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Heat Advisory 8, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this heat advisory at Jul 27, 2012, 2:47 PM CDT for 26 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Jul 28, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 65 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 27, 2012, 2:47 PM CDT (19:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 28, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jul 31, 2012, 4:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 65 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 19:51 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, 7.8 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1856 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
768 WWUS73 KICT 271947 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 247 PM CDT FRI JUL 27 2012 ...A HEAT WAVE WILL EXPAND OVER THE REGION FOR THE UPCOMING WEEKEND... KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-281115- /O.NEW.KICT.HT.Y.0008.120728T1700Z-120730T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...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 247 PM CDT FRI JUL 27 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. * TEMPERATURES...WILL SOAR DURING THE UPCOMING WEEKEND WITH DANGEROUS AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES OF 105 DEGREES OR HIGHER. * IMPACTS...IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN...THOSE OUTSIDE COULD SUFFER FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION OR EVEN A HEAT STROKE. HEAT RELATED ILLNESS CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CONDITIONS WHERE HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS AND STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM IF POSSIBLE. STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TEMPERATURES WITHIN VEHICLES CAN BECOME LETHAL IN A FEW MINUTES. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN VEHICLES. REMEMBER TO BEAT THE HEAT...CHECK THE BACKSEAT. && $$ JAKUB
8 follow-up statements
008 WWUS73 KICT 280842 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 342 AM CDT SAT JUL 28 2012 ...DANGEROUS HEAT TO PLAGUE THE REGION THE REST OF THE WEEKEND... KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-282300- /O.CON.KICT.HT.Y.0008.120728T1700Z-120730T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...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 342 AM CDT SAT JUL 28 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. * TEMPERATURES...WILL RANGE FROM 105 TO 110 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN...THOSE OUTSIDE COULD SUFFER FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION OR EVEN HEAT STROKE. HEAT RELATED ILLNESS CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. WHENEVER POSSIBLE...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION AT ONCE. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF VERY HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CONDITIONS WHERE HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS AND STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM IF POSSIBLE. STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TEMPERATURES WITHIN VEHICLES CAN BECOME LETHAL IN ONLY A FEW MINUTES. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN VEHICLES FOR ANY DURATION! REMEMBER TO BEAT THE HEAT...CHECK THE BACKSEAT. && $$ ES
043 WWUS73 KICT 282012 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 312 PM CDT SAT JUL 28 2012 ...DANGEROUS HEAT TO PLAGUE THE REGION THROUGH SUNDAY... KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-291100- /O.CON.KICT.HT.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120730T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...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 312 PM CDT SAT JUL 28 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. * TEMPERATURES...WILL BE WELL ABOVE NORMAL WITH HEAT INDICES RANGING FROM 105 TO 110 DEGREES DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS THROUGH SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN...THOSE OUTSIDE COULD SUFFER FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION OR EVEN HEAT STROKE. HEAT RELATED ILLNESS CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. WHENEVER POSSIBLE...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION AT ONCE. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF VERY HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CONDITIONS WHERE HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS AND STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM IF POSSIBLE. STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TEMPERATURES WITHIN VEHICLES CAN BECOME LETHAL IN ONLY A FEW MINUTES. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN VEHICLES FOR ANY DURATION! REMEMBER TO BEAT THE HEAT...CHECK THE BACKSEAT. && $$ JAKUB
718 WWUS73 KICT 290841 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 341 AM CDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...DANGEROUS HEAT TO PLAGUE THE REGION THROUGH SUNDAY... KSZ091>093-098>100-292245- /O.EXT.KICT.HT.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120731T0000Z/ HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON... WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... PARSONS 341 AM CDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY... THE HEAT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY. * TEMPERATURES...WILL BE WELL ABOVE NORMAL WITH AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES RANGING FROM 105 TO 110 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN...THOSE OUTSIDE COULD SUFFER FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION OR EVEN HEAT STROKE. HEAT RELATED ILLNESS CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. WHENEVER POSSIBLE...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION AT ONCE. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF VERY HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CONDITIONS WHERE HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS AND STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM IF POSSIBLE. STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TEMPERATURES WITHIN VEHICLES CAN BECOME LETHAL IN ONLY A FEW MINUTES. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN VEHICLES FOR ANY DURATION! REMEMBER TO BEAT THE HEAT...CHECK THE BACKSEAT. && $$ KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-094>096-292245- /O.CON.KICT.HT.