Wind Advisory 1, NWS Topeka, KS

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WWUS73 KTOP 141814 AAA
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1214 PM CST SUN FEB 14 2010

KSZ008-009-020-021-034-150000-
/O.CON.KTOP.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100215T0000Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER
1214 PM CST SUN FEB 14 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
  HOURS ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY
  EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS OF
  40 TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT
OUTDOOR OBJECTS. MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO DRIVE WITH ADDED CAUTION
DUE TO THE STRONG CROSS WINDS.

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$$

582 
WWUS73 KTOP 142150 AAB
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
350 PM CST SUN FEB 14 2010

KSZ008-009-020-021-034-142300-
/O.CAN.KTOP.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100215T0000Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-OTTAWA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER
350 PM CST SUN FEB 14 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS CANCELED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SUNSET. HOWEVER...THEY ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. THEREFORE THE
WIND ADVISORY ISSUED EARLIER TODAY FOR THE AREA HAS BEEN CANCELED.

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
310 AM CST SUN FEB 14 2010

.DISCUSSION...

COMPACT UPPER LOW DROPPING THROUGH NEBRASKA ATTM...BRINGING
CLOUDS AND VERY LIGHT PRECIPITATION INTO NRN KS. LONGWAVE TROF
FEATURE EXTENDS WELL EASTWARD INTO NOVA SCOTIA...WITH ADDITIONAL
ENERGY NOTED TRAVELLING NE TO SW IN THE FLOW OVER CANADA TOWARD
THE NORTHERN PLAINS STATES.

TODAY...LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING AS ENERGY
FROM UPPER SYSTEM OVER NEBRASKA MOVES INTO NORTHERN KS.  MAY GET A
DRY PERIOD LATE MORNING ASSOCIATED MAINLY WITH A BREAK IN THE
CLOUDS. COLD POOL ALOFT THEN MOVES OVERHEAD THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
AND INTERACTS WITH CONTINUED LOW LEVEL FRONTOGENESIS AND A WELL
MIXED BOUNDARY LAYER. SEE JUST ENOUGH INSTABILITY INTO THE -10 TO
-15 LAYER TO BRING LIGHT SNOW CHANCES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS
ACROSS NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS. WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS FEATURE ALSO EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 20-30 MPH RANGE WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. SEE ENOUGH POTENTIAL TODAY AS TIGHT GRADIENT MOVES
IN TO NORTH CENTRAL COUNTIES FOR A FEW HOURS OF 30MPH SUSTAINED AND
WILL CARRY A WIND ADVISORY FOR THAT AREA. HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY
EXPECTED TO STAY IN THE 20S AT BEST...WITH WIND CHILL VALUES IN
THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO FOR MOST OF THE LATE MORNING AND
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. HAVE UNDERCUT BOTH HIGH TEMPERATURES AND
DEWPOINTS FROM GUIDANCE SEVERAL DEGREES TAKING A LOOK UPSTREAM AT
COOLER AND DRIER AIR COMING IN.

WINDS DIMINISH SOMEWHAT BUT BREEZY CONDITIONS CONTINUE THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. ALSO THINK WILL SEE SOME FLURRIES OVERNIGHT AND
INTO MONDAY AS WELL MIXED LOW LEVELS CONTINUE AND WEAK IMPULSES
CONTINUE THORUGH THE NORTHERLY FLOW. HIGHS ON MONDAY NOT EXPECTED
TO BE MUCH HIGHER THAN TODAY.

WINDS COME DOWN ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS NEXT HIGH PRESSURE
SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS. HIGHS IN THE 30S CLIMB A FEW
MORE DEGREES INTO THE UPPER 30S LOW 40S FOR WEDNESDAY. MADE NO
CHANGES BEYOND WEDNESDAY. 67

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.AVIATION...

ONGOING LIGHT DRIZZLE NOT EXPECTED TO LAST MUCH LONGER AT TOP AND
FOE. SURFACE BOUNDARY HAS MOVED THROUGH THE AREA...BRINGING
NORTHERLY FLOW. WINDS EXPECTED TO PICK UP AS THE PUSH OF COLD AIR
MAKES ITS WAY INTO THE AREA. WINDS AT MHK WILL PICK UP SHORTLY
BEFORE FOE AND TOP. DRY AIR IN THE MID LAYERS MAY MITIGATE BKN/OVC
DECK FORMATION AT ALL SITES THROUGH 17Z...HOWEVER ANY SCATTERING
WILL BE SHORT LIVED BEFORE MORE MOISTURE MAKES ITS WAY INTO THE
AREA. BRIEF PERIOD OF SNOW EXPECTED DURING THE LATE MORNING TO
EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS IN NORTHEASTERN KANSAS...IMPACTING TOP AND
FOE. CURRENTLY EXPECT ANY SNOWFALL TO STAY EAST OF MHK...HOWEVER
SCATTERED FLURRIES WILL BE POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL SHOULD COME TO AN
END BY THE LATE AFTERNOON ON SUNDAY AT TOP AND FOE.

JL

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.TOP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM
SUNDAY FOR KSZ008-KSZ009-KSZ020-KSZ021- KSZ034.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
608 PM CST SAT FEB 13 2010

KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-150015-
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-
POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-
WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-
608 PM CST SAT FEB 13 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL...NORTH
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT ACROSS NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL
KANSAS. LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FROM THIS SNOWFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS ON SUNDAY.
THE BEST CHANCE FOR ANY ACCUMULATION WILL BE IN THE NORTHEAST
WHERE BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. AREAS FURTHER
SOUTH AND WEST WILL SEE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY LESS THAN AN
INCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA.