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Wind Advisory 19, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this wind advisory at May 30, 2011, 3:21 AM MDT for Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado; Dundy County, Nebraska; Cheyenne County, Rawlins County, Kansas. It took effect at May 30, 2011, 6:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 30, 2011, 3:21 AM MDT (09:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 30, 2011, 6:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- May 30, 2011, 5:34 PM MDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
Counties Cheyenne County, CO, Kit Carson County, CO, Yuma County, CO, Cheyenne County, KS, Rawlins County, KS, Dundy County, NE
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:23 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
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 106 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
- 977 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -242 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1698 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 278 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 354 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -1.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
024 WWUS73 KGLD 300921 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 321 AM MDT MON MAY 30 2011 KSZ003-004-014>016-028-029-042-301730- /O.UPG.KGLD.HW.A.0002.110530T1200Z-110531T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.HW.W.0005.110530T1200Z-110531T0200Z/ /O.EXT.KGLD.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-110530T1000Z/ DECATUR-NORTON-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-LOGAN-GOVE-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OBERLIN...NORTON...COLBY...HOXIE... HILL CITY...OAKLEY...QUINTER...LEOTI 421 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING/DURATION...WINDS WILL INCREASE QUICKLY AFTER SUNRISE AND PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY. THERE MAY BE A FEW PERIODS OF LIGHTER WINDS DURING THE MORNING HOURS...WITH WINDS BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD IN THE AFTERNOON. * PEAK WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH. * OTHER IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES TRAVELING ON EAST/WEST ROADS WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO IMPACTS FROM THESE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST...AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED FOR SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. && $$ KSZ013-027-041-NEZ081-301730- /O.UPG.KGLD.HW.A.0002.110530T1200Z-110531T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.HW.W.0005.110530T1200Z-110531T0200Z/ SHERMAN-WALLACE-GREELEY-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOODLAND...SHARON SPRINGS...TRIBUNE... MCCOOK 321 AM MDT MON MAY 30 2011 /421 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2011/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING/DURATION...WINDS WILL INCREASE QUICKLY AFTER SUNRISE AND PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY. THERE MAY BE A FEW PERIODS OF LIGHTER WINDS DURING THE MORNING HOURS...WITH WINDS BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD IN THE AFTERNOON. * PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES TRAVELING ON EAST/WEST ROADS WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO IMPACTS FROM THESE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST...AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED FOR SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE. && $$ KSZ002-301730- /O.UPG.KGLD.HW.A.0002.110530T1200Z-110531T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.WI.Y.0019.110530T1200Z-110531T0200Z/ /O.EXT.KGLD.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-110530T1000Z/ RAWLINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATWOOD 421 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING/DURATION...WINDS WILL INCREASE QUICKLY AFTER SUNRISE AND WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE DAY. THERE MAY BE A FEW PERIODS OF LIGHTER WINDS DURING THE MORNING HOURS...WITH WINDS BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD IN THE AFTERNOON. * PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * OTHER IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES TRAVELING ON EAST/WEST ROADS WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO IMPACTS FROM THESE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. && $$ COZ090>092-KSZ001-NEZ079-301730- /O.UPG.KGLD.HW.A.0002.110530T1200Z-110531T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.WI.Y.0019.110530T1700Z-110531T0200Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-DUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...BENKELMAN 321 AM MDT MON MAY 30 2011 /421 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MDT /NOON CDT/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MDT /NOON CDT/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING/DURATION...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING AND WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE DAY. * PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * OTHER IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES TRAVELING ON EAST/WEST ROADS WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO IMPACTS FROM THESE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. && $$ NEZ080-301730- /O.UPG.KGLD.HW.A.0002.110530T1200Z-110531T0200Z/ /O.EXB.KGLD.WI.Y.0018.110530T1200Z-110531T0200Z/ HITCHCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TRENTON 421 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING/DURATION...WINDS WILL INCREASE QUICKLY AFTER SUNRISE AND WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE DAY. THERE MAY BE A FEW PERIODS OF LIGHTER WINDS DURING THE MORNING HOURS...WITH WINDS BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD IN THE AFTERNOON. * PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH WILL ARE EXPECTED. * OTHER IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES TRAVELING ON EAST/WEST ROADS WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO IMPACTS FROM THESE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. && $$
4 follow-up statements
