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Wind Advisory 15, NWS Goodland, KS

March 30, 201413 counties in Kansas; Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado; Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska

NWS Goodland, KS issued this wind advisory at Mar 30, 2014, 3:15 PM CDT for 13 counties in Kansas; Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado; Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska. It took effect at Mar 31, 2014, 6:10 AM CDT. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 30, 2014, 3:15 PM CDT (20:15 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 31, 2014, 6:10 AM CDT
Expired
Mar 31, 2014, 7:11 PM CDT
In force
13 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 20:17 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 (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 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 12:00Z on 2014-03-30Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2014-03-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 22 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
3687 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
22 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
40 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.

645 
WWUS73 KGLD 302015
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
215 PM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON MONDAY...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION MONDAY MORNING.
STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL QUICKLY SPREAD ACROSS THE
AREA AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY.

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-310500-
/O.NEW.KGLD.WI.Y.0015.140331T1300Z-140401T0100Z/
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
215 PM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014 /315 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MDT /8 AM CDT/ TO 7 PM MDT
/8 PM CDT/ MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MDT /8 AM CDT/ TO 7 PM
MDT /8 PM CDT/ MONDAY.

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID MORNING
  AND WILL DECREASE NEAR SUNSET.

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD DEVELOP AND
  SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES COULD DROP TO
  BELOW A MILE AND RAPIDLY DECREASE WITHIN SHORT DISTANCES.

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.

&&

$$

BULLER
12 follow-up statements
093 
WWUS73 KGLD 310915
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
315 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014


COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-311800-
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0015.140331T1300Z-140401T0100Z/
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
315 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 /415 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MDT /8 AM CDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING...

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. 

* TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID 
  MORNING AND WILL DECREASE NEAR SUNSET. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD DEVELOP AND
  SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES COULD DROP TO
  BELOW A MILE AND RAPIDLY DECREASE WITHIN SHORT DISTANCES.
  MOT0RISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT
  DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 

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.

&&

$$
485 
WWUS73 KGLD 310925
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
325 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-311800-
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0015.140331T1300Z-140401T0100Z/
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
325 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 /425 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MDT /8 AM CDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING...

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. 

* TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID 
  MORNING AND WILL DECREASE NEAR SUNSET. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD DEVELOP AND
  SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES COULD DROP TO
  BELOW A MILE AND RAPIDLY DECREASE WITHIN SHORT DISTANCES. MOTORISTS
  ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE
  THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE.

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.

&&

$$
417 
WWUS73 KGLD 311110
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
510 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-311800-
/O.EXT.KGLD.WI.Y.0015.140331T1110Z-140401T0100Z/
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
510 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 /610 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING...

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. 

* TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID 
  MORNING AND WILL DECREASE NEAR SUNSET. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD DEVELOP AND 
  SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES COULD DROP TO 
  BELOW A MILE AND RAPIDLY DECREASE WITHIN SHORT DISTANCES. 
  MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT 
  DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 

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.

&&

$$
610 
WWUS73 KGLD 311334
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
734 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014

COZ090-091-NEZ079>081-312145-
/O.UPG.KGLD.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KGLD.HW.W.0005.140331T1334Z-140401T0100Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...BENKELMAN...
TRENTON...MCCOOK
734 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 /834 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. 

* TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID 
  MORNING AND WILL DECREASE NEAR SUNSET. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD DEVELOP AND 
  SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES COULD DROP TO 
  BELOW A MILE AND RAPIDLY DECREASE WITHIN SHORT DISTANCES. 
  MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT 
  DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 

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.

&&

$$

KSZ001>003-013>015-312145-
/O.UPG.KGLD.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KGLD.HW.W.0005.140331T1334Z-140401T0100Z/
CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...
GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE
734 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 /834 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. 

* TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID 
  MORNING AND WILL DECREASE NEAR SUNSET. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD DEVELOP AND 
  SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES COULD DROP TO 
  BELOW A MILE AND RAPIDLY DECREASE WITHIN SHORT DISTANCES. 
  MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT 
  DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RECOMMENDS THAT
YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS BLOWING DUST
EVENT...SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING
MASKS IF OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY
PROBLEMS...DECREASE LUNG ACTIVITY...AGGRAVATE ASTHMA...AND LEAD
TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY WITH
CHILDREN...ELDERLY...OR THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY
CONDITIONS.

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-KSZ004-016-027>029-041-042-312145-
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
CHEYENNE CO-NORTON-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEYENNE WELLS...NORTON...HILL CITY...
SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI
734 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 /834 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING...

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. 

* TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID 
  MORNING AND WILL DECREASE NEAR SUNSET. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD DEVELOP AND 
  SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES COULD DROP TO 
  BELOW A MILE AND RAPIDLY DECREASE WITHIN SHORT DISTANCES. 
  MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT 
  DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 

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.

&&

$$

JTL
501 
WWUS73 KGLD 311401
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
801 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014

COZ090-091-NEZ079>081-312215-
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...BENKELMAN...
TRENTON...MCCOOK
801 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 /901 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING...

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE THIS MORNING
  THEN GRADUALLY DECLINE THIS AFTERNOON.

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL DEVELOP WITH THE
  INITIAL SURGE OF WIND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN
  VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES WILL RAPIDLY DROP BELOW A MILE FOR A
  BRIEF TIME THEN GRADUALLY IMPROVE. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS
  OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT
  SEE THE OTHER SIDE.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ001>003-013>015-312215-
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...
GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE
801 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 /901 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING...

