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High Wind Watch 2, NWS Hastings, NE

May 28, 201115 counties in Nebraska; 6 counties in Kansas

NWS Hastings, NE issued this high wind watch at May 28, 2011, 3:26 PM CDT for 15 counties in Nebraska; 6 counties in Kansas. It took effect at May 30, 2011, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 28, 2011, 3:26 PM CDT (20:26 UTC)
In effect from
May 30, 2011, 10:00 AM CDT
Expired
May 30, 2011, 4:02 AM CDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Hastings, NE
All 21 counties

Jewell County, KS, Mitchell County, KS, Osborne County, KS, Phillips County, KS, Rooks County, KS, Smith County, KS, Adams County, NE, Buffalo County, NE, Dawson County, NE, Franklin County, NE, Furnas County, NE, Gosper County, NE, Greeley County, NE, Hall County, NE, Harlan County, NE, Howard County, NE, Kearney County, NE, Phelps County, NE, Sherman County, NE, Valley County, NE, Webster County, NE

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:26 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

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 159 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 12:00Z on 2011-05-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 12:00Z on 2011-05-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -133 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
990 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-133 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
158 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

211 
WWUS73 KGID 282026
NPWGID

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
326 PM CDT SAT MAY 28 2011

...STRONG SOUTH WINDS EXPECTED ON MEMORIAL DAY...

.SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ON MONDAY AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
TIGHTENS AHEAD OF A POTENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. THE STRONGEST
WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEST OF A LINE FROM FULLERTON...TO
SUPERIOR...TO BELOIT WHERE WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE.

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039-040-046-047-060>062-072>075-082>085-
290500-
/O.NEW.KGID.HW.A.0002.110530T1500Z-110531T0100Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY-
SHERMAN-HOWARD-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-
FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...MANKATO...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...BELOIT...ORD...LOUP CITY...
ST. PAUL...LEXINGTON...KEARNEY...GRAND ISLAND...ELWOOD...
HOLDREGE...MINDEN...HASTINGS...BEAVER CITY...ALMA...FRANKLIN...
RED CLOUD
326 PM CDT SAT MAY 28 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING. 

* SOUTH WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY LATE MONDAY MORNING AND
  REMAIN STRONG THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL BE LIKELY WITH GUSTS
  AS HIGH AS 50 TO 60 MPH.

* LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE SECURED SO THEY ARE NOT BLOWN
  ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. ALSO...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED
  FOR THE STRONG WINDS AND KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE WHEEL. THESE
  STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS BOATING
  CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

WESELY/FAY
6 follow-up statements
819 
WWUS73 KGID 290139
NPWGID

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
839 PM CDT SAT MAY 28 2011

...STRONG SOUTH WINDS EXPECTED ON MEMORIAL DAY...

.SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ON MONDAY AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
TIGHTENS AHEAD OF A POTENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. THE STRONGEST
WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEST OF A LINE FROM FULLERTON...TO SUPERIOR...
TO BELOIT WHERE WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039-040-046-047-060>062-072>075-082>085-
291000-
/O.CON.KGID.HW.A.0002.110530T1500Z-110531T0100Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY-
SHERMAN-HOWARD-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-
FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...MANKATO...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...BELOIT...ORD...LOUP CITY...
ST. PAUL...LEXINGTON...KEARNEY...GRAND ISLAND...ELWOOD...
HOLDREGE...MINDEN...HASTINGS...BEAVER CITY...ALMA...FRANKLIN...
RED CLOUD
839 PM CDT SAT MAY 28 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING. 

* SOUTH WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY LATE MONDAY MORNING AND 
  REMAIN STRONG THROUGH EARLY EVENING. 

* SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL BE LIKELY WITH 
  GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 TO 60 MPH. 

* LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE SECURED SO THEY ARE NOT BLOWN 
  ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. ALSO...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED 
  FOR THE STRONG WINDS AND KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE WHEEL. THESE 
  STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS BOATING 
  CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

ROSSI
193 
WWUS73 KGID 290916
NPWGID

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
416 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011

...STRONG SOUTH WINDS EXPECTED ON MEMORIAL DAY...

.SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ON MONDAY AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
TIGHTENS AHEAD OF A POTENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. THE STRONGEST
WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEST OF A LINE FROM FULLERTON...TO SUPERIOR...
TO BELOIT WHERE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039-040-046-047-060>062-072>075-082>085-
291815-
/O.CON.KGID.HW.A.0002.110530T1500Z-110531T0100Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY-
SHERMAN-HOWARD-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-
FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...MANKATO...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...BELOIT...ORD...LOUP CITY...
ST. PAUL...LEXINGTON...KEARNEY...GRAND ISLAND...ELWOOD...
HOLDREGE...MINDEN...HASTINGS...BEAVER CITY...ALMA...FRANKLIN...
RED CLOUD
416 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING. 

* SOUTH WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY LATE MONDAY MORNING AND 
  REMAIN STRONG THROUGH EARLY EVENING. 

* SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL BE LIKELY WITH GUSTS
  IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH POSSIBLE.
 
* LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE SECURED SO THEY ARE NOT BLOWN 
  ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. ALSO...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED 
  FOR THE STRONG WINDS AND KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE WHEEL. THESE 
  STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS BOATING 
  CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$
963 
WWUS73 KGID 291826
NPWGID

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
126 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011

...VERY STRONG SOUTH WINDS STILL EXPECTED ON MEMORIAL DAY...

.INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE OBSERVED ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS ON MEMORIAL DAY. AT THIS TIME IT
APPEARS THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OBSERVED GENERALLY WEST OF HIGHWAY
281...WHERE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS
AS HIGH AS 60 MPH...WILL BE POSSIBLE. SLIGHTLY WEAKER WINDS WILL
BE OBSERVED EAST OF HIGHWAY 281...ALTHOUGH WINDY CONDITIONS WILL
BE EXPERIENCED NONETHELESS AS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35
MPH...ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WILL BE OBSERVED. WINDS
WILL QUICKLY INTENSIFY SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE MONDAY...AND WILL NOT
LIKELY DIMINISH UNTIL AROUND SUNSET.

NEZ041-048-049-063-064-076-077-086-087-300230-
/O.NEW.KGID.WI.Y.0013.110530T1500Z-110531T0300Z/
NANCE-MERRICK-POLK-HAMILTON-YORK-CLAY-FILLMORE-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FULLERTON...CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...
AURORA...YORK...CLAY CENTER...GENEVA...SUPERIOR...NELSON...HEBRON
126 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM CDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM CDT MONDAY. 

* SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE
  MONDAY...WITH STRONG WINDS PERSISTING THROUGH SUNSET MONDAY EVENING.

* SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS TO 45
  MPH...ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST.

* LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE SECURED SO THEY ARE NOT BLOWN 
  ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. ALSO...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED 
  FOR THE STRONG WINDS AND KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE WHEEL.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039-040-046-047-060>062-072>075-082>085-
300230-
/O.EXT.KGID.HW.A.0002.110530T1500Z-110531T0300Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY-
SHERMAN-HOWARD-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-
FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...MANKATO...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...BELOIT...ORD...LOUP CITY...
ST. PAUL...LEXINGTON...KEARNEY...GRAND ISLAND...ELWOOD...
HOLDREGE...MINDEN...HASTINGS...BEAVER CITY...ALMA...FRANKLIN...
RED CLOUD
126 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING. 

* SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE
  MONDAY...WITH STRONG WINDS PERSISTING THROUGH SUNSET MONDAY EVENING.

* SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS AS HIGH AS
  60 MPH...ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST.

* LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE SECURED SO THEY ARE NOT BLOWN 
  ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. ALSO...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED 
  FOR THE STRONG WINDS AND KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE WHEEL. THESE 
  STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS BOATING 
  CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

BRYANT
531 
WWUS73 KGID 300135
NPWGID

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
835 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011

...VERY STRONG SOUTH WINDS EXPECTED ON MEMORIAL DAY...

.INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF 
SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS MONDAY MORNING.
AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OBSERVED
GENERALLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 281...WHERE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45
MPH...ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH...WILL BE POSSIBLE.
SLIGHTLY WEAKER WINDS WILL BE OBSERVED EAST OF HIGHWAY
281...ALTHOUGH WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE EXPERIENCED NONETHELESS AS
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS TO 45
MPH...ARE EXPECTED THERE. WINDS WILL QUICKLY INTENSIFY SHORTLY
AFTER SUNRISE MONDAY...AND WILL NOT LIKELY DIMINISH UNTIL AROUND
SUNSET.

NEZ041-048-049-063-064-076-077-086-087-301000-
/O.CON.KGID.WI.Y.0013.110530T1500Z-110531T0300Z/
NANCE-MERRICK-POLK-HAMILTON-YORK-CLAY-FILLMORE-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FULLERTON...CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...
AURORA...YORK...CLAY CENTER...GENEVA...SUPERIOR...NELSON...HEBRON
835 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM CDT MONDAY.

* SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE 
  MONDAY...WITH STRONG WINDS PERSISTING THROUGH SUNSET MONDAY 
  EVENING. 

* SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS TO 45 
  MPH...ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST. 

* LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE SECURED SO THEY ARE NOT BLOWN 
  ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. ALSO...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED 
  FOR THE STRONG WINDS AND KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE WHEEL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039-040-046-047-060>062-072>075-082>085-
301000-
/O.CON.KGID.HW.A.0002.110530T1500Z-110531T0300Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY-
SHERMAN-HOWARD-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-
FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...MANKATO...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...BELOIT...ORD...LOUP CITY...
ST. PAUL...LEXINGTON...KEARNEY...GRAND ISLAND...ELWOOD...
HOLDREGE...MINDEN...HASTINGS...BEAVER CITY...ALMA...FRANKLIN...
RED CLOUD
835 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING. 

* SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE 
  MONDAY...WITH STRONG WINDS PERSISTING THROUGH SUNSET MONDAY 
  EVENING. 

* SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS AS HIGH 
  AS 60 MPH...ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST. 

* LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE SECURED SO THEY ARE NOT BLOWN 
  ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. ALSO...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED 
  FOR THE STRONG WINDS AND KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE WHEEL. THESE 
  STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS BOATING 
  CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

ROSSI
933 
WWUS73 KGID 300900
NPWGID

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
400 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2011

...VERY STRONG SOUTH WINDS EXPECTED ON MEMORIAL DAY...

.INCREASING SOUTH WINDS ARE DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS THIS MORNING. AT THIS TIME IT
APPEARS THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OBSERVED GENERALLY WEST OF
HIGHWAY 281 AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80...WHERE SUSTAINED WINDS OF
35 TO 45 MPH...ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. SLIGHTLY
WEAKER WINDS WILL BE OBSERVED EAST OF HIGHWAY 281 AND NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 80...ALTHOUGH WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE EXPERIENCED
NONETHELESS AS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...ACCOMPANIED BY
GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED THERE. WINDS WILL QUICKLY
INTENSIFY SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE THIS MORNING...AND WILL NOT LIKELY
APPRECIABLY DIMINISH UNTIL AROUND SUNSET OR SHORTLY AFTERWARDS.

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ060-061-072>075-082>085-301700-
/O.UPG.KGID.HW.A.0002.110530T1500Z-110531T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KGID.HW.W.0002.110530T1200Z-110531T0300Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-DAWSON-BUFFALO-
GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...MANKATO...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...BELOIT...LEXINGTON...KEARNEY...
ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...MINDEN...HASTINGS...BEAVER CITY...ALMA...
FRANKLIN...RED CLOUD
400 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT
THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* SOUTH WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE...WITH
  STRONG WINDS PERSISTING THROUGH SUNSET.

* SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS AS HIGH 
  AS 60 MPH...ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST. 

* LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE SECURED SO THEY ARE NOT BLOWN
  ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. ALSO...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED
  FOR THE STRONG WINDS AND KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE WHEEL. THESE
  STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS BOATING
  CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NEZ039-040-046-047-062-301700-
/O.UPG.KGID.HW.A.0002.110530T1500Z-110531T0300Z/
/O.EXA.KGID.WI.Y.0013.110530T1500Z-110531T0300Z/
VALLEY-GREELEY-SHERMAN-HOWARD-HALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORD...LOUP CITY...ST. PAUL...
GRAND ISLAND
400 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
CDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* SOUTH WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID-MORNING...WITH STRONG WINDS
  PERSISTING THROUGH SUNSET.

* SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS AS HIGH
  AS 55 MPH...ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST.

* LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE SECURED SO THEY ARE NOT BLOWN
  ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. ALSO...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED
  FOR THE STRONG WINDS AND KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE WHEEL. THESE
  STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS BOATING
  CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NEZ041-048-049-063-064-076-077-086-087-301700-
/O.CON.KGID.WI.Y.0013.110530T1500Z-110531T0300Z/
NANCE-MERRICK-POLK-HAMILTON-YORK-CLAY-FILLMORE-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FULLERTON...CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...
AURORA...YORK...CLAY CENTER...GENEVA...SUPERIOR...NELSON...HEBRON
400 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* SOUTH WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID-MORNING...WITH STRONG WINDS
  PERSISTING THROUGH SUNSET.

* SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS AS HIGH
  AS 55 MPH...ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST.

* LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE SECURED SO THEY ARE NOT BLOWN
  ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. ALSO...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED
  FOR THE STRONG WINDS AND KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE WHEEL. THESE
  STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS BOATING
  CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

HEINLEIN
891 
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
402 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2011

...VERY STRONG SOUTH WINDS EXPECTED TODAY...

.INCREASING SOUTH WINDS ARE DEVELOPING ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS THIS MORNING. THE STRONGEST
WINDS WILL BE OBSERVED GENERALLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 281 AND SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 80...WHERE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45
MPH...ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED.
SLIGHTLY WEAKER WINDS WILL BE OBSERVED FARTHER NORTH AND
EAST...ALTHOUGH WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE EXPERIENCED NONETHELESS.
WINDS WILL QUICKLY INTENSIFY SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE THIS
MORNING...AND WILL NOT LIKELY APPRECIABLY DIMINISH UNTIL AROUND
SUNSET OR SHORTLY AFTERWARDS.

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ060-061-072>075-082>085-301715-
/O.UPG.KGID.HW.A.0002.110530T1500Z-110531T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KGID.HW.W.0002.110530T1200Z-110531T0300Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-DAWSON-BUFFALO-
GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...MANKATO...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...BELOIT...LEXINGTON...KEARNEY...
ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...MINDEN...HASTINGS...BEAVER CITY...ALMA...
FRANKLIN...RED CLOUD
402 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT
THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* SOUTH WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE...WITH
  STRONG WINDS PERSISTING THROUGH SUNSET.

* SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS AS HIGH 
  AS 60 MPH...ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST. 

* LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE SECURED SO THEY ARE NOT BLOWN
  ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. ALSO...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED
  FOR THE STRONG WINDS AND KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE WHEEL. THESE
  STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS BOATING
  CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NEZ039-040-046-047-062-301715-
/O.UPG.KGID.HW.A.0002.110530T1500Z-110531T0300Z/
/O.EXA.KGID.WI.Y.0013.110530T1500Z-110531T0300Z/
VALLEY-GREELEY-SHERMAN-HOWARD-HALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORD...LOUP CITY...ST. PAUL...
GRAND ISLAND
402 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
CDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* SOUTH WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID-MORNING...WITH STRONG WINDS
  PERSISTING THROUGH SUNSET.

* SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS AS HIGH
  AS 55 MPH...ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST.

* LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE SECURED SO THEY ARE NOT BLOWN
  ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. ALSO...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED
  FOR THE STRONG WINDS AND KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE WHEEL. THESE
  STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS BOATING
  CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NEZ041-048-049-063-064-076-077-086-087-301715-
/O.CON.KGID.WI.Y.0013.110530T1500Z-110531T0300Z/
NANCE-MERRICK-POLK-HAMILTON-YORK-CLAY-FILLMORE-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FULLERTON...CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...
AURORA...YORK...CLAY CENTER...GENEVA...SUPERIOR...NELSON...HEBRON
402 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* SOUTH WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID-MORNING...WITH STRONG WINDS
  PERSISTING THROUGH SUNSET.

* SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS AS HIGH
  AS 55 MPH...ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST.

* LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE SECURED SO THEY ARE NOT BLOWN
  ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. ALSO...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED
  FOR THE STRONG WINDS AND KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE WHEEL. THESE
  STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS BOATING
  CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

HEINLEIN

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Hastings, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind watch went out at May 28, 2:47 PM CDT, 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 28, 2:47 PM CDT, 39 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
247 PM CDT SAT MAY 28 2011

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. MAIN FOCUS IS ON
CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. WATER VAPOR
IMAGERY REVEALED UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS IN THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST....AND ACROSS SOUTHERN MANITOBA INTO THE DAKOTAS...WHILE
FLOW ACROSS THE INTERIOR CONUS WAS FAIRLY ZONAL. WEAK ISENTROPIC
LIFT AND SUBTLE PERTURBATIONS HAVE PRODUCED SOME RAIN SHOWERS
ACROSS MAINLY THE NEBRASKA SIDE OF OUR CWA TODAY AND SHOWERS
LINGERED ACROSS THE NORTHERN THIRD OF OUR CWA EARLY THIS AFTN WITH
RADAR MOSAIC INDICATING SHOWER ACTIVITY STRETCHING WEST INTO THE NEB
PANHANDLE AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING. IN GENERAL THE PCPN SHOULD
CONTINUE TO SHIFT NORTHWARD WITH TIME BUT MAY NEED TO INCLUDE AT
LEAST SOME SLIGHT CHCS INTO THE EVENING.

WARM FRONTAL BOUNDARY CURRENTLY STRETCHING FROM NORTHERN OKLAHOMA
INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI WILL LIFT NORTHEAST AND EXTEND FM
SOUTHWEST KS NORTHEAST INTO NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI SUNDAY MORNING AS
THE UPPER LOW DIGS INTO THE WEST CENTRAL ROCKIES.  THE LLVL JET IS
SLOW TO INCREASE LATE TONIGHT BUT CRANKS UP BY MORNING TO 40 TO
50KTS ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN KS.  MID LEVEL FRONTOGENESIS ALIGNS
NEAR I70 BY 12Z SUNDAY AND ISENTROPIC LIFT ON THE 310K SFC INCREASES
BY 09Z AND CONTINUES ON SUNDAY WITH LIFT SHIFTING NORTH WITH TIME
AS SURFACE BOUNDARY LIFTS. BASED ON TIMING OF DYNAMICS...LATE
NIGHT OR EARLY SUNDAY MORNING CONVECTION LOOKS TO SET UP PRIOR TO
DAYBREAK ON SUNDAY ACROSS OUR SOUTHERN CWA AND SPREAD NORTHWARD
DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. SREF MUCAPES ARE PROGGED AROUND 2000 J/KG
NORTH OF THE BOUNDARY LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY WITH SHEAR IN 30 TO
40KT RANGE. ELEVATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE
POSSIBLE...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL/DAMAGING WINDS.