166 WWUS73 KGLD 301105 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 505 AM MDT MON MAY 30 2011 KSZ003-004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ081-301930- /O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0005.110530T1200Z-110531T0200Z/ DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE- GREELEY-WICHITA-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OBERLIN...NORTON...GOODLAND...COLBY... HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE... LEOTI...MCCOOK 505 AM MDT MON MAY 30 2011 /605 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2011/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING/DURATION...WINDS WILL INCREASE QUICKLY AFTER SUNRISE AND PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY. THERE MAY BE A FEW PERIODS OF LIGHTER WINDS DURING THE MORNING HOURS...WITH WINDS BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD IN THE AFTERNOON. * PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES TRAVELING ON EAST/WEST ROADS WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO IMPACTS FROM THESE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST...AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED FOR SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE. && $$ NEZ080-301930- /O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0018.110530T1200Z-110531T0200Z/ HITCHCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TRENTON 605 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING/DURATION...WINDS WILL INCREASE QUICKLY AFTER SUNRISE AND WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE DAY. THERE MAY BE A FEW PERIODS OF LIGHTER WINDS DURING THE MORNING HOURS...WITH WINDS BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD IN THE AFTERNOON. * PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH WILL ARE EXPECTED. * OTHER IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES TRAVELING ON EAST/WEST ROADS WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO IMPACTS FROM THESE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. && $$ KSZ002-301930- /O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0019.110530T1200Z-110531T0200Z/ RAWLINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATWOOD 605 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING/DURATION...WINDS WILL INCREASE QUICKLY AFTER SUNRISE AND WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE DAY. THERE MAY BE A FEW PERIODS OF LIGHTER WINDS DURING THE MORNING HOURS...WITH WINDS BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD IN THE AFTERNOON. * PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * OTHER IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES TRAVELING ON EAST/WEST ROADS WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO IMPACTS FROM THESE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. && $$ COZ090>092-KSZ001-NEZ079-301930- /O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0019.110530T1700Z-110531T0200Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-DUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...BENKELMAN 505 AM MDT MON MAY 30 2011 /605 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MDT /NOON CDT/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING/DURATION...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING AND WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE DAY. * PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * OTHER IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES TRAVELING ON EAST/WEST ROADS WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO IMPACTS FROM THESE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. && $$
590 WWUS73 KGLD 301916 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 116 PM MDT MON MAY 30 2011 KSZ003-004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ081-310200- /O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110531T0200Z/ DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE- GREELEY-WICHITA-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OBERLIN...NORTON...GOODLAND...COLBY... HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE... LEOTI...MCCOOK 116 PM MDT MON MAY 30 2011 /216 PM CDT MON MAY 30 2011/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING/DURATION...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT. * PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH. * OTHER IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES TRAVELING ON EAST/WEST ROADS WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO IMPACTS FROM THESE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST...AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED FOR SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE. && $$ NEZ080-310200- /O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-110531T0200Z/ HITCHCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TRENTON 216 PM CDT MON MAY 30 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING/DURATION...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT. * PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH WILL ARE EXPECTED. * OTHER IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES TRAVELING ON EAST/WEST ROADS WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO IMPACTS FROM THESE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. && $$ COZ090>092-KSZ001-002-NEZ079-310200- /O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-110531T0200Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...BENKELMAN 116 PM MDT MON MAY 30 2011 /216 PM CDT MON MAY 30 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING/DURATION...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT. * PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * OTHER IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES TRAVELING ON EAST/WEST ROADS WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO IMPACTS FROM THESE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. && $$
729 WWUS73 KGLD 302311 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 511 PM MDT MON MAY 30 2011 NEZ080-310300- /O.UPG.KGLD.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-110531T0200Z/ /O.EXB.KGLD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110531T0300Z/ HITCHCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TRENTON 611 PM CDT MON MAY 30 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF UP TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 70 MPH WILL ARE EXPECTED. * OTHER IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES TRAVELING ON EAST/WEST ROADS WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO IMPACTS FROM THESE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST...AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED FOR SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE. && $$ COZ090-091-KSZ001-002-NEZ079-310300- /O.UPG.KGLD.