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE THIS MORNING
  THEN GRADUALLY DECLINE THIS AFTERNOON. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL DEVELOP WITH THE
  INITIAL SURGE OF WIND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN
  VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES WILL RAPIDLY DROP BELOW A MILE FOR A
  BRIEF TIME THEN GRADUALLY IMPROVE. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS
  OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT
  SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RECOMMENDS THAT
YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS BLOWING DUST EVENT...
SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF
OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY
PROBLEMS...DECREASE LUNG ACTIVITY...AGGRAVATE ASTHMA...AND LEAD
TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN...
ELDERLY...OR THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

COZ092-312215-
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
CHEYENNE CO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHEYENNE WELLS
801 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014

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

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. 

* TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID 
  MORNING AND WILL DECREASE NEAR SUNSET. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD DEVELOP AND 
  SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES COULD DROP TO 
  BELOW A MILE AND RAPIDLY DECREASE WITHIN SHORT DISTANCES. 
  MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT 
  DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RECOMMENDS THAT
YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS BLOWING DUST
EVENT...SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING
MASKS IF OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY
PROBLEMS...DECREASE LUNG ACTIVITY...AGGRAVATE ASTHMA...AND LEAD
TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY WITH
CHILDREN...ELDERLY...OR THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY
CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ004-016-027>029-041-042-312215-
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
NORTON-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTON...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...
OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI
801 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 /901 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING...

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. 

* TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID 
  MORNING AND WILL DECREASE NEAR SUNSET. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD DEVELOP AND 
  SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES COULD DROP TO 
  BELOW A MILE AND RAPIDLY DECREASE WITHIN SHORT DISTANCES. 
  MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT 
  DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RECOMMENDS THAT
YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS BLOWING DUST
EVENT...SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING
MASKS IF OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY
PROBLEMS...DECREASE LUNG ACTIVITY...AGGRAVATE ASTHMA...AND LEAD
TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY WITH
CHILDREN...ELDERLY...OR THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY
CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

JTL
208 
WWUS73 KGLD 311408
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
808 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014

KSZ004-016-312215-
/O.UPG.KGLD.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
/O.EXA.KGLD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
NORTON-GRAHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTON...HILL CITY
908 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014

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

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

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. 

* TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID 
  MORNING AND WILL DECREASE NEAR SUNSET. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD DEVELOP AND 
  SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES COULD DROP TO 
  BELOW A MILE AND RAPIDLY DECREASE WITHIN SHORT DISTANCES. 
  MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT 
  DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RECOMMENDS THAT
YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS BLOWING DUST EVENT...
SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF
OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY
PROBLEMS...DECREASE LUNG ACTIVITY...AGGRAVATE ASTHMA...AND LEAD
TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN...
ELDERLY...OR THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.

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-NEZ079>081-312215-
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...BENKELMAN...
TRENTON...MCCOOK
808 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 /908 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING...

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. 

* TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE THIS MORNING 
  THEN GRADUALLY DECLINE THIS AFTERNOON. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL DEVELOP WITH THE 
  INITIAL SURGE OF WIND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN 
  VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES WILL RAPIDLY DROP BELOW A MILE FOR 
  A BRIEF TIME THEN GRADUALLY IMPROVE. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING 
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY 
  CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 

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.

&&

$$

KSZ001>003-013>015-312215-
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...
GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE
808 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 /908 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING...

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. 

* TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE THIS MORNING 
  THEN GRADUALLY DECLINE THIS AFTERNOON. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL DEVELOP WITH THE 
  INITIAL SURGE OF WIND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN 
  VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES WILL RAPIDLY DROP BELOW A MILE FOR 
  A BRIEF TIME THEN GRADUALLY IMPROVE. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING 
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY 
  CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RECOMMENDS THAT
YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS BLOWING DUST EVENT...
SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF
OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY
PROBLEMS...DECREASE LUNG ACTIVITY...AGGRAVATE ASTHMA...AND LEAD
TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN...
ELDERLY...OR THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

COZ092-312215-
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
CHEYENNE CO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHEYENNE WELLS
808 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014

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

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. 

* TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID 
  MORNING AND WILL DECREASE NEAR SUNSET. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD DEVELOP AND 
  SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES COULD DROP TO 
  BELOW A MILE AND RAPIDLY DECREASE WITHIN SHORT DISTANCES. 
  MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT 
  DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RECOMMENDS THAT
YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS BLOWING DUST EVENT...
SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF
OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY
PROBLEMS...DECREASE LUNG ACTIVITY...AGGRAVATE ASTHMA...AND LEAD
TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN...
ELDERLY...OR THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ027>029-041-042-312215-
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER...
TRIBUNE...LEOTI
808 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 /908 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING...

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. 

* TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID 
  MORNING AND WILL DECREASE NEAR SUNSET. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD DEVELOP AND 
  SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES COULD DROP TO 
  BELOW A MILE AND RAPIDLY DECREASE WITHIN SHORT DISTANCES. 
  MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT 
  DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RECOMMENDS THAT
YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS BLOWING DUST EVENT...
SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF
OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY
PROBLEMS...DECREASE LUNG ACTIVITY...AGGRAVATE ASTHMA...AND LEAD
TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN...
ELDERLY...OR THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$
387 
WWUS73 KGLD 311410
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
810 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014

COZ090-091-NEZ079>081-312215-
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...BENKELMAN...
TRENTON...MCCOOK
810 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 /910 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING...

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. 

* TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE THIS MORNING 
  THEN GRADUALLY DECLINE THIS AFTERNOON. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL DEVELOP WITH THE 
  INITIAL SURGE OF WIND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN 
  VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES WILL RAPIDLY DROP BELOW A MILE FOR 
  A BRIEF TIME THEN GRADUALLY IMPROVE. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING 
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY 
  CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 

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.

&&

$$

KSZ001>004-013>016-312215-
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...
NORTON...GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY
810 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 /910 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING...

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. 

* TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE THIS MORNING 
  THEN GRADUALLY DECLINE THIS AFTERNOON. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL DEVELOP WITH THE 
  INITIAL SURGE OF WIND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN 
  VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES WILL RAPIDLY DROP BELOW A MILE FOR 
  A BRIEF TIME THEN GRADUALLY IMPROVE. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING 
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY 
  CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RECOMMENDS THAT
YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS BLOWING DUST EVENT...
SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF
OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY
PROBLEMS...DECREASE LUNG ACTIVITY...AGGRAVATE ASTHMA...AND LEAD
TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN...
ELDERLY...OR THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

COZ092-312215-
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
CHEYENNE CO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHEYENNE WELLS
810 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014

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

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. 

* TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID 
  MORNING AND WILL DECREASE NEAR SUNSET. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD DEVELOP AND 
  SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES COULD DROP TO 
  BELOW A MILE AND RAPIDLY DECREASE WITHIN SHORT DISTANCES. 
  MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT 
  DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RECOMMENDS THAT
YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS BLOWING DUST EVENT...
SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF
OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY
PROBLEMS...DECREASE LUNG ACTIVITY...AGGRAVATE ASTHMA...AND LEAD
TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN...
ELDERLY...OR THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ027>029-041-042-312215-
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER...
TRIBUNE...LEOTI
810 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 /910 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING...

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. 

* TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID 
  MORNING AND WILL DECREASE NEAR SUNSET. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD DEVELOP AND 
  SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES COULD DROP TO 
  BELOW A MILE AND RAPIDLY DECREASE WITHIN SHORT DISTANCES. 
  MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT 
  DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RECOMMENDS THAT
YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS BLOWING DUST EVENT...
SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF
OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY
PROBLEMS...DECREASE LUNG ACTIVITY...AGGRAVATE ASTHMA...AND LEAD
TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN...
ELDERLY...OR THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

JTL
672 
WWUS73 KGLD 311445
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
845 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014

NEZ080-081-312245-
/O.CAN.KGLD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KGLD.DS.W.0001.140331T1445Z-140401T0100Z/
HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TRENTON...MCCOOK
945 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014

...DUST STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A DUST STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY REPORTED AROUND
  ATWOOD...MCCOOK AND OBERLIN.

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. 

* TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE THIS MORNING 
  THEN GRADUALLY DECLINE THIS AFTERNOON. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL DEVELOP WITH THE 
  INITIAL SURGE OF WIND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN 
  VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES WILL RAPIDLY DROP BELOW A MILE FOR 
  A BRIEF TIME THEN GRADUALLY IMPROVE. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING 
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY 
  CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DUST STORM WARNING MEANS VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED BELOW ONE
QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING DUST. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME
CAUTION AND BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY
NEAR OPEN FIELDS. PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD STAY
INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

&&

$$

KSZ002>004-015-016-312245-
/O.CAN.KGLD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KGLD.DS.W.0001.140331T1445Z-140401T0100Z/
RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...HOXIE...
HILL CITY
945 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014

...DUST STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A DUST STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY REPORTED AROUND
  ATWOOD...MCCOOK AND OBERLIN.

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. 

* TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE THIS MORNING 
  THEN GRADUALLY DECLINE THIS AFTERNOON. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL DEVELOP WITH THE 
  INITIAL SURGE OF WIND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN 
  VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES WILL RAPIDLY DROP BELOW A MILE FOR 
  A BRIEF TIME THEN GRADUALLY IMPROVE. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING 
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY 
  CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RECOMMENDS THAT
YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS BLOWING DUST EVENT...
SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF
OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY
PROBLEMS...DECREASE LUNG ACTIVITY...AGGRAVATE ASTHMA...AND LEAD
TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN...
ELDERLY...OR THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.

A DUST STORM WARNING MEANS VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED BELOW ONE
QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING DUST. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME
CAUTION AND BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY
NEAR OPEN FIELDS. PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD STAY
INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

&&

$$

COZ090-091-NEZ079-312245-
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-DUNDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...BENKELMAN
845 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. 

* TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE THIS MORNING 
  THEN GRADUALLY DECLINE THIS AFTERNOON. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL DEVELOP WITH THE 
  INITIAL SURGE OF WIND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN 
  VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES WILL RAPIDLY DROP BELOW A MILE FOR 
  A BRIEF TIME THEN GRADUALLY IMPROVE. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING 
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY 
  CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 

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.

&&

$$

KSZ001-013-014-312245-
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-THOMAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND...COLBY
845 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 /945 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING...

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. 

* TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE THIS MORNING 
  THEN GRADUALLY DECLINE THIS AFTERNOON. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL DEVELOP WITH THE 
  INITIAL SURGE OF WIND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN 
  VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES WILL RAPIDLY DROP BELOW A MILE FOR 
  A BRIEF TIME THEN GRADUALLY IMPROVE. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING 
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY 
  CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RECOMMENDS THAT
YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS BLOWING DUST EVENT...
SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF
OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY
PROBLEMS...DECREASE LUNG ACTIVITY...AGGRAVATE ASTHMA...AND LEAD
TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN...
ELDERLY...OR THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

COZ092-312245-
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
CHEYENNE CO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHEYENNE WELLS
845 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014

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

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. 

* TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID 
  MORNING AND WILL DECREASE NEAR SUNSET. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD DEVELOP AND 
  SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES COULD DROP TO 
  BELOW A MILE AND RAPIDLY DECREASE WITHIN SHORT DISTANCES. 
  MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT 
  DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RECOMMENDS THAT
YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS BLOWING DUST EVENT...
SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF
OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY
PROBLEMS...DECREASE LUNG ACTIVITY...AGGRAVATE ASTHMA...AND LEAD
TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN...
ELDERLY...OR THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ027>029-041-042-312245-
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER...
TRIBUNE...LEOTI
845 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 /945 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING...

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. 

* TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID 
  MORNING AND WILL DECREASE NEAR SUNSET. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD DEVELOP AND 
  SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES COULD DROP TO 
  BELOW A MILE AND RAPIDLY DECREASE WITHIN SHORT DISTANCES. 
  MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT 
  DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RECOMMENDS THAT
YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS BLOWING DUST EVENT...
SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF
OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY
PROBLEMS...DECREASE LUNG ACTIVITY...AGGRAVATE ASTHMA...AND LEAD
TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN...
ELDERLY...OR THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$
936 
WWUS73 KGLD 311523
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
923 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014

NEZ080-081-312330-
/O.CON.KGLD.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TRENTON...MCCOOK
1023 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014

...DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ESPECIALLY
  SOUTH OF TILLED FIELDS AND DIRT ROADS.

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. 

* TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE THIS MORNING 
  THEN GRADUALLY DECLINE THIS AFTERNOON. 

* REPORTS...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED AT MCCOOK AS
  WELL AS NEAR THE NORTHERN RED WILL COUNTY LINE. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL DEVELOP WITH THE 
  INITIAL SURGE OF WIND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN 
  VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES WILL RAPIDLY DROP BELOW A MILE FOR 
  A BRIEF TIME THEN GRADUALLY IMPROVE. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING 
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY 
  CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DUST STORM WARNING MEANS VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED BELOW ONE
QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING DUST. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME
CAUTION AND BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY
NEAR OPEN FIELDS. PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD STAY
INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

&&

$$

KSZ002>004-015-016-312330-
/O.CON.KGLD.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...HOXIE...
HILL CITY
1023 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014

...DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. 

* TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE THIS MORNING 
  THEN GRADUALLY DECLINE THIS AFTERNOON. 

* REPORTS...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTED NORTH
  OF OBERLIN. ATWOOD HAS ALSO REPORTED VISIBILITIES OF A QUARTER
  MILE THIS MORNING.

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL DEVELOP WITH THE 
  INITIAL SURGE OF WIND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN 
  VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES WILL RAPIDLY DROP BELOW A MILE FOR 
  A BRIEF TIME THEN GRADUALLY IMPROVE. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING 
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY 
  CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RECOMMENDS THAT
YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS BLOWING DUST EVENT...
SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF
OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY
PROBLEMS...DECREASE LUNG ACTIVITY...AGGRAVATE ASTHMA...AND LEAD
TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN...
ELDERLY...OR THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.

A DUST STORM WARNING MEANS VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED BELOW ONE
QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING DUST. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME
CAUTION AND BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY
NEAR OPEN FIELDS. PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD STAY
INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

&&

$$

COZ090-091-NEZ079-312330-
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-DUNDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...BENKELMAN
923 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. 

* TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE THIS MORNING 
  THEN GRADUALLY DECLINE THIS AFTERNOON. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL DEVELOP WITH THE 
  INITIAL SURGE OF WIND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN 
  VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES WILL RAPIDLY DROP BELOW A MILE FOR 
  A BRIEF TIME THEN GRADUALLY IMPROVE. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING 
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY 
  CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 

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.

&&

$$

KSZ001-013-014-312330-
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-THOMAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND...COLBY
923 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 /1023 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING...

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. 

* TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE THIS MORNING 
  THEN GRADUALLY DECLINE THIS AFTERNOON. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL DEVELOP WITH THE 
  INITIAL SURGE OF WIND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN 
  VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES WILL RAPIDLY DROP BELOW A MILE FOR 
  A BRIEF TIME THEN GRADUALLY IMPROVE. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING 
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY 
  CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RECOMMENDS THAT
YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS BLOWING DUST EVENT...
SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF
OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY
PROBLEMS...DECREASE LUNG ACTIVITY...AGGRAVATE ASTHMA...AND LEAD
TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN...
ELDERLY...OR THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

COZ092-312330-
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
CHEYENNE CO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHEYENNE WELLS
923 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014

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

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. 

* TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID 
  MORNING AND WILL DECREASE NEAR SUNSET. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD DEVELOP AND 
  SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES COULD DROP TO 
  BELOW A MILE AND RAPIDLY DECREASE WITHIN SHORT DISTANCES. 
  MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT 
  DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RECOMMENDS THAT
YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS BLOWING DUST EVENT...
SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF
OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY
PROBLEMS...DECREASE LUNG ACTIVITY...AGGRAVATE ASTHMA...AND LEAD
TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN...
ELDERLY...OR THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ027>029-041-042-312330-
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER...
TRIBUNE...LEOTI
923 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 /1023 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING...

