEY-BUTLER-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON... EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER... WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY 338 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS AND THIS AFTERNOON OVER SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. SPEEDS WILL DECREASE AREAWIDE TOWARDS SUNSET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL NEED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KSZ052-053-052130- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-090406T0000Z/ MARION-CHASE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS 338 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. SPEEDS WILL DECREASE AREAWIDE TOWARDS SUNSET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ HOWERTON
000 WWUS73 KICT 051445 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 945 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009 KSZ071-072-094>096-098>100-052245- /O.EXA.KICT.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-090406T0000Z/ WOODSON-ALLEN-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YATES CENTER...IOLA...HOWARD... FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... PARSONS 945 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH WILL OVERSPREAD SOUTHEAST KANSAS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE SOME BY THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL NEED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KSZ032-033-047>051-067>070-082-083-091>093-052245- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-090406T0000Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO- HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON... EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...EUREKA...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY... HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY 945 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS TODAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE AREAWIDE TOWARDS SUNSET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL NEED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KSZ052-053-052245- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-090406T0000Z/ MARION-CHASE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS 945 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE AREAWIDE TOWARDS SUNSET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ADK
000 WWUS73 KICT 052238 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 538 PM CDT SUN APR 5 2009 KSZ032-033-047>051-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-060000- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-090406T0000Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO- HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER- SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON... EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...KINGMAN... WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD... ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN... COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS 538 PM CDT SUN APR 5 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING BEFORE SUBSIDING AFTER SUNSET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL NEED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KSZ052-053-060000- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-090406T0000Z/ MARION-CHASE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS 538 PM CDT SUN APR 5 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING BEFORE SUBSIDING AFTER SUNSET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
000 WWUS73 KICT 052334 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 634 PM CDT SUN APR 5 2009 KSZ032-033-047>051-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-060300- /O.EXT.KICT.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-090406T0300Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO- HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER- SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON... EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...KINGMAN... WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD... ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN... COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS 634 PM CDT SUN APR 5 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE EVENING HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL NEED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KSZ052-053-060300- /O.EXT.KICT.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-090406T0300Z/ MARION-CHASE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS 634 PM CDT SUN APR 5 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE EVENING HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ JAKUB
