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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Goodland, KS

February 9, 201313 counties in Kansas; Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska; Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado

NWS Goodland, KS issued this wind advisory at Feb 9, 2013, 4:32 AM CST for 13 counties in Kansas; Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska; Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado. It took effect at Feb 9, 2013, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 9, 2013, 4:32 AM CST (10:32 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 9, 2013, 11:00 AM CST
Expired
Feb 9, 2013, 8:00 PM CST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS

Counties Cheyenne County, CO, Kit Carson County, CO, Yuma County, CO, Cheyenne County, KS, Decatur County, KS, Gove County, KS, Graham County, KS, Greeley County, KS, Logan County, KS, Norton County, KS, Rawlins County, KS, Sheridan County, KS, Sherman County, KS, Thomas County, KS, Wallace County, KS, Wichita County, KS, Dundy County, NE, Hitchcock County, NE, Red Willow County, NE

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:35 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, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 177 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, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2013-02-09Temperature 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 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2013-02-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 151 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
2643 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
151 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
253 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.

467 
WWUS73 KGLD 091032
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
332 AM MST SAT FEB 9 2013

...WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY AND INTO THIS EVENING...

.SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS REGION
TODAY AHEAD OF A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM EXPECTED TO MOVE
ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT.

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-092100-
/O.NEW.KGLD.WI.Y.0003.130209T1700Z-130210T0200Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-
SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...
CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...
GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...
QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK
332 AM MST SAT FEB 9 2013 /432 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2013/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /11 AM CST/ THIS
MORNING TO 7 PM MST /8 PM CST/ THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /11 AM CST/ THIS
MORNING TO 7 PM MST /8 PM CST/ THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING/DURATION...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING
  WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. WINDS
  WILL SUBSIDE FOR A BRIEF TIME AGAIN AFTER SUNSET.

* PEAK WINDS...PEAK SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS DURING THE AFTERNOON
  BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH.

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY RESTRICT VISIBILITIES
  AT TIMES.

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.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
511 
WWUS73 KGLD 091038
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
338 AM MST SAT FEB 9 2013

...WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY AND INTO THIS EVENING...

.SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS REGION
TODAY AHEAD OF A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM EXPECTED TO MOVE
ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT.

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-092100-
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0003.130209T1700Z-130210T0200Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-
SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...
CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...
GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...
QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK
338 AM MST SAT FEB 9 2013 /438 AM CST SAT FEB 9 2013/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /11 AM CST/
THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST /8 PM CST/ THIS EVENING...

* TIMING/DURATION...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE 
  MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH MID 
  AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE FOR A BRIEF TIME AGAIN AFTER 
  SUNSET. 

* PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS DURING THE AFTERNOON WILL BE
  BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH.

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY RESTRICT 
  VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

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.

&&

$$
209 
WWUS73 KGLD 092129
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
229 PM MST SAT FEB 9 2013

...WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY AND INTO THIS EVENING...

.SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS REGION
TODAY AHEAD OF A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM EXPECTED TO MOVE
ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT.

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-100200-
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130210T0200Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-
SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...
CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...
GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...
QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK
229 PM MST SAT FEB 9 2013 /329 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST /8 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING/DURATION...SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF
  THE DAY. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE FOR A BRIEF TIME AGAIN AFTER SUNSET.

* PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS DURING THE AFTERNOON WILL 
  BE BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY RESTRICT 
  VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

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.

&&

$$
010 
WWUS73 KGLD 092224
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
324 PM MST SAT FEB 9 2013

...WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY AND INTO THIS EVENING...

.SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS REGION
TODAY AHEAD OF A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM EXPECTED TO MOVE
ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT.

COZ091-092-KSZ002>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ080-081-100700-
/O.NEW.KGLD.HW.A.0002.130210T1200Z-130211T0000Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130210T0200Z/
KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS-
SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-HITCHCOCK-
RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLINGTON...CHEYENNE WELLS...ATWOOD...
OBERLIN...NORTON...GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...
SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...TRENTON...
MCCOOK
324 PM MST SAT FEB 9 2013 /424 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST /8 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.