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-110531T0200Z/ /O.EXB.KGLD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110531T0300Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...BENKELMAN 511 PM MDT MON MAY 30 2011 /611 PM CDT MON MAY 30 2011/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF UP TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * OTHER IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES TRAVELING ON EAST/WEST ROADS WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO IMPACTS FROM THESE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST...AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED FOR SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE. && $$ COZ092-310300- /O.EXB.KGLD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110531T0300Z/ /O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-110531T0200Z/ CHEYENNE CO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHEYENNE WELLS 511 PM MDT MON MAY 30 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING/DURATION...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT. * PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * OTHER IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES TRAVELING ON EAST/WEST ROADS WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO IMPACTS FROM THESE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. && $$ KSZ013-310300- /O.EXT.KGLD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110531T0300Z/ SHERMAN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GOODLAND 511 PM MDT MON MAY 30 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING/DURATION...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT. * PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF UP TO 50 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS APPROACHING 70 MPH. * OTHER IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES TRAVELING ON EAST/WEST ROADS WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO IMPACTS FROM THESE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST...AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED FOR SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE. && $$ KSZ003-004-014>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ081-310200- /O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110531T0200Z/ DECATUR-NORTON-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY- WICHITA-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OBERLIN...NORTON...COLBY...HOXIE... HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI... MCCOOK 511 PM MDT MON MAY 30 2011 /611 PM CDT MON MAY 30 2011/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING/DURATION...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT. * PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH. * OTHER IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES TRAVELING ON EAST/WEST ROADS WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO IMPACTS FROM THESE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST...AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED FOR SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE. && $$
423 WWUS73 KGLD 302334 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 534 PM MDT MON MAY 30 2011 COZ092-310300- /O.CAN.KGLD.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-110531T0200Z/ /O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110531T0300Z/ CHEYENNE CO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHEYENNE WELLS 534 PM MDT MON MAY 30 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. * TIMING/DURATION...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISH AN HOUR OR SO AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT. * PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF UP TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * OTHER IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES TRAVELING ON EAST/WEST ROADS WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO IMPACTS FROM THESE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST...AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED FOR SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE. && $$ KSZ003-004-014>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ081-310200- /O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110531T0200Z/ DECATUR-NORTON-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY- WICHITA-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OBERLIN...NORTON...COLBY...HOXIE... HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI... MCCOOK 534 PM MDT MON MAY 30 2011 /634 PM CDT MON MAY 30 2011/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING/DURATION...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISH AN HOUR OR SO AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT. * PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH. * OTHER IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES TRAVELING ON EAST/WEST ROADS WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO IMPACTS FROM THESE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST...AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED FOR SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE. && $$ COZ090-091-KSZ001-002-013-NEZ079-080-310300- /O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110531T0300Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-SHERMAN-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...GOODLAND...BENKELMAN...TRENTON 534 PM MDT MON MAY 30 2011 /634 PM CDT MON MAY 30 2011/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF UP TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * OTHER IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES TRAVELING ON EAST/WEST ROADS WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO IMPACTS FROM THESE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST...AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED FOR SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE. && $$
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 Goodland, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at May 30, 3:00 AM MDT, 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 30, 3:00 AM MDT, 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
300 AM MDT MON MAY 30 2011
.DISCUSSION...
254 AM MDT MON MAY 30 2011
04Z WATER VAPOR IMAGERY INDICATED STRONG H5 TROUGH NEAR THE FOUR
CORNERS AREA...WITH RUC 1.5 PVU SURFACE SUGGESTING SEVERAL SMALLER
TROUGHS WERE ROTATING AROUND LARGER SCALE TROUGH. KLBF AND KDNR 00Z
RAOBS INDICATE STRONG WARMING FROM 24 HOURS AGO WITH H7 TEMPS
WARMING TO +14 AND +17C RESPECTIVELY. KAMA SOUNDING INDICATED AIR
MASS TO WEST OF DRYLINE WAS VERY WELL MIXED AND DRY...WITH POCKET OF
BELOW 0 MIXING RATIOS JUST OFF THE SFC. SFC ANALYSIS INDICATED WARM
FRONT WAS DRAPED ACROSS CENTER OF CWA...ROUGHLY TO THE NORTH OF A
HLC TO ITR LINE. PRETTY START DIFFERENCE IN MOISTURE CONTENT ON
EITHER SIDE OF THE FRONT WITH TDS IN THE 60S TO THE NORTH...AND
VALUES STILL IN THE TEENS ACROSS SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
WINDS...FIRE WX AND SMALL PRECIP FOG CHANCES TODAY WILL BE PRIMARY
FORECAST CONCERN.