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120730T0000Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK- ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA... EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...KINGMAN...WICHITA...HOWARD... FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE 341 AM CDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TEMPERATURES...WILL BE WELL ABOVE NORMAL WITH HEAT INDICES RANGING FROM 105 TO 110 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN...THOSE OUTSIDE COULD SUFFER FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION OR EVEN HEAT STROKE. HEAT RELATED ILLNESS CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. WHENEVER POSSIBLE...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION AT ONCE. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF VERY HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CONDITIONS WHERE HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS AND STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM IF POSSIBLE. STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TEMPERATURES WITHIN VEHICLES CAN BECOME LETHAL IN ONLY A FEW MINUTES. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN VEHICLES FOR ANY DURATION! REMEMBER TO BEAT THE HEAT...CHECK THE BACKSEAT. && $$ ES
471 WWUS73 KICT 291955 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 255 PM CDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...DANGEROUS HEAT TO PLAGUE THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... KSZ067-069-082-083-094>096-301000- /O.EXT.KICT.HT.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120731T0000Z/ RENO-BUTLER-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUTCHINSON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA... KINGMAN...WICHITA...HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE 255 PM CDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY... THE HEAT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY. * TEMPERATURES...WILL BE WELL ABOVE NORMAL WITH HEAT INDICES RANGING FROM 105 TO 107 DEGREES DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACTS...IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN...THOSE OUTSIDE COULD SUFFER FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION OR EVEN HEAT STROKE. HEAT RELATED ILLNESS CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. WHENEVER POSSIBLE...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION AT ONCE. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF VERY HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CONDITIONS WHERE HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS AND STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM IF POSSIBLE. STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TEMPERATURES WITHIN VEHICLES CAN BECOME LETHAL IN ONLY A FEW MINUTES. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN VEHICLES FOR ANY DURATION! REMEMBER TO BEAT THE HEAT...CHECK THE BACKSEAT. && $$ KSZ091>093-098>100-301000- /O.CON.KICT.HT.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120731T0000Z/ HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON... WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... PARSONS 255 PM CDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY... A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY. * TEMPERATURES...WILL BE WELL ABOVE NORMAL WITH HEAT INDICES RANGING FROM 105 TO 107 DEGREES DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACTS...IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN...THOSE OUTSIDE COULD SUFFER FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION OR EVEN HEAT STROKE. HEAT RELATED ILLNESS CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. WHENEVER POSSIBLE...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION AT ONCE. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF VERY HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CONDITIONS WHERE HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS AND STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM IF POSSIBLE. STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TEMPERATURES WITHIN VEHICLES CAN BECOME LETHAL IN ONLY A FEW MINUTES. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN VEHICLES FOR ANY DURATION! REMEMBER TO BEAT THE HEAT...CHECK THE BACKSEAT. && $$ KSZ032-033-047>053-068-070>072-300000- /O.CON.KICT.HT.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120730T0000Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- CHASE-HARVEY-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...NEWTON...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA 255 PM CDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TEMPERATURES...WILL BE WELL ABOVE NORMAL WITH HEAT INDICES RANGING FROM 105 TO 110 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN...THOSE OUTSIDE COULD SUFFER FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION OR EVEN HEAT STROKE. HEAT RELATED ILLNESS CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. WHENEVER POSSIBLE...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION AT ONCE. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF VERY HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CONDITIONS WHERE HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS AND STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM IF POSSIBLE. STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TEMPERATURES WITHIN VEHICLES CAN BECOME LETHAL IN ONLY A FEW MINUTES. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN VEHICLES FOR ANY DURATION! REMEMBER TO BEAT THE HEAT...CHECK THE BACKSEAT. && $$ JAKUB