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. 

* TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID 
  MORNING AND WILL DECREASE NEAR SUNSET. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD DEVELOP AND 
  SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES COULD DROP TO 
  BELOW A MILE AND RAPIDLY DECREASE WITHIN SHORT DISTANCES. 
  MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT 
  DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RECOMMENDS THAT
YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS BLOWING DUST EVENT...
SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF
OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY
PROBLEMS...DECREASE LUNG ACTIVITY...AGGRAVATE ASTHMA...AND LEAD
TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN...
ELDERLY...OR THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

JTL
258 
WWUS73 KGLD 311722
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1122 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014

COZ091-010100-
/O.CAN.KGLD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
/O.EXA.KGLD.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
KIT CARSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BURLINGTON
1122 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. WIND
GUSTS HAVE REMAINED BELOW WARNING CRITERIA SO THE HIGH WIND
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED AND REPLACED WITH A WIND ADVISORY.

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH EARLY
  AFTERNOON BEFORE DECLINING.

* OTHER IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES COULD DROP TO A COUPLE MILES SOUTH
  OF TILLED FIELDS AND DIRT ROADS . MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS
  OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT
  SEE THE OTHER SIDE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RECOMMENDS THAT
YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS BLOWING DUST EVENT...
SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF
OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY
PROBLEMS...DECREASE LUNG ACTIVITY...AGGRAVATE ASTHMA...AND LEAD
TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN...
ELDERLY...OR THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

NEZ080-081-010100-
/O.CON.KGLD.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TRENTON...MCCOOK
1222 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014

...DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ESPECIALLY
  SOUTH OF TILLED FIELDS AND DIRT ROADS.

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. 

* TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE THIS MORNING 
  THEN GRADUALLY DECLINE THIS AFTERNOON. 

* REPORTS...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED AT MCCOOK AS
  WELL AS NEAR THE NORTHERN RED WILL COUNTY LINE AND IN PARTS OF
  HITCHCOCK COUNTY.

* OTHER IMPACTS...MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST
  ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER
  SIDE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DUST STORM WARNING MEANS VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED BELOW ONE
QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING DUST. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME
CAUTION AND BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY
NEAR OPEN FIELDS. PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD STAY
INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

&&

$$

KSZ002>004-015-016-010100-
/O.CON.KGLD.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...HOXIE...
HILL CITY
1222 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014

...DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ESPECIALLY
  SOUTH OF TILLED FIELDS AND DIRT ROADS.

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. 

* TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE THIS MORNING 
  THEN GRADUALLY DECLINE THIS AFTERNOON. 

* REPORTS...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTED NORTH
  OF OBERLIN. ATWOOD HAS ALSO REPORTED VISIBILITIES OF A QUARTER
  MILE LATE THIS MORNING.

* OTHER IMPACTS...MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST
  ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER
  SIDE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RECOMMENDS THAT
YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS BLOWING DUST EVENT...
SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF
OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY
PROBLEMS...DECREASE LUNG ACTIVITY...AGGRAVATE ASTHMA...AND LEAD
TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN...
ELDERLY...OR THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.

A DUST STORM WARNING MEANS VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED BELOW ONE
QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING DUST. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME
CAUTION AND BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY
NEAR OPEN FIELDS. PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD STAY
INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

&&

$$

COZ090-NEZ079-010100-
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
YUMA-DUNDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BENKELMAN
1122 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. 

* TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE THIS MORNING 
  THEN GRADUALLY DECLINE THIS AFTERNOON. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL DEVELOP WITH THE 
  INITIAL SURGE OF WIND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN 
  VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES WILL RAPIDLY DROP BELOW A MILE FOR 
  A BRIEF TIME THEN GRADUALLY IMPROVE. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING 
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY 
  CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 

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.

&&

$$

KSZ001-013-014-010100-
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-THOMAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND...COLBY
1122 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 /1222 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING...

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. 

* TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE THIS MORNING 
  THEN GRADUALLY DECLINE THIS AFTERNOON. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL DEVELOP WITH THE 
  INITIAL SURGE OF WIND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN 
  VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES WILL RAPIDLY DROP BELOW A MILE FOR 
  A BRIEF TIME THEN GRADUALLY IMPROVE. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING 
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY 
  CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RECOMMENDS THAT
YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS BLOWING DUST EVENT...
SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF
OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY
PROBLEMS...DECREASE LUNG ACTIVITY...AGGRAVATE ASTHMA...AND LEAD
TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN...
ELDERLY...OR THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

COZ092-010100-
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
CHEYENNE CO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHEYENNE WELLS
1122 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014

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

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. 

* TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID 
  MORNING AND WILL DECREASE NEAR SUNSET. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD DEVELOP AND 
  SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES COULD DROP TO 
  BELOW A MILE AND RAPIDLY DECREASE WITHIN SHORT DISTANCES. 
  MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT 
  DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RECOMMENDS THAT
YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS BLOWING DUST EVENT...
SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF
OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY
PROBLEMS...DECREASE LUNG ACTIVITY...AGGRAVATE ASTHMA...AND LEAD
TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN...
ELDERLY...OR THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ027>029-041-042-010100-
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER...
TRIBUNE...LEOTI
1122 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 /1222 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING...

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. 

* TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID 
  MORNING AND WILL DECREASE NEAR SUNSET. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD DEVELOP AND 
  SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES COULD DROP TO 
  BELOW A MILE AND RAPIDLY DECREASE WITHIN SHORT DISTANCES. 
  MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT 
  DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RECOMMENDS THAT
YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS BLOWING DUST EVENT...
SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF
OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY
PROBLEMS...DECREASE LUNG ACTIVITY...AGGRAVATE ASTHMA...AND LEAD
TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN...
ELDERLY...OR THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

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297 
WWUS73 KGLD 311923
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
123 PM MDT MON MAR 31 2014

NEZ080-081-010100-
/O.CON.KGLD.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TRENTON...MCCOOK
223 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014

...DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ESPECIALLY
  SOUTH OF TILLED FIELDS AND DIRT ROADS.

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. 

* TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL REACH THEIR PEAK EARLY THIS
  AFTERNOON THEN GRADUALLY DECLINE DURING THE MID TO LATE
  AFTERNOON FROM WEST TO EAST.

* REPORTS...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED AT MCCOOK 
  AS WELL AS NEAR THE NORTHERN RED WILL COUNTY LINE AND IN PARTS 
  OF HITCHCOCK COUNTY. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST 
  ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER 
  SIDE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DUST STORM WARNING MEANS VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED BELOW ONE
QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING DUST. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME
CAUTION AND BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY
NEAR OPEN FIELDS. PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD STAY
INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

&&

$$

KSZ002>004-015-016-010100-
/O.CON.KGLD.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...HOXIE...
HILL CITY
223 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014

...DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ESPECIALLY
  SOUTH OF TILLED FIELDS AND DIRT ROADS.

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. 

* TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL REACH THEIR PEAK EARLY THIS
  AFTERNOON THEN GRADUALLY DECLINE DURING THE MID TO LATE
  AFTERNOON FROM WEST TO EAST.

* REPORTS...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTED NORTH 
  OF OBERLIN. ATWOOD HAS ALSO REPORTED VISIBILITIES OF A QUARTER 
  MILE LATE THIS MORNING. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST 
  ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER 
  SIDE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RECOMMENDS THAT
YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS BLOWING DUST EVENT...
SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF
OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY
PROBLEMS...DECREASE LUNG ACTIVITY...AGGRAVATE ASTHMA...AND LEAD
TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN...
ELDERLY...OR THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.

A DUST STORM WARNING MEANS VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED BELOW ONE
QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING DUST. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME
CAUTION AND BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY
NEAR OPEN FIELDS. PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD STAY
INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

&&

$$

COZ090-NEZ079-010100-
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
YUMA-DUNDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BENKELMAN
123 PM MDT MON MAR 31 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. 

* TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE THIS MORNING 
  THEN GRADUALLY DECLINE THIS AFTERNOON. 

* REPORTS...VISIBILITIES DOWN TO A COUPLE MILES HAVE BEEN REPORTED
  AT JOES DUE TO BLOWING DUST. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY WAS ALSO
  REPORTED NEAR A TILLED FIELD AT THE DUNDY COUNTY LINE NORTH OF
  BIRD CITY.

* OTHER IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES WILL RAPIDLY DROP BELOW A MILE FOR
  A BRIEF TIME THEN GRADUALLY IMPROVE. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN
  NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ001-013-014-010100-
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-THOMAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND...COLBY
123 PM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 /223 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING...

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. 

* TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL REACH THEIR PEAK EARLY THIS
  AFTERNOON THEN GRADUALLY DECLINE DURING THE MID TO LATE
  AFTERNOON FROM WEST TO EAST.

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL DEVELOP WITH THE 
  INITIAL SURGE OF WIND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN 
  VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES WILL RAPIDLY DROP BELOW A MILE FOR 
  A BRIEF TIME THEN GRADUALLY IMPROVE. MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING 
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY 
  CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RECOMMENDS THAT
YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS BLOWING DUST EVENT...
SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF
OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY
PROBLEMS...DECREASE LUNG ACTIVITY...AGGRAVATE ASTHMA...AND LEAD
TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN...
ELDERLY...OR THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

COZ091-092-010100-
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLINGTON...CHEYENNE WELLS
123 PM MDT MON MAR 31 2014

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

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. 

* TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL REACH THEIR PEAK EARLY THIS
  AFTERNOON THEN GRADUALLY DECLINE DURING THE MID TO LATE
  AFTERNOON FROM WEST TO EAST.

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD DEVELOP AND 
  SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES COULD DROP TO 
  BELOW A MILE AND RAPIDLY DECREASE WITHIN SHORT DISTANCES. 
  MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT 
  DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RECOMMENDS THAT
YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS BLOWING DUST EVENT...
SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF
OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY
PROBLEMS...DECREASE LUNG ACTIVITY...AGGRAVATE ASTHMA...AND LEAD
TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN...
ELDERLY...OR THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ027>029-041-042-010100-
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER...
TRIBUNE...LEOTI
123 PM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 /223 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING...

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. 

* TIMING/DURATION...THE WINDS WILL REACH THEIR PEAK EARLY THIS
  AFTERNOON THEN GRADUALLY DECLINE DURING THE MID TO LATE
  AFTERNOON FROM WEST TO EAST.

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD DEVELOP AND 
  SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES COULD DROP TO 
  BELOW A MILE AND RAPIDLY DECREASE WITHIN SHORT DISTANCES. 
  MOTORISTS ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE URGED TO NOT 
  DRIVE THROUGH IF THEY CAN NOT SEE THE OTHER SIDE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RECOMMENDS THAT
YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DURING THIS BLOWING DUST EVENT...
SUCH AS STAYING INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF
OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY
PROBLEMS...DECREASE LUNG ACTIVITY...AGGRAVATE ASTHMA...AND LEAD
TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN...
ELDERLY...OR THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

JTL
162 
WWUS73 KGLD 010011
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
611 PM MDT MON MAR 31 2014

...BLOWING DUST AND HIGH WINDS HAVE ENDED...