MODELS DIFFER ON HOW FAR NORTH FRONT WILL REACH ON SUNDAY WITH
GFS/SREF INDICATING A FARTHER NORTH POSITION THAN THE NAM.  FRONTAL
POSITION IS KEY WITH REGARDS TO HOW WARM TEMPS WILL BE SOUTH OF THE
FRONT AND HOW DEEP SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL MIX AS WELL. HAVE SETTLED
WITH WARM FRONT POSITION 00Z MONDAY ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
INTO SOUTHERN NEBRASKA ATTM. SOUTH OF THE BOUNDARY TEMPS WILL
REACH THE 80S...WITH COOLER 60S/70S NORTH. IF FRONT LIFTS FARTHER
NORTH...WILL NEED TO MONITOR OUR SOUTHERN ZONES FOR POTENTIAL WIND
ADVISORY CRITERIA...BUT ATTM FORECAST SOUNDINGS DO NOT INDICATE
DEEP MIXING EARLY ENOUGH IN THE DAY TO WARRANT ADVISORY BUT
SOMETHING TO MONITOR. MODELS SUGGEST CAP WILL HOLD ALONG THE FRONT
ON SUNDAY AND BASED ON THIS HAVE KEPT PCPN NORTH OF BOUNDARY
DURING THE DAY.

THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTH SUNDAY NIGHT WITH INCREASING
SOUTHERLY WINDS IN THE WARM SECTOR...WHICH WILL LEAD INTO AN
EXTREMELY WINDY AND WARM DAY ON MONDAY.

.LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE PRIMARY FORECAST CONCERN
WILL CENTER ON THE STRONG WINDS AND SEVERE WEATHER THREAT ON MONDAY.
WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS THEN SEEM LIKLEY FOR MUCH OF THE
EXTENDED PERIOD BEYOND MONDAY.

A SIGNIFICANT UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL SLIDE INTO THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL PLAINS ON MONDAY. THIS WILL SWING A COLD FRONT ACROSS OUR
COVERAGE AREA FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING HOURS. HEIGHT FALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER WAVE WILL
INCREASE LAPSE RATES AS TEMPERATURES COOL ALOFT. THERE WILL BE
PLENTY OF FORCING ALONG THE FRONT AS INDICATED BY SIGNIFICANT
FRONTOGENESIS. IN ADDITION...WITH THE HEIGHT FALLS ALOFT EXPECT
THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP BY LATE AFTERNOON AND INCREASE IN
COVERAGE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. INDIVIDUAL STORMS WILL RACE
NORTHEAST AS THE OVERALL LINE OF CONVECTION ALONG THE FRONT PUSHES
EAST. STORM MOTION COULD VERY WELL BE IN THE 50 TO 60 MPH RANGE.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL QUICKLY BECOME SEVERE LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND
REMAIN SO AS THEY RAKE ACROSS MUCH OF OUR AREA DURING THE EARLY
EVENING HOURS. SFC BASED CAPE VALUES OF 2500-3000 J/KG ALONG WITH
DEEP LAYER 0-6KM SHEAR VALUES OF 50 TO 70 KTS WILL BE VERY
SUPPORTIVE OF SEVERE STORMS. THE STRONG FORCING ALONG THE FRONT AS
WELL AS HAVING SHEAR VECTORS THAT ARE MORE PARALLEL THAN
PERPENDICULAR TO THE FRONT...WILL SUPPORT A TENDENCY TOWARDS A
LINEAR CONVECTIVE MODE. AM CONCERNED THAT WE COULD SEE A STRONG QLCS
QUASI LINEAR CONVECTIVE SYSTEM WITH STRONG WINDS AND AN ISOLATED
TORNADO THREAT AS THESE STORMS PASS THROUGH. WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED
TO SEE A FEW HIGH END SEVERE WIND REPORTS OUT OF THIS SYSTEM IN
EXCESS OF 80 MPH.

