Special Weather Statement, NWS Goodland, KS

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
119 PM MDT SAT AUG 9 2014

.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 115 PM MDT SAT AUG 9 2014

UPPER FLOW WILL BE NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.  A SURFACE LOW OVER
SOUTHEAST COLORADO WILL SHIFT SOUTHEAST TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD INTO THE HIGH PLAINS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

A COUPLE OF SHORTWAVES WILL MOVE THROUGH THE FLOW TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY.  CAPE VALUES WILL REACH 3000J/KG EARLY THIS EVENING.  SHEAR
WILL VARY FROM AROUND 20KTS IN EASTERN COLORADO TO 25 TO 35 IN
NORTHWEST KANSAS. ON SUNDAY CAPE WILL RANGE FROM 800 TO 1400J/KG
WITH SHEAR OF 20 TO 25KTS. PRECIPITABLE WATER WILL RANGE FROM 1.00
TO 1.40 WITH STORM MOTION OF 15 KTS FROM THE NORTHWEST.

MORNING THUNDERSTORMS IN EASTERN COLORADO HAVE DISSIPATED BUT EXPECT
REDEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING NEAR THE SURFACE TROUGH IN
EASTERN COLORADO. A FEW STORMS WILL BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL
AND DAMAGING WIND. SOME LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE BUT STORM
MOVEMENT IS FAST ENOUGH TO MODERATE THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING. PLAN
TO GO WITH A CHANCE/LIKELY POPS FOR THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT ACROSS
THE FA AND A SLIGHT CHANCE SUNDAY MAINLY OVER THE WESTERN PORTIONS
OF EASTERN COLORADO.

BOUNDARY LAYER RH INCREASES TO ABOVE 90 PERCENT EARLY SUNDAY MORNING
IN THE WESTERN 2/3 OF THE FA. STRATUS AND FOG WILL LIKELY REDEVELOP
SO HAVE INCLUDED IT INTO THE GRIDS.

MIN TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL COOL TO THE LOWER AND MID 60S. MAX
TEMPERATURES SUNDAY WILL RISE TO THE MID 80S.

.LONG TERM...(SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 1245 PM MDT SAT AUG 9 2014

ANY STORMS MIGRATING EAST FROM THE FRONT RANGE/PALMER DIVIDE WILL
QUICKLY DISSIPATE SUNDAY EVENING WITH LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING AND
QUICKLY DIMINISHING INSTABILITY. STRONG UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD
INTO THE FOUR CORNERS ON MONDAY AND SLOWLY MOVE EAST ACROSS THE
ROCKIES THROUGH MID WEEK. INSTABILITY WILL BE LIMITED MAINLY TO
EASTERN COLORADO THIS PERIOD AND WITH LITTLE TO NO FORCING ALOFT
ONLY ISOLATED/WIDELY SCATTERED DIURNAL STORMS ARE EXPECTED...AGAIN
CONFINED MAINLY TO EASTERN COLORADO. THE RIDGE BEGINS TO BREAK
DOWN LATE WEEK AND WITH DISTURBANCE COMING OVER THE RIDGE OUT
OF THE ROCKIES THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL BE INCREASING.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE
PERIOD.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 1133 AM MDT SAT AUG 9 2014

VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR KGLD AND KMCK FOR THE NEXT 24
HOURS. HOWEVER, THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR SOME THUNDERSTORMS AT
BOTH SITES BY MID AFTERNOON WITH CLEARING TOWARD MIDNIGHT. EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING THE FORECAST SOUNDING FOR KMCK INDICATES THE
POSSIBILITY OF STRATUS AND FOG AT KMCK. VISIBILITY AND CIGS AT
KMCK MAY LOWER TO MVFR FOR A FEW HOURS SUNDAY MORNING.

&&

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

SHORT TERM...FS
LONG TERM...024
AVIATION...FS

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
315 PM MDT SAT AUG 9 2014

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-101430-
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-
SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
315 PM MDT SAT AUG 9 2014 /415 PM CDT SAT AUG 9 2014/

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING ACROSS THE ENTIRE TRI STATE AREA. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WIND WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS...BUT AN ISOLATED TORNADO WILL ALSO
BE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH
NEXT FRIDAY. THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER REMAINS LOW
THROUGH THESE PERIODS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
346 PM MDT SAT AUG 9 2014

NEZ079-092230-
DUNDY-
346 PM MDT SAT AUG 9 2014

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DUNDY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...

AT 344 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR PARKS...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
THIS STORM.

BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THESE STORMS INTENSIFY AND
BECOME SEVERE.

&&

LAT...LON 4009 10139 4000 10150 4000 10175 4001 10178
      4019 10169
TIME...MOT...LOC 2146Z 292DEG 10KT 4008 10165

JN

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
351 PM MDT SAT AUG 09 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0310 PM     TSTM WND GST     12 SSE BURLINGTON       39.14N 102.19W
08/09/2014  E60.00 MPH       KIT CARSON         CO   PUBLIC

&&

024

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
356 PM MDT SAT AUG 09 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0355 PM     TORNADO          10 SSW BIRD CITY        39.62N 101.63W
08/09/2014                   CHEYENNE           KS   STORM CHASER

&&

024

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
433 PM MDT SAT AUG 09 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0350 PM     TSTM WND GST     5 N WESKAN              38.93N 101.96W
08/09/2014  E60 MPH          WALLACE            KS   PUBLIC

&&

024

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
434 PM MDT SAT AUG 09 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0422 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 N SHARON SPRINGS      38.92N 101.75W
08/09/2014  E60 MPH          WALLACE            KS   STORM CHASER

&&

024

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
441 PM MDT SAT AUG 9 2014

KSZ002-013-014-092345-
RAWLINS-SHERMAN-THOMAS-
541 PM CDT SAT AUG 9 2014

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THOMAS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS...SHERMAN
COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS AND RAWLINS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS...

AT 439 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 14 MILES SOUTH OF
BEARDSLEY TO 6 MILES NORTH OF EDSON TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF GOODLAND...
MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...TORRENTIAL RAINFALL REDUCING VISIBILITY
TO LESS THAN A MILE AND WINDS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS.

BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THESE STORMS INTENSIFY AND
BECOME SEVERE.

&&

LAT...LON 3960 10082 3941 10108 3920 10135 3927 10185
      3941 10166 3959 10132
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 270DEG 13KT 3960 10117 3941 10154
          3926 10173

BULLER