.SATELLITE IMAGERY AND LOCAL OBSERVATIONS HAVE SHOWN DIMINISHING
WINDS AND INCREASED VISIBILITY OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS. AS THE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST AND DAYTIME
MIXING IS REDUCED...WINDS WILL CONTINUE THE WEAKENING TREND
THROUGH THE EVENING. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING...DUST
STORM WARNING AND WIND ADVISORY HAVE BEEN CANCELLED EARLY.

NEZ080-081-010115-
/O.CAN.KGLD.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TRENTON...MCCOOK
711 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014

...DUST STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE DUST
STORM WARNING.

SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST ARE NO
LONGER EXPECTED AS WIND SPEEDS DECREASE THIS EVENING.

$$

KSZ002>004-015-016-010115-
/O.CAN.KGLD.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...HOXIE...
HILL CITY
711 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014

...DUST STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE DUST
STORM WARNING.

SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST ARE NO
LONGER EXPECTED AS WIND SPEEDS DECREASE THIS EVENING.

$$

COZ090-KSZ001-013-014-NEZ079-010115-
/O.CAN.KGLD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
YUMA-CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-THOMAS-DUNDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND...
COLBY...BENKELMAN
611 PM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 /711 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING.

WINDS HAVE WEAKENED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA AND VERY STRONG WINDS
ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED THIS EVENING.

$$

COZ091-092-KSZ027>029-041-042-010115-
/O.CAN.KGLD.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLINGTON...CHEYENNE WELLS...
SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI
611 PM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 /711 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY.

WINDS HAVE WEAKENED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA AND WILL NO LONGER BE A
THREAT THIS EVENING.

$$

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 Mar 30, 12:38 PM CDT, 2 hours 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 30, 12:38 PM CDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1138 AM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014

.SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 300 AM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014

TODAY-TONIGHT...UPPER DISTURBANCE AND ASSOCIATED TROUGH JUST NOW
GETTING ON SHORE ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. 00Z MODELS SHOW AN
EASTERLY TRACK THROUGH MIDNIGHT PUTTING THE SYSTEM ALONG THE FRONT
RANGE THEN BECOMING NEGATIVELY TILTED WHILE LIFTING NORTHEAST INTO
SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. AHEAD OF IT WILL BE AN INCREASE IN HIGH
CLOUDINESS. MID LEVEL DRY SLOT MOVES IN SUNDAY NIGHT WITH A QUICK
DECREASE IN CLOUDINESS FOR ALL BUT THE NORTHERN 1/4 OF THE AREA
WHERE WRAPAROUND CLOUDINESS POSSIBLE. HIGH TEMPERATURES 75 TO 80
ACROSS FAR EASTERN COLORADO WITH UPPER 70S TO LOW 80S ELSEWHERE.
LOWS AROUND 40 WEST WITH 40S AND SOME LOW 50S EAST OF THE STATE
LINE WITH MILDEST TEMPERATURES IN THE NORTON AND HILL CITY AREAS.

BREEZY TO WINDY SOUTHWEST WINDS AFTER ABOUT NOON WITH STRONGEST
WINDS GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE KS/NE BORDER. FOR TONIGHT
WINDS VEER TO THE WEST THEN NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH GUSTS TO
35 MPH OR SO POSSIBLE AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH.

NOT EXCITED ABOUT THUNDERSTORM CHANCES TODAY. ALTHOUGH JUST ABOUT
ANYWHERE COULD GET A HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORM LATE THIS AFTERNOON
FOCUS MAY BE ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE AREA WHERE SOME
MID LEVEL MOISTURE DEVELOPS ON THE NOSE OF UPPER JET. THIS AREA OF
MOISTURE QUICKLY MOVES NORTHEAST ACROSS PARTS OF THE AREA EARLY
TONIGHT BEFORE EXITING AFTER MIDNIGHT.

MONDAY-MONDAY NIGHT...UPPER DISTURBANCE FORECAST TO LIFT NORTHEAST
WELL AWAY FROM THE AREA WITH COLDER AIR MOVING IN ALONG WITH STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. A WIND
ADVISORY WILL BE NEEDED. HIGHER GUSTS. NO PRECIPITATION EXPECTED.
HIGH TEMPERATURES GENERALLY IN THE 50S EXCEPT AROUND 60 FROM HILL
CITY TO TRIBUNE. THE 06Z NAM HAS COME IN WARMER BY SEVERAL
DEGREES...SOMETHING TO WATCH. LOWS GENERALLY MID 20S TO AROUND 30.

TUESDAY-TUESDAY NIGHT...PRESSURE GRADIENT INCREASES ACROSS THE AREA
WITH LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE FRONT RANGE AND HIGH PRESSURE TO THE
EAST/NORTHEAST. THIS WILL CREATE SOUTHEAST WINDS GUSTING 30 TO 35
MPH ALONG AND WEST OF THE CO/KS BORDER WITH LESSER SPEEDS ACROSS THE
EAST. HIGH TEMPERATURES MID 50S TO AROUND 60 EXCEPT LOW 60S ACROSS
THE FAR SOUTHWEST AND WEST. THE 06Z NAM HAS COME IN ABOUT 4F WARMER
AND IS CLOSE TO THE UKMET WITH 00Z NAM/GFS SIMILAR TO CURRENT
FORECAST. LOWS GENERALLY IN THE 30S. MAY SEE SOME LIGHT
PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN PART OF THE AREA TUESDAY
NIGHT.