NON CONVECTIVE WINDS WILL ALSO BE A PROBLEM ON MONDAY WITH STRONG
UNIDIRECTIONAL FLOW THROUGHOUT THE VERTICAL PROFILE...STEEPENING
LAPSE RATES...GOOD MIXING...AND PLENTY OF SUN THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.
IT APPEARS THAT A WIND ADVISORY ON MONDAY WILL ALMOST BE A SURE BET.
SOME MODEL GUIDANCE VALUES WOULD EVEN SUPPORT SUSTAINED WINDS OF
OVER 40 MPH AT TIMES ON MONDAY. IN ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF
STEEP LAPSE RATES AND HIGH 50 KT PLUS WINDS RIGHT OFF THE SFC WILL
SUPPORT NON CONVECTIVE WIND GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH. THEREFORE...WILL
BE ISSUING A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR MONDAY INCLUDING AREAS PRIMARILY ALONG
AND WEST OF HWY 281.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARM TO HOT ON MONDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE 80S.
THERE SHOULD BE A BIT OF A COOL DOWN ON TUESDAY BEHIND THE COLD
FRONT...BUT ONLY INTO THE 70S. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE DEVELOPS
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AROUND MID WEEK AND PERSISTS THROUGH THE
END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. THIS SHOULD LEAD TO HOT CONDITIONS ON
WEDNESDAY THROUGH NEXT SATURDAY WITH HIGHS RANGING FROM THE MID 80S
TO THE LOWER 90S. WE'LL BE ON THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE RIDGE
AND MAY STILL GET SOME RAIN FROM WEAK SHORT WAVES RIDING OVER THE
RIDGE. HOWEVER...RAIN CHANCES WILL GENERALLY BE SMALL TO NONE
THROUGH MOST OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD.

&&

.AVIATION...18Z TAF. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS WILL BE IN
THE VICINITY OF KGRI AT THE ONSET OF THE TAF PERIOD. THIS ACTIVITY
IS EXPECTED TO WIND DOWN THIS AFTN. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS
INITIALLY WILL TRANSITION TO A MAINLY EASTERLY DIRECTION THIS
AFTERNOON AND REMAIN EASTERLY TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. CHANCES FOR
THUNDERSTORMS INCREASE TOWARD DAYBREAK AND CONTINUE ON SUNDAY IN
INCREASING LIFT NORTH OF A WARM FRONTAL BOUNDARY LIFTING NORTH IN
KS. CIGS ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER TO MVFR BUT MAY DROP TO IFR AT
TIMES LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

&&

.GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR
     NEZ039-040-046-047-060>062-072>075-082>085.

KS...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR
     KSZ005>007-017>019.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, May 28, 4:47 AM CDT, 10 hours 39 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
447 AM CDT SAT MAY 28 2011

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-
291200-
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-
SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-YORK-
GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-
WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
447 AM CDT SAT MAY 28 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND
PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A SMALL RISK FOR A MORNING THUNDERSTORM IN NORTH CENTRAL
KANSAS...AND THEN ACROSS THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. A
FEW STRONG TO BRIEFLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT
ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...WITH HAIL THE SIZE OF QUARTERS THE
MAIN HAZARD.

THE PLATTE RIVER NEAR KEARNEY NEBRASKA IS ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. AS A
RESULT...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST
FLOOD STATEMENT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

THERE IS A LINGERING RISK FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR MUCH OF THE
OUTLOOK AREA ON SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING.

ON MONDAY...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL GUST OVER 40 MPH AT TIMES
WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 25 MPH LIKELY.

ALSO ON MONDAY...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE OUTLOOK AREA
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THOUGH A STRONG CAP OF WARM
AIR WILL BE IN PLACE AHEAD OF THE FRONT...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM ALONG THE FRONT AFTER 4 PM MONDAY. AS THE
FRONT MIGRATES EAST DURING THE EVENING...THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME
MORE NUMEROUS ALONG THE FRONT.

AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE GREATEST IN
COVERAGE ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 281. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL
ORGANIZE INTO A LINE AS THEY MOVE EAST...WITH THE MAIN HAZARDS
LARGE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS AND DAMAGING WINDS. EARLY
IN THE EVENING...AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS ALSO POSSIBLE. ALONG WITH
ALL OF THESE HAZARDS...WILL BE THE RISK FOR SOME LOCALLY HEAVY
RAIN IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH...AGAIN GENERALLY ALONG AND EAST OF
HIGHWAY 281.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED FOR A BRIEF TIME ACROSS NORTH
CENTRAL KANSAS TONIGHT.

&&

MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
   HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS  (ALL LOWERCASE)

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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.