716 WWUS73 KICT 292356 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 656 PM CDT SUN JUL 29 2012 KSZ032-033-047>053-068-070>072-300100- /O.EXP.KICT.HT.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120730T0000Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- CHASE-HARVEY-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION... COTTONWOOD FALLS...NEWTON...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA 656 PM CDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE HEAT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. HEAT INDICES WILL FALL BELOW 105 THIS EVENING. THEREFORE THE HEAT ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ KSZ067-069-082-083-091>096-098>100-301400- /O.CON.KICT.HT.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120731T0000Z/ RENO-BUTLER-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON- NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUTCHINSON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA... KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD... ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN... COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS 656 PM CDT SUN JUL 29 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY... A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY. * TEMPERATURES...WILL BE WELL ABOVE NORMAL WITH HEAT INDICES RANGING FROM 105 TO 109 DEGREES DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACTS...IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN...THOSE OUTSIDE COULD SUFFER FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION OR EVEN HEAT STROKE. HEAT RELATED ILLNESS CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. WHENEVER POSSIBLE...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION AT ONCE. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF VERY HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CONDITIONS WHERE HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS AND STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM IF POSSIBLE. STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TEMPERATURES WITHIN VEHICLES CAN BECOME LETHAL IN ONLY A FEW MINUTES. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN VEHICLES FOR ANY DURATION! REMEMBER TO BEAT THE HEAT...CHECK THE BACKSEAT. && $$
161 WWUS73 KICT 300844 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 344 AM CDT MON JUL 30 2012 KSZ091>093-098>100-302245- /O.EXT.KICT.HT.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120801T0000Z/ HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON... WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE... PARSONS 344 AM CDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY... THE HEAT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. * HEAT INDICES...OF 105 TO 107 ARE LIKELY BOTH THIS AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE HIGHEST VALUES SHOULD OCCUR AROUND 4 PM EACH DAY. * IMPACTS...IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN...THOSE OUTSIDE COULD SUFFER FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION OR EVEN HEAT STROKE. HEAT RELATED ILLNESS CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. REMEMBER TO TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. TEMPERATURES WITHIN VEHICLES CAN BECOME LETHAL IN A FEW MINUTES. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN VEHICLES. REMEMBER TO BEAT THE HEAT...CHECK THE BACKSEAT. A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CONDITIONS WHERE HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. && $$ KSZ067-069-082-083-094>096-302245- /O.CON.KICT.HT.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120731T0000Z/ RENO-BUTLER-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUTCHINSON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA... KINGMAN...WICHITA...HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE 344 AM CDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * HEAT INDICES...OF 105 TO 107 ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGHEST VALUES SHOULD OCCUR AROUND 4 PM. * IMPACTS...IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN...THOSE OUTSIDE COULD SUFFER FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION OR EVEN HEAT STROKE. HEAT RELATED ILLNESS CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. REMEMBER TO TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. TEMPERATURES WITHIN VEHICLES CAN BECOME LETHAL IN A FEW MINUTES. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN VEHICLES. REMEMBER TO BEAT THE HEAT...CHECK THE BACKSEAT. A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CONDITIONS WHERE HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. && $$ HOWERTON
170 WWUS73 KICT 302047 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 347 PM CDT MON JUL 30 2012 KSZ067-302200- /O.CAN.KICT.HT.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120731T0000Z/ RENO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HUTCHINSON 347 PM CDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE HEAT ADVISORY. HEAT INDICES OF 100 TO 104 ARE STILL POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. $$ KSZ069-082-083-091>096-098>100-311100- /O.EXT.KICT.HT.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120802T0000Z/ BUTLER-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO- CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...KINGMAN... WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD... ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN... COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS 347 PM CDT MON JUL 30 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE HEAT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * HEAT INDICES...OF 106 TO 108 ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE EARLY THIS EVENING AND EACH AFTERNOON ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THE HIGHEST VALUES SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN 3 AND 6 PM. * IMPACTS...IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN...THOSE OUTSIDE COULD SUFFER FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION OR EVEN HEAT STROKE. HEAT RELATED ILLNESS CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. REMEMBER TO TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. TEMPERATURES WITHIN VEHICLES CAN BECOME LETHAL IN A FEW MINUTES. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN VEHICLES. REMEMBER TO BEAT THE HEAT...CHECK THE BACKSEAT. A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CONDITIONS WHERE HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. && $$ HOWERTON/KETCHAM