.LONG TERM...(WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 300 AM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014

WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY NIGHT...FORECAST FOCUS FOR THESE PERIODS IS STILL
ON UPPER LEVEL TROUGH DEVELOPING OVER THE WESTERN US...AND
POSITION/TIMING/EVOLUTION AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE ROCKIES INTO THE
PLAINS. CONFIDENCE IS STILL LOW DURING THESE PERIODS ON
WIND/TEMP/PRECIP AS DETERMINISTIC MODELS AND ENSEMBLES CONTINUE TO
SHOW LACK OF RUN- RUN CONSISTENCY. 00Z ECMWF IS NOW IN LINE WITH
THE GFS/GEM OF 24HRS AGO WHILE THE 00Z GFS/GEM ARE NOW IN LINE
WITH WHAT THE 12Z ECMWF. IN FACT THE LATEST ECMWF IS STRONGER WITH
CLOSED LOW OVER NW KANSAS THAN PREVIOUS GFS/GEM WERE...WITH MUCH
STRONGER CAA...UNIDIRECTIONAL GRADIENT (STRONGER WINDS)...AND
HIGHER PRECIP AMOUNTS. GFS/GEM ARE NOW THE CONSERVATIVE MODELS
FAVORING A WEAKER SYSTEM...LIGHTER PRECIP...AND LESS CAA.
BASICALLY MODELS ARE INDICATING EITHER A LIGHT MIXED PRECIP EVENT
AND SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL TEMPS (GFS/GEM) OR A SPRING BLIZZARD
(ECMWF). I KEPT FORECAST IN LINE WITH GFS/GEM FAVORING THE MODEL
MEAN WITH LITTLE REASON AT THIS POINT TO JUMP ON THE EXTREME
SOLUTION OF THE ECMWF. WILL NEED TO WATCH THESE PERIODS IF MODELS
SHOW MORE CONSISTENCY ON THE EXTREME SOLUTION.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY...MODELS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT ON SHORTWAVE RIDGING
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT (OF VARYING STRENGTH) WHICH SHOULD SUPPORT
MODERATING TEMPS AND DRY CONDITIONS DURING THESE PERIODS. THERE IS
INCREASING SPREAD ON THE DETAILS NEXT WEEKEND...THOUGH THE OVERALL
TREND IS TOWARDS NW FLOW AND SEASONAL TEMPS. MODEL BLEND HAD CHANCE
POPS WITH PREVIOUS MODEL RUNS SHOWING WEAK PULSES TRAVERSING THE
MEAN FLOW INTO THE PLAINS...HOWEVER RECENT MODEL TRENDS HAVE BACKED
OFF ON THIS. I CAPPED POPS AT SLIGHT CHANCE CATEGORY LEAVING MENTION
OF SHOWERS IN PLACE CONSIDERING THE RANGE AND LACK OF RUN-RUN
CONSISTENCY ON THESE WEAK FEATURES. PATTERN WOULD NOT SUPPORT
MEANINGFUL PRECIP IN ANY EVENT DUE TO THE CROSS MOUNTAIN FLOW FAVORING
LIMITED MOISTURE.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z MONDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 1138 AM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014

VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD AT BOTH
TERMINALS. WINDS WILL BE THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE FOR THIS
FORECAST...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SURFACE LOW
PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN THIS AFTERNOON AND SLIGHT
VARIATIONS IN ITS POSITION FROM WHAT SHORT RANGE MODEL GUIDANCE
SHOWS WOULD RESULT IN DIFFERENCES IN WIND DIRECTION THAN WHAT IS
CURRENTLY IN THE TAF. IN GENERAL...A SOUTHERLY WIND WILL STRENGTHEN
THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON WITH SOME GUSTINESS EXPECTED DEPENDING ON THE
AMOUNT OF MIXING. AROUND MIDNIGHT...THE WIND WILL SHIFT TO A MORE
WESTERLY DIRECTION AND CONTINUE TO VEER TO A NORTHWESTERLY
DIRECTION BY MORNING. AS MIXING INCREASES LATE TOMORROW MORNING
WIND GUSTS COULD EXCEED 40 MPH AT BOTH TERMINALS. SOME BLOWING
DUST IS POSSIBLE TOMORROW BUT WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST AND
SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS ARE NOT CURRENTLY EXPECTED.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
ISSUED AT 300 AM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014

TODAY...THE COMBINATION OF AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 70S
TO LOW 80S...RH VALUES AROUND 10 PERCENT...AND SOUTHWEST WINDS OF
15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN
EFFECT.

&&

.GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KS...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR
     KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042.

CO...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR COZ252>254.

NE...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR
     NEZ079>081.

&&

SHORT TERM...99
LONG TERM...DR
AVIATION...BRB
FIRE WEATHER...99
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 30, 4:15 AM CDT, 11 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
315 AM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-311200-
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-
SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
315 AM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014 /415 AM CDT SUN MAR 30 2014/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE TRI-STATE AREA
TODAY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

ON MONDAY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. BLOWING DUST IS
POSSIBLE CREATING LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 30, 4:05 AM CDTRed Flag WarningGLDCheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Graham, Greeley, Logan and 7 more15 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Kansas, 2014Wind Advisories in Colorado, 2014Wind Advisories in Nebraska, 2014Every wind advisory in 2014

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.