000 WWUS73 KICT 060151 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 851 PM CDT SUN APR 5 2009 KSZ032-033-047>051-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-060300- /O.CAN.KICT.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-090406T0300Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO- HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER- SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON... EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...KINGMAN... WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD... ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN... COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS 851 PM CDT SUN APR 5 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS ACROSS THE REGION...THEREFORE THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ KSZ052-053-060300- /O.CAN.KICT.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-090406T0300Z/ MARION-CHASE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS 851 PM CDT SUN APR 5 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS ACROSS THE REGION...THEREFORE THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
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 Wichita, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Apr 3, 3:56 PM CDT, 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 3:56 PM CDT, 31 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 356 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2009 .DISCUSSION... FORECAST CONCERNS ARE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS ON SAT THEN ANOTHER COOL DOWN FOR MON-TUE. TONIGHT: SURFACE LOW CONTINUES TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT RANGE OF THE ROCKIES AT THIS TIME...WITH TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL KS. THIS HAS LED TO GUSTY WINDS NEAR ADVISORY ACROSS CENTRAL KS. CURRENTLY HAVE A WIND ADVISORY GOING FOR CENTRAL KS....AND PLAN ON KEEPING THIS UNTIL THE EVENING HOURS. SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO PULL INTO WRN KS LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY ON SAT. SYSTEM IS QUITE MOISTURE STARVED....WITH SURFACE DWPTS ACROSS OK ONLY IN THE LOW 30S. ISENTROPIC LIFT AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM INCREASES TONIGHT ACROSS CENTRAL KS...BUT MOST OF THIS LIFT WILL GO INTO MOISTENING THE MID LAYERS. SO WILL KEEP POPS OUT OF THE FORECAST TONIGHT. SAT-SUN: MAIN STORM SYSTEM PULLS ACROSS KS ON SAT. AS MENTIONED ABOVE...NOT ALOT OF MOISTURE FOR THIS SYSTEM TO WORK WITH AS DRY LINE PUSHES ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. MUCAPES ONLY CLIMB TO AROUND 600-800 J/KG TO THE EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 135...AS DRYLINE PUSHES INTO THIS AREA FOR THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SO MAIN SHRA/TSRA CHANCES WILL BE OVER ERN SECTIONS. EVEN WITH LACK OF INSTABILITY...LOTS OF DYNAMICS TO WORK WITH...SO STILL EXPECT SOME TSRA TO DEVELOP NEAR THE DRYLINE FOR AREAS EAST OF THE TURNPIKE. COULD SEE A FEW STRONG STORMS GIVEN THE SHEAR...BUT MAINLY THIS CHANCE WILL BE FOR THE EVENING HOURS TO THE EAST OF THE TURNPIKE AS DRYLINE AND THEN THE COLD FRONT PUSHES ACROSS THE AREA. OF BIGGER CONCERN WILL BE STRONG WINDS AFTER THE DRYLINE AND COLD FRONT PUSHES TO THE EAST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KS...AS FORECAST SOUNDINGS SUGGEST THAT THINGS DRY OUT DRAMATICALLY FOR AREAS WEST OF I-135 FOR SAT AFTERNOON/EVENING. THIS DEEP MIXING COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH...SO WILL GO AHEAD AND ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY FOR SAT AFTERNOON INTO SAT EVENING FOR AREAS WEST OF I-135. SOME FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS AS WELL AS FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW A VERY DRY AIRMASS MOVING INTO THE AREA FOR THE LATE AFTERNOON AS SOUNDINGS GO DRY ADIABATIC. WILL HOLD OFF ON THIS AS RECENT RAINS/WET SOILS...WILL KEEP THREAT LOWER THAN WINDS SUGGEST. SOME COLD AIR TRYS TO GET WRAPPED INTO THIS SYSTEM FOR LATE SAT NIGHT INTO SUN...BUT DRY MID LAYERS WILL KEEP ANY PRECIP CHANCES TO A MINIMUM. COLD AIR SUGGESTS THAT SOME SNOW MAY MIX WITH THE RAIN CHANCES FOR THE DAYTIME HOURS ON SUN ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS SYSTEM...BUT MOISTURE IS LACKING FOR A WIDESPREAD CHANCE...SO MAINLY TRACE/LIGHT AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. MON-TUE: WEEKEND SYSTEM WILL HELP PULL SOME MORE UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR INTO THE AREA FOR MON NIGHT INTO TUE...AS UPPER RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS THE ROCKIES. THIS UPPER RIDGE WILL BRING COLD CANADIAN AIR SOUTH INTO MOST OF KS AND MO MON NIGHT...WITH THE COLDEST AIR OVER MO FOR TUE/WED. BOTH THE ECMWF AND GFS SHOW 850H TEMPS DROPPING INTO THE MINUS 8 TO MINUS 10 RANGE BY TUE MORNING. SO PORTIONS OF THE AREA COULD SEE LOW TEMPS REACH THE MID 20S FOR TUE AM. SOME INTER-OFFICE CONVERSATION ON WHETHER FREEZE WATCH HEADLINES ARE NEEDED FOR THIS NEXT COLD SNAP. AVERAGE LAST FREEZE IS STILL AROUND APRIL 9TH...SO CLOSE TO THE TAIL END OF THIS TIME FRAME...WITH RECORD LOWS STILL IN THE LOWER 20S...SO WOULD PREFER TO HOLD OFF ON ANY FREEZE HEADLINES/WATCHES...AS