* TIMING/DURATION...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY AROUND
  SUNRISE AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE DAY.

* PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
  ARE POSSIBLE.

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY RESTRICT VISIBILITIES
  AT TIMES IN SNOW FREE AREAS.

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.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR HAZARDOUS WIND
CONDITIONS WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR GREATER. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS NOW AND STAY TUNED
FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE HIGH WIND WARNINGS.

&&

$$

COZ090-KSZ001-NEZ079-100200-
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130210T0200Z/
YUMA-CHEYENNE KS-DUNDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...ST. FRANCIS...BENKELMAN
324 PM MST SAT FEB 9 2013 /424 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST /8 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING/DURATION...SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST 
  OF THE DAY. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE FOR A BRIEF TIME AGAIN AFTER 
  SUNSET. 

* PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS DURING THE AFTERNOON WILL 
  BE BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY RESTRICT 
  VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

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.

&&

$$
135 
WWUS73 KGLD 092333
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
433 PM MST SAT FEB 9 2013

...WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY AND INTO THIS EVENING...

.SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS REGION
TODAY AHEAD OF A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM EXPECTED TO MOVE
ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT.

COZ091-092-KSZ013-027-100745-
/O.UPG.KGLD.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130210T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KGLD.HW.W.0002.130209T2333Z-130210T0200Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.A.0002.130210T1200Z-130211T0000Z/
KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-SHERMAN-WALLACE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLINGTON...CHEYENNE WELLS...
GOODLAND...SHARON SPRINGS
433 PM MST SAT FEB 9 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING/DURATION...STRONG WINDS WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA OVER THE
  NEXT HOUR.

* PEAK WINDS...SUDDEN WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST WILL SEVERELY RESTRICT VISIBILITY IN
  SOME AREAS AS THE WINDS MOVE INTO THE AREA. THIS AREA OF DUST
  AND WINDS WILL IMPACT INTERSTATE 70.

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 HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR HAZARDOUS WIND
CONDITIONS WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR GREATER. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS NOW AND STAY TUNED
FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE HIGH WIND WARNINGS.

&&

$$

KSZ001-100200-
/O.UPG.KGLD.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130210T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KGLD.HW.W.0002.130209T2333Z-130210T0200Z/
CHEYENNE KS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ST. FRANCIS
533 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING/DURATION...SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST 
  OF THE DAY. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE FOR A BRIEF TIME AGAIN AFTER 
  SUNSET. 

* PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS DURING THE AFTERNOON WILL 
  BE BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY RESTRICT 
  VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

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>004-014>016-028-029-041-042-NEZ080-081-100745-
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130210T0200Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.A.0002.130210T1200Z-130211T0000Z/
RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-
WICHITA-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...COLBY...
HOXIE...HILL CITY...OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...
TRENTON...MCCOOK
433 PM MST SAT FEB 9 2013 /533 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST /8 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

* TIMING/DURATION...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY AROUND 
  SUNRISE AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE DAY. 

* PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 
  MPH ARE POSSIBLE. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY RESTRICT 
  VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN SNOW FREE AREAS. 

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.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR HAZARDOUS WIND
CONDITIONS WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR GREATER. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS NOW AND STAY TUNED
FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE HIGH WIND WARNINGS.

&&

$$

COZ090-NEZ079-100200-
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130210T0200Z/
YUMA-DUNDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BENKELMAN
433 PM MST SAT FEB 9 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING...

* TIMING/DURATION...SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST 
  OF THE DAY. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE FOR A BRIEF TIME AGAIN AFTER 
  SUNSET. 

* PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS DURING THE AFTERNOON WILL 
  BE BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY RESTRICT 
  VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

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.

&&

$$
950 
WWUS73 KGLD 100034
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
534 PM MST SAT FEB 9 2013


KSZ002-014-028-100845-
/O.UPG.KGLD.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130210T0200Z/
/O.EXA.KGLD.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130210T0200Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.A.0002.130210T1200Z-130211T0000Z/
RAWLINS-THOMAS-LOGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...COLBY...OAKLEY
634 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST SUNDAY THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING/DURATION...STRONG WINDS WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA OVER THE
  NEXT HOUR. 

* PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 
  MPH ARE POSSIBLE. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST WILL SEVERELY RESTRICT VISIBILITY
  IN SOME AREAS AS THE WINDS MOVE INTO THE AREA. THIS AREA OF DUST
  AND WINDS WILL IMPACT INTERSTATE 70.

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 HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR HAZARDOUS WIND
CONDITIONS WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR GREATER. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS NOW AND STAY TUNED
FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE HIGH WIND WARNINGS.

&&

$$

COZ091-092-KSZ013-027-100845-
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130210T0200Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.A.0002.130210T1200Z-130211T0000Z/
KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-SHERMAN-WALLACE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLINGTON...CHEYENNE WELLS...
GOODLAND...SHARON SPRINGS
534 PM MST SAT FEB 9 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MST SUNDAY THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

* TIMING/DURATION...WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH 7 PM MST.

* PEAK WINDS...SUDDEN WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

* OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST WILL SEVERELY RESTRICT VISIBILITY 
  IN SOME AREAS AS THE WINDS MOVE INTO THE AREA. THIS AREA OF 
  DUST AND WINDS WILL IMPACT INTERSTATE 70. 

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 HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR HAZARDOUS WIND
CONDITIONS WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR GREATER. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS NOW AND STAY TUNED
FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE HIGH WIND WARNINGS.

&&

$$

KSZ001-100200-
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130210T0200Z/
CHEYENNE KS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ST. FRANCIS
634 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING/DURATION...SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST 
  OF THE DAY. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE FOR A BRIEF TIME AGAIN AFTER 
  SUNSET. 

* PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS DURING THE AFTERNOON WILL 
  BE BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY RESTRICT 
  VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

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.

&&

$$

KSZ003-004-015-016-029-041-042-NEZ080-081-100845-
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130210T0200Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.A.0002.130210T1200Z-130211T0000Z/
DECATUR-NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-HITCHCOCK-
RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OBERLIN...NORTON...HOXIE...HILL CITY...
QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...TRENTON...MCCOOK
534 PM MST SAT FEB 9 2013 /634 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST /8 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MST /6 AM CST/
SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

* TIMING/DURATION...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY AROUND 
  SUNRISE AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE DAY. 

* PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 
  MPH ARE POSSIBLE. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY RESTRICT 
  VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN SNOW FREE AREAS. 

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.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR HAZARDOUS WIND
CONDITIONS WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR GREATER. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS NOW AND STAY TUNED
FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE HIGH WIND WARNINGS.

&&

$$

COZ090-NEZ079-100200-
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130210T0200Z/
YUMA-DUNDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BENKELMAN
534 PM MST SAT FEB 9 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING...

* TIMING/DURATION...SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST 
  OF THE DAY. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE FOR A BRIEF TIME AGAIN AFTER 
  SUNSET. 

* PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS DURING THE AFTERNOON WILL 
  BE BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY RESTRICT 
  VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

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.

&&

$$
775 
WWUS73 KGLD 100204
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
704 PM MST SAT FEB 9 2013

COZ091-092-KSZ002-013-014-027-028-101100-
/O.EXP.KGLD.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130210T0200Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.A.0002.130210T1200Z-130211T0000Z/
KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-RAWLINS-SHERMAN-THOMAS-WALLACE-LOGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLINGTON...CHEYENNE WELLS...ATWOOD...
GOODLAND...COLBY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY
704 PM MST SAT FEB 9 2013 /804 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013/

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MST /6 AM CST/
SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST /8 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING/DURATION...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY AROUND 
  SUNRISE AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE DAY.

* PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 
  MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY RESTRICT 
  VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN SNOW FREE AREAS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR HAZARDOUS WIND
CONDITIONS WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR GREATER. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS NOW AND STAY TUNED
FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE HIGH WIND WARNINGS.

&&

$$

KSZ001-100315-
/O.EXP.KGLD.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130210T0200Z/
CHEYENNE KS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ST. FRANCIS
804 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CST THIS EVENING...

WINDS HAVE DECREASED AND ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO GUST IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH. THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE.

$$

KSZ003-004-015-016-029-041-042-NEZ080-081-101100-
/O.EXP.KGLD.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130210T0200Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.A.0002.130210T1200Z-130211T0000Z/
DECATUR-NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-HITCHCOCK-
RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OBERLIN...NORTON...HOXIE...HILL CITY...
QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...TRENTON...MCCOOK
704 PM MST SAT FEB 9 2013 /804 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013/

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MST /6 AM CST/
SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST /8 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING/DURATION...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY AROUND 
  SUNRISE AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE DAY. 

* PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 
  MPH ARE POSSIBLE. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY RESTRICT 
  VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN SNOW FREE AREAS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR HAZARDOUS WIND
CONDITIONS WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR GREATER. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS NOW AND STAY TUNED
FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE HIGH WIND WARNINGS.

&&

$$

COZ090-NEZ079-100315-
/O.EXP.KGLD.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130210T0200Z/
YUMA-DUNDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BENKELMAN
704 PM MST SAT FEB 9 2013

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST THIS EVENING...

WINDS HAVE DECREASED AND ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO GUST IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH. THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE.

$$

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 Feb 8, 11:44 PM CST, 4 hours 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 8, 11:44 PM CST, 4 hours 48 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1044 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2013

.UPDATE...
ISSUED AT 506 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2013

WINDS REMAINING AROUND ADVISORY CRITERIA AT 00Z AND WHILE I EXPECT
THEM TO DIMINISH OVER THE NEXT 2 HOURS...FEEL THAT KEEPING
ADVISORY GOING A BIT LONGER WARRANTED WITH POCKETS OF REDUCED
VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST STILL OCCURRING.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 315 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2013

THE STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OVER EASTERN
KANSAS AND DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHEAST COLORADO PRODUCED
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH COMMON.

THE GRADIENT WILL WEAKEN A BIT TONIGHT BUT 15 TO 25 MPH WINDS WILL
BE COMMON ACROSS ALL BUT THE REPUBLICAN RIVER VALLEY AND EASTERN
PARTS OF THE AREA WHERE 10 TO 15 MPH WINDS EXPECTED. ONLY CLOUDINESS
WILL BE SOME CIRRUS MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PARTS OF
THE AREA. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE MILD WITH READINGS IN THE MID 20S
TO LOW 30S.

ON SATURDAY UPPER LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE COLORADO HIGH COUNTRY WHILE
AT THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS NEAR THE COLORADO/KANSAS BORDER.
DRY SLOT COVERS ALL BUT THE FAR EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA THROUGH
MUCH OF THE DAY WITH AN INCREASE IN CLOUDINESS DURING THE LATE
AFTERNOON AS DRYLINE MOVES IN. PULLED POPS ACROSS THE WESTERN 2/3 OF
THE AREA THROUGH MID AFTERNOON GIVEN ABOVE MENTIONED DRY SLOT. AFTER
21Z OR SO SHOULD SEE AN INCREASE IN SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
AS DRYLINE PUSHES TOWARD THE CO/KS BORDER WHERE IT WILL INTERCEPT
INSTABILITY AXIS. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 50S FAR EAST
AND WEST WITH 55 TO PERHAPS 60 IN THE VICINITY OF THE CO/KS BORDER.

SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS EXPECTED DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS GENERALLY SOUTH OF THE KS/NE BORDER. A WIND ADVISORY
MAY BE NEEDED. HAVE ALSO ADDED SOME BLOWING DUST GIVEN THE EXPECTED
WIND SPEEDS AND THE BLOWING DUST CURRENTLY BEING EXPERIENCED ACROSS
PARTS OF THE AREA WHERE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS REPORTED.