641 WWUS73 KICT 310930 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 430 AM CDT TUE JUL 31 2012 KSZ069-082-083-091>096-098>100-312330- /O.UPG.KICT.HT.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120802T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.EH.W.0003.120731T0930Z-120802T0000Z/ BUTLER-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO- CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...KINGMAN... WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD... ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN... COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS 430 AM CDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE HEAT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * HEAT INDICES...OF 105 TO 108 ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE HIGHEST VALUES SHOULD OCCUR AROUND 4 PM. * IMPACTS...IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN...THOSE OUTSIDE COULD SUFFER FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION OR EVEN HEAT STROKE. HEAT RELATED ILLNESS CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS WHERE HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. TAKE PRECAUTIONS IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE FOR MORE THAN A FEW MINUTES. IF POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED AREAS. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. TEMPERATURES WITHIN VEHICLES CAN BECOME LETHAL IN A FEW MINUTES. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN VEHICLES. REMEMBER TO BEAT THE HEAT...CHECK THE BACKSEAT. && $$ KSZ070-312330- /O.NEW.KICT.EH.W.0003.120731T0930Z-120802T0000Z/ GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EUREKA 430 AM CDT TUE JUL 31 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * HEAT INDICES...OF 105 TO 107 ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE HIGHEST VALUES SHOULD OCCUR AROUND 4 PM. * IMPACTS...IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN...THOSE OUTSIDE COULD SUFFER FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION OR EVEN HEAT STROKE. HEAT RELATED ILLNESS CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS WHERE HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. TAKE PRECAUTIONS IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE FOR MORE THAN A FEW MINUTES. IF POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED AREAS. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. TEMPERATURES WITHIN VEHICLES CAN BECOME LETHAL IN A FEW MINUTES. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN VEHICLES. REMEMBER TO BEAT THE HEAT...CHECK THE BACKSEAT. && $$ HOWERTON
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this heat 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 heat advisory went out at Jul 27, 2:36 PM CDT, 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 27, 2:36 PM CDT, 11 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 236 PM CDT FRI JUL 27 2012 .DISCUSSION... MAIN FORECAST UPDATES WILL FOCUS ON UPCOMING EXTREME HEAT FOR THE WEEKEND ALONG WITH LOW CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY. TONIGHT THE COMBINATION OF WEAK LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE AND AFTERNOON HIGHS APPROACHING CONVECTIVE TEMPERATURES COULD SPARK OFF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHERN KANSAS FOR THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING. WOULD EXPECT ANY OF THIS ACTIVITY TO DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET. SAT-MON THE HEAT IS EXPECTED TO REALLY SOAR ACROSS THE REGION FOR THE WEEKEND WITH DAYTIME HIGHS APPROACHING RECORD HIGH TERRITORY FOR SOME LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY ON SUNDAY AS VERY HOT BUBBLE OF 850MB TEMPERATURES EXPANDS ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN KANSAS. THE HEAT INDICES WILL LIKELY REACH DANGEROUS LEVELS FOR SATURDAY/SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THEREFORE WE WILL ISSUE A HEAT ADVISORY FOR THE ENTIRE AREA FOR THE WEEKEND. A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL SAG SLOWLY SOUTHWARD INTO THE REGION FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY...WHICH COULD BECOME THE FOCUS FOR SOME THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP AS AFTERNOON VALUES COME CLOSE TO CONVECTIVE TEMPERATURES. EXTENDED: TUE-FRI THE HOT AND DRY WEATHER PATTERN WILL PREVAIL OVER THE REGION FOR MUCH OF THIS PERIOD...HOWEVER A UPPER LEVEL WAVE LOOKS TO TOPPLE THE UPPER RIDGE CENTER FOR THURSDAY NIGHT/FRIDAY. THIS SHOULD RESULT IN DECENT CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY FOR LOCATIONS NORTH OF KANSAS...BUT COULD SEE SOME ACTIVITY TRY AND TRICKLE SOUTHWARD SO WE WILL INTRODUCE SMALL POPS FOR LATE IN THE WORK WEEK. JAKUB .AVIATION...18Z TAFS KRSL/KSLN/KHUT/KICT/KCNU NO SIGNIFICANT AVIATION CONCERNS NEXT 24 HOURS WITH VFR PREVAILING. SURFACE HIGH OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON...WILL GRADUALLY MOVE EAST TO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BY MIDDAY SATURDAY...ALLOWING SURFACE WINDS TO GRADUALLY VEER AROUND TO SOUTHERLY SATURDAY. A FEW HIGH-BASED CUMULUS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT-MIDDAY SATURDAY. JMC && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WICHITA-KICT 74 105 76 107 / 10 0 0 10 HUTCHINSON 74 106 77 108 / 0 0 0 10 NEWTON 73 106 76 108 / 10 0 0 10 ELDORADO 72 105 76 107 / 10 0 0 10 WINFIELD-KWLD 75 105 76 107 / 10 0 0 10 RUSSELL 72 107 76 109 / 10 10 0 20 GREAT BEND 72 107 76 109 / 0 0 0 10 SALINA 74 107 76 108 / 0 10 10 20 MCPHERSON 72 106 76 108 / 0 10 0 10 COFFEYVILLE 73 104 76 105 / 10 0 0 10 CHANUTE 72 103 76 105 / 10 0 0 10 IOLA 72 103 75 105 / 10 0 10 10 PARSONS-KPPF 73 104 76 105 / 10 0 0 10 && .ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HEAT ADVISORY FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR KSZ032- 033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 27, 10:02 AM CDT, 4 hours 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1002 AM CDT FRI JUL 27 2012 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-281515- 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- 1002 AM CDT FRI JUL 27 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS... SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PEAK AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES WILL BE NEAR 100 IN CENTRAL KANSAS...AND 100 TO 104 IN SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY HEAT INDICES MAY REACH 105 TO 108 IN MOST AREAS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOONS. AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES OF 100 TO 102 ARE LIKELY OVER MOST AREAS FROM MONDAY TO NEXT THURSDAY. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY OVER AREAS GENERALLY ALONG...AND NORTH...OF A LINE FROM AROUND GREAT BEND...TO MCPHERSON THEN SOUTHEAST TO NEAR CHANUTE. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS...POSSIBLY PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH...ARE ALSO POSSIBLE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT. .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
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