TODAY-TONIGHT...H5 TROUGH WILL LIFT ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE
REGION TODAY AS DRYLINE SWEEPS TO THE EAST...FOLLOWED BY A COLD
FRONT DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. PRECIPITATION CHANCES CONTINUE TO
LOOK SLIM ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA AS STRONG CINH AND VERY DRY AIR
SETTLES OVER THE AREA. TWO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE EXTREME EASTERN CWA
WHERE DRYLINE WILL BE MOVING ACROSS DURING PEAK HEATING. COMBINATION
OF HEATING AND FRONTAL SCALE LIFT MAY BE ENOUGH TO WEAKEN CAP...BUT
WITH OVERALL POSITION MOVEMENT OF DRYLINE...THINK WINDOW FOR STORMS
WILL BE PRETTY SMALL. IF STORMS CAN DEVELOP...STRONG SHEAR PROFILES
WOULD CERTAINLY SUPPORT A SEVERE STORM OR TWO...BUT OVERALL
PROBABILITIES WILL BE LOW. STILL CONCERNED ABOUT HIGH BASED/DRY
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG COLD FRONT AND UNDER AREA OF VERY STEEP LAPSE
RATES WITH H5 TROUGH. WANT TO SEE SOME OF THE NEWER HIGH RES MODELS
BEFORE MAKING A FINAL CALL ON THAT.
BIGGEST CONCERN FOR THE DAY WILL BE POTENTIAL FOR HIGH WIND WARNING
CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. SHORT TERM MODELS STILL DIFFERING
GREATLY WITH RESPECT TO SPEEDS ACROSS THE AREA WITH NAM/HRRR
SUGGESTING A LULL IN WINDS ACROSS THE NW CWA THIS MORNING...AND
STRONGER WINDS SHIFTING EAST BY THIS AFTERNOON. MIXED LAYER PROGS DO
SUGGEST SOME 50KT WINDS JUST ABOVE THE MIXED LAYER EXTENDING AS FAR
WEST AS TRIBUNE AND GOODLAND...WHICH WOULD SUPPORT SOME STRONG WIND
GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON. FURTHER EAST...ALREADY HAD 52KT GUST AT
LENORA OVERNIGHT AND WITH WINDS KEEPING TEMPS FROM
DECOUPLING...THINK SOME OF THE STRONGER WINDS JUST OFF THE SFC MAY
MIX DOWN PRETTY QUICKLY AND CONFIDENCE HIGHER THAT WARNING CRITERIA
WILL BE MET THROUGH THE DAY IN THE EAST. WHILE PATTERN SUPPORTS
HIGHER WINDS IN THE EAST THAN WEST. WHILE DEEP MIXING IN THE WEST
HAS POTENTIAL TO BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE SFC...BASED ON LATEST
DATA JUST DO NOT HAVE THE CONFIDENCE THAT WARNING CRITERIA WILL BE
MET IN THIS AREA. GLD AND MCK AREAS QUESTIONABLE AS WELL...BUT GIVEN
STRONG LLJ CURRENTLY OCCURRING AND BOUNDARY LAYER STILL WELL MIXED
WILL ERR ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION. FIRE WX CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE
MET VERY EASILY AND QUICKLY THIS MORNING AS VERY DRY AIR MASS ACROSS
SOUTHEAST COLORADO LIFTS NORTHEAST INTO AREA BEHIND DRYLINE. WOULD
NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE HUMIDITIES FALL TO AROUND 5 PERCENT IN SOME
AREAS. WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY WARRANT RED FLAG CONDITIONS
ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA...BUT BASED ON AVAILABLE FUEL DATA AND
RECENT RAINFALL WILL CONFINE RED FLAG WARNING TO SOUTHERN ZONES.
TUESDAY-TUESDAY NIGHT...COOLER AND A MUCH MORE STABLE AIR MASS WILL
SETTLE OVER THE REGION DURING THE MORNING HOURS...WITH QUITE WX
EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. WEAK SHORT WAVE RIDGING BEGINS TO
DEVELOP DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...WITH ACCOMPANYING PERIOD OF LOW
LEVEL WAA. GFS/NAM SUGGEST 40+KT LOW LEVEL JET WILL DEVELOP
OVERNIGHT BRINGING SOME ELEVATED INSTABILITY TO THE AREA. SEEMS LIKE
CWA HAS BEEN HAVING TOUGH TIME GETTING STORMS TO DEVELOP OVER THE
AREA WITH THIS PATTERN...BUT WITH MID LEVEL TEMPS BEING NOTICEABLY
COOLER THAN THE PAST FEW DAYS...AND EASTERN CWA BEING ON PERIPHERY
OF THERMAL RIDGE BETWEEN 06 AND 12Z CANT TOTALLY RULE OUT A STORM OR
TWO...BUT WILL KEEP POPS VERY LOW.
WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY...SHORT WAVE RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER THE THE AREA
DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS...ALTHOUGH DIV Q FIELDS INDICATE PRETTY
NEUTRAL FORCING FOR ASCENT DURING THE PERIOD. WITH LLJ THE NIGHT
BEFORE EXPECTED TO BRING MOISTURE/INSTABILITY BACK TO THE
AREA...QUESTION WILL BE IF ANY THUNDERSTORMS CAN DEVELOP DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. SFC FIELDS NOT REALLY SHOWING ANY DISTINCT AREAS
FOR FOCUSING STORMS. STRONG H7 THERMAL RIDGE WITH VALUES AROUND 16C
WILL BEGIN TO NOSE IN FROM THE WEST AND WITH PRETTY NEUTRAL FORCING
DO NOT THINK IT WOULD BE TOUGH TO OVERCOME STRONG CINH ACROSS THE
WEST. FURTHER EAST ALONG PERIPHERY OF RIDGE...CINH VALUES LOWER AND
CURRENT FORECAST WITH LOW POPS ACROSS EASTERN CWA LOOKS REASONABLE.
WITH THERMAL RIDGE SHIFTING TO THE EAST OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY...NOT
SURE IF ANY AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN
THEMSELVES INTO THE EVENING...BUT BASED ON LATEST GEFS PRECIP DATA
THINK HOLDING ONTO LOW POPS INTO 06Z IS WARRANTED. FLOW ALOFT WILL
REMAIN SOUTHWESTERLY ON THURSDAY WITH 14C H7 THERMAL RIDGE SETTLING
OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE DAY. DESPITE RELATIVELY WARM TEMPS
ALOFT...SOME INDICATIONS ARE CINH WILL NOT BE PARTICULARLY STRONG
AND WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE A FEW STORMS DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN
CWA AND DRIFT EAST DURING THE EVENING. FOR THE TIME BEING
THOUGH...THINK KEEPING SILENT POPS THE WAY TO GO FOR THE TIME BEING.
FRIDAY-SUNDAY...NO CHANGES PLANNED ATTM.
JRM
&&
.AVIATION...
1136 PM MDT SUN MAY 29 2011
FOR THE 06Z TAFS...LOW CLOUDS AT KMCK HAVE MOVED NORTH...SO EXPECT
CLEAR SKIES THE REST OF TONIGHT AT KMCK AND KGLD. SURFACE WINDS
ARE INCREASING...AND WILL SHOW A GRADUAL INCREASE OF WINDS 06Z-
12Z...AND THEN FORECAST WINDS NEAR 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS
AFTER SUNRISE MONDAY.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
254 AM MDT MON MAY 30 2011
A VERY DRY AIR MASS WILL SETTLE OVER THE ENTIRE AREA TODAY AS A
DRYLINE RAPIDLY SWEEPS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO LESS THAN 15 PERCENT ACROSS THE ENTIRE
AREA...WITH VALUES AS LOW AS 5 PERCENT POSSIBLE SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 70. STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WILL
DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS.
WHILE THE WEATHER CONDITIONS SUPPORT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS...RECENT WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO
KEEP FUELS FROM REACHING CRITICAL STATUS ALONG AND NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 70.
JRM
&&
.GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KS...WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
KSZ001-002.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR KSZ002>004-014>016-
028-029-042.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
MDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR KSZ003-004-013>016-027>029-
041-042.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 7 AM MDT /8 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
MDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR KSZ027>029-041-042.
NE...WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM MDT /NOON CDT/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT
/9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR NEZ079-080.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR NEZ081.
CO...WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR COZ090>092.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR COZ254.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, May 29, 10:25 AM MDT, 16 hours 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1025 AM MDT SUN MAY 29 2011 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-301430- YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON- SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- 1025 AM MDT SUN MAY 29 2011 /1125 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...NORTHWEST KANSAS AND EAST CENTRAL COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENS OVER THE AREA. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. VERY DRY AIR WILL ALSO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA AS THE SYSTEM DEVELOPS BRINGING LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO THE ENTIRE AREA. THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND DRY AIR WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL MAKE ANY OUTDOOR BURNING DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF A KIT CARSON TO RUSSEL SPRINGS LINE THAT DID NOT RECEIVE RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT. JRM/024
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 30, 12:49 AM MDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1249 AM MDT MON MAY 30 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1240 AM NON-TSTM WND GST LENORA 39.61N 100.00W
05/30/2011 M60 MPH NORTON KS MESONET
&&
CJSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 3:21 AM MDT | High Wind Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 17 hr |
| May 30, 4:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 47 min |
| May 30, 5:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 60 min |
| May 30, 5:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne | 61 min |
| May 29, 11:26 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | GLD | Hitchcock | 18 hr |
| May 29, 6:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Graham | 14 min |
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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.