.LONG TERM...(SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 315 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2013

MAIN FORECAST CONCERN WILL BE THE STORM SYSTEM EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE
AREA SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. SATELLITE SHOWING AN AMPLIFIED
PATTERN ACROSS THE PACIFIC INTO NORTH AMERICA. SYSTEM THAT WILL BE
AFFECTING OUR WEATHER THROUGH THE WEEKEND IS DIGGING SOUTH ACROSS
CALIFORNIA AT THIS TIME. DRY AND WARM AIR MASS IN ADVANCE OF THIS
SYSTEM.

MODELS INITIALIZED FINE AT JET LEVEL. MODELS INITIALIZED WELL AT MID
LEVELS AND WERE CLOSE TO EACH OTHER WITH THE NAM AND GFS A LITTLE
BETTER THAN THE REST. THE SREF WAS DOING A LITTLE BETTER THAN THE
NAM AND ECMWF WITH THE SURFACE PATTERN. THE GFS AND SREF WERE DOING
THE BEST ON THE LOW LEVEL THERMAL FIELD.

SATURDAY NIGHT/SUNDAY...MODELS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT IN HAVE THE LEFT
FRONT QUADRANT OF THE JET OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE AREA AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE NIGHT AND SHIFTING IT EAST ACROSS THE AREA DURING
THE NIGHT. THE BIG QUESTION THEN BECOMES THE PATH OF THIS LOW.
INITIAL DETERMINISTIC AND ENSEMBLE DATA IS CLUSTERING MORE TO A
PATH THAT IS MORE NORTH AND WEST OF THE AREA. THE LAST TWO RUNS OF
THE ECMWF HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT AND MORE SOUTH THAN ANY OTHER
SOLUTION. AFTER BEING MORE NORTH FOR THE LAST 3 TO 4 RUNS...THE 18Z
NAM HAS TRENDED FURTHER SOUTH. IT RIGHT NOW IS IN BETWEEN THE NORTH
AND SOUTH CAMPS. AT THIS TIME AM TRENDING TOWARD THE MORE NORTHERN
SOLUTIONS SINCE THERE IS MORE SUPPORT FOR IT. HOWEVER...THE NAM AND
ECMWF ARE MAKING ME A LITTLE NERVOUS.

NO MATTER WHICH MODEL YOU CHOOSE...ALL OF THEM ARE HINTING OF
SWINGING A SIGNIFICANT VORTICITY LOBE AROUND THE MAIN LOW AND
TAKING A NEGATIVE TILT TO IT AT THE SAME TIME. VERY STRONG LIFT AND
GOOD LAPSE RATES WILL AID IN PRECIPITATION DEVELOPMENT. THE EVENING
WILL START OUT WITH THUNDERSTORMS WITH A TRANSITION TO MORE RAIN
SHOWERS THEN SNOW BY LATE EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. BASED ON
THE MORE NORTHERN PATH...REDUCED THE SNOW AMOUNTS WITH THE GREATEST
AMOUNTS IN THE NORTHERN TWO TIER OF COUNTIES. DUE TO THE VERY
STRONG WINDS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE SYSTEM...THERE IS A NEED FOR
BLOWING SNOW TO BE KEPT IN THE FORECAST. HOWEVER...AM HIGHLY UNSURE
OF SNOW AMOUNTS. GENERALLY INSERTED BLOWING SNOW WHERE THERE IS AN
INCH OF ACCUMULATION. THE BEST CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WILL BE
BEFORE 06Z AND THEN START WINDING DOWN AFTER THAT.

SNOW CONTINUES TO DECREASE AND END IN THE MORNING WITH BLOWING SNOW
POSSIBLE. SUBSIDENCE AND STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS START POURING INTO
THE AREA DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE DAY. WOULD THINK CLOUDS WOULD
DECREASE DRAMATICALLY BUT MODELS HOLD ON TO THEM. BECAUSE OF CLOUD
COVER AND EXPECTED SNOW COVER...KEPT THE COLDEST MAXES IN THE
NORTHWEST.