BELOW NORMAL TEMPS HAVE ALREADY BEEN AROUND FOR THE LAST WEEK OR TWO. WITH THIS AIRMASS MAKING MORE OF THE GLANCING BLOW FOR THE AREA. COLDEST MORNING WILL BE TUE FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL...WITH EASTERN SECTIONS POSSIBLY SEEING ANOTHER COLD MORNING ON WED...AS SKIES REMAIN CLEAR. WED-FRI: NEXT SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE AREA FOR WED NIGHT INTO THU. THIS SYSTEM LOOKS TO HAVE BETTER MOISTURE AVAILABLE FOR A RAIN CHANCE... BUT THIS SYSTEM LOOKS TO BE CUT OFF FROM THE MAIN UPPER FLOW...WHICH SUGGESTS THAT TEMPS WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE WARMER THAN PREVIOUS SYSTEMS. SOME TIMING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE ECMWF AND GFS AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE AREA....BUT CERTAINLY A SOLID SHOWER CHANCE FOR THU WITH TEMPS SOMEWHAT CLOSER TO NORMAL. KETCHAM .AVIATION...18Z TAFS...KRSL/KSLN/KHUT/KICT/KCNU WINDY CONDITIONS ANTICIPATED THROUGH THE VALID TAF PERIOD (NEXT 24 HOURS)...AS STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE WESTERN HIGH PLAINS APPROACHES IN RESPONSE TO STRONG SHORTWAVE ENERGY TRAVERSING ACROSS THE ROCKIES. STRONG LOW-LEVEL JET ON THE ORDER OF 50-60 KTS WILL GET CRANKING TONIGHT...BUT GIVEN STOUT SURFACE FLOW FIGURED ID LEAVE LLWS MENTION OUT OF TAFS. WITH CONTINUED UPSLOPE MOISTURE ADVECTION AND DIURNAL COOLING TONIGHT...COULD SEE SOME SCT LOW CIGS AOA 1500 FT AGL ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER...DOES NOT LOOK LIKE CLOUDS WILL BE WIDESPREAD BKN-OVC DUE TO MARGINAL MOISTURE. ADK && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WICHITA-KICT 47 75 36 45 / 10 20 10 10 HUTCHINSON 44 72 33 43 / 10 20 10 20 NEWTON 43 73 36 42 / 10 20 20 20 ELDORADO 44 74 39 43 / 10 20 20 20 WINFIELD-KWLD 48 78 39 47 / 10 20 10 10 RUSSELL 44 65 28 39 / 10 20 40 20 GREAT BEND 42 67 29 40 / 10 20 20 20 SALINA 44 72 33 42 / 10 30 30 30 MCPHERSON 43 71 33 42 / 10 20 20 20 COFFEYVILLE 44 75 43 47 / 10 20 40 20 CHANUTE 41 74 41 44 / 10 20 40 30 IOLA 41 73 41 43 / 10 20 40 30 PARSONS-KPPF 44 75 42 46 / 10 20 40 20 && .ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY FOR KSZ032- 033-047>051-067-068-082-083-091-092. RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR KSZ032-047. WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR KSZ032-047. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 3, 10:41 AM CDT, 5 hours 46 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1041 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2009 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-041545- RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE- RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER- SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- 1041 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS... SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER ALONG WITH STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY MAINLY ACROSS RUSSELL AND BARTON COUNTIES. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST WIND ADVISORY AND RED FLAG WARNING PRODUCTS FOR MORE DETAILS. THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER WILL BE VERY HIGH FARTHER EAST UP TO ROUGHLY THE FLINT HILLS...WITH HIGH FIRE DANGER THROUGH THE REST OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY FIRE DANGER WILL BE VERY HIGH AREA WIDE ON SATURDAY...AND MOST LOCATIONS ON SUNDAY. FIRE DANGER MAY APPROACH EXTREME WEST OF HIGHWAY 14 ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES OVER THE WEEKEND...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OVER 30 MPH AND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH LIKELY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS ON SUNDAY. WIND ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED OVER THE WEEKEND. A FEW STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ROUGHLY EAST OF I-35. THESE STORMS WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH A DRYLINE MOVING ACROSS THE AREA. THE PRIMARY THREAT WOULD BE 50 MPH WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. HIGH OR VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL PERSIST FROM MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. A HARD FREEZE IS POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL KANSAS SUNDAY NIGHT...AND AREA WIDE MONDAY NIGHT. LOWS SHOULD DROP INTO THE LOWER TO MID 20S ACROSS MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL INTERESTS WILL NEED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT. && FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION...SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE) HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/HWO.PHP PJH/ADK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 10:16 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ICT | Barton, Russell | 8 hr |
| Apr 3, 10:20 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ICT | Barton, Russell | 9 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.