SUNDAY NIGHT/MONDAY...A SHORTWAVE TROUGH COMES IN BEHIND THE SYSTEM
THAT HAS JUST LEFT THE AREA. THE LIFT FROM THIS SYSTEM BRUSHES THE
SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE AREA. NOT A GREAT DEAL OF MOISTURE. HOWEVER
THE LIFT AND LAPSE RATES ARE GOOD ENOUGH THAT SEE NO REASON WHY WE
SHOULD GET SOME FLURRIES IN THAT AREA. CLOUDS AND DOWNSLOPE WINDS
SHOULD KEEP THE MINS FROM DROPPING TOO FAR.

MAIN LIFT IS SOUTH OF THE AREA BUT CLOUDS ARE STILL SLOW TO
DECREASE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA DURING
THE DAY. THAT PLUS COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL MAKE FOR COLDER MAXES AND
TRENDED DOWN.

MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...SOME MODERATION OF THE AIR MASS WILL
OCCUR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS WEAK RIDGING ALOFT AND DOWNSLOPE
SURFACE WINDS HELP THAT TO HAPPEN. NORTHERN STREAM SHORTWAVE PUSHES A
COLD FRONT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. LOOKS DRY BUT WILL
GET STRONG WINDS AND COLD AIR ADVECTION. A STRONGER SHORTWAVE THAT
WILL BE CLOSER WILL BRING DOWN AN EVEN COLD AIR MASS THURSDAY NIGHT
INTO FRIDAY. THE CRH_INIT GAVE ME SLIGHT CHANCE TO CHANCE POPS FOR
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. CONSIDERING THE STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION
AND WHAT LOOKS TO BE RATHER DEEP LIFT IN PLACE...CHOSE TO KEEP THOSE
POPS FOR NOW. ALSO DID NOT FEEL THE NEED TO CHANGE ANYTHING PRIOR TO
THIS.

THANKS TO ALL FOR THE COLLABORATION.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SATURDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1029 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2013

WINDS HAVE DECOUPLED/WEAKENED AT MCK AND WITH NEAR TERM MODELS AND
VWP SUGGESTING 55KT LLJ OVER THE AREA CONCERN FOR LLWS IN THIS
AREA IS HIGH. OTHERWISE...VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 21Z
WITH THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND SHRA DEVELOPING AS DRYLINE
BEGINS TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION.

&&

.GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KS...NONE.
CO...NONE.
NE...NONE.
&&

UPDATE...JRM
SHORT TERM...DDT
LONG TERM...BULLER
AVIATION...JRM
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 8, 9:02 PM CST, 7 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
802 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2013

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-091515-
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-
SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
802 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2013 /902 PM CST FRI FEB 8 2013/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST
NEBRASKA...NORTHWEST KANSAS AND EAST CENTRAL COLORADO.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL RETURN ON SATURDAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
THAT MOVES THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH LIGHT
RAIN CHANGING OVER TO LIGHT SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY.
AT THIS TIME...WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.

GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY
AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. WITH
GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHT SNOW...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED
VISIBILITIES ARE POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES
ACROSS THE KANSAS AND NEBRASKA BORDER REGION AND FAR NORTHEAST
COLORADO ARE POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 9, 4:21 PM CSTBlizzard WarningGLDCheyenne12 hr
Feb 9, 4:21 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryGLDCheyenne, Decatur, Rawlins, Sherman, Thomas20 hr
Feb 9, 4:24 PM CSTHigh Wind WatchGLDDecatur, Gove, Graham, Greeley, Logan, Norton and 6 more12 hr
Feb 9, 5:33 PM CSTHigh Wind WarningGLDCheyenne, Logan, Rawlins, Sherman, Thomas, Wallace2 hr

Nearby

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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.