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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Goodland, KS

January 13, 201413 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 Jan 13, 2014, 3:22 PM 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 Jan 14, 2014, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 13, 2014, 3:22 PM CST (21:22 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 14, 2014, 6:00 AM CST
Expired
Jan 14, 2014, 6:00 PM CST
In force
12 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 21:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 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 2014-01-13Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2014-01-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 331 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
2125 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
93 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
331 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
372 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.

158 
WWUS73 KGLD 132122
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
222 PM MST MON JAN 13 2014


COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-140600-
/O.NEW.KGLD.WI.Y.0002.140114T1500Z-140115T0200Z/
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
222 PM MST MON JAN 13 2014 /322 PM CST MON JAN 13 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MST /9 AM CST/ TO 7 PM MST
/8 PM CST/ TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MST /9 AM CST/ TO 7 PM
MST /8 PM CST/ TUESDAY. 

* TIMING/DURATION...NORTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS SHOULD GRADUALLY
  WEAKEN AROUND SUNSET.

* PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
  TO 50 MPH. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...SOME AREAS OF BLOWING DUST NEAR OPEN FIELDS
  CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

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
529 
WWUS73 KGLD 140415
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
915 PM MST MON JAN 13 2014

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-141200-
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0002.140114T1500Z-140115T0200Z/
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
915 PM MST MON JAN 13 2014 /1015 PM CST MON JAN 13 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MST /9 AM CST/ TO
7 PM MST /8 PM CST/ TUESDAY...

* TIMING/DURATION...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE MID
  MORNING TUESDAY AND PEAK DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON
  HOURS. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AROUND SUNSET.

* PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  UP TO 50 MPH. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...SOME AREAS OF BLOWING DUST NEAR OPEN FIELDS 
  CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 

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.

&&

$$
708 
WWUS73 KGLD 140903
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
203 AM MST TUE JAN 14 2014

COZ090>092-KSZ001-013-027-041-NEZ079-141800-
/O.UPG.KGLD.WI.Y.0002.140114T1500Z-140115T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KGLD.HW.W.0001.140114T1200Z-140115T0200Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-WALLACE-GREELEY-
DUNDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...
CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND...SHARON SPRINGS...
TRIBUNE...BENKELMAN
203 AM MST TUE JAN 14 2014 /303 AM CST TUE JAN 14 2014/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MST /6 AM CST/ EARLY
THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST /8 PM CST/ THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MST /6 AM CST/ EARLY THIS
MORNING TO 7 PM MST /8 PM CST/ THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING/DURATION...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE THIS
  MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS.
  WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET.

* PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  NEAR 60 MPH.

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST NEAR OPEN FIELDS CAUSING
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

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>016-028-029-042-NEZ080-081-141800-
/O.EXT.KGLD.WI.Y.0002.140114T1200Z-140115T0200Z/
RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-LOGAN-GOVE-WICHITA-
HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...COLBY...
HOXIE...HILL CITY...OAKLEY...QUINTER...LEOTI...TRENTON...MCCOOK
303 AM CST TUE JAN 14 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

* TIMING/DURATION...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE THIS
  MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS.
  WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET.

* PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  NEAR 55 MPH.

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST NEAR OPEN FIELDS CAUSING
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

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.

&&

$$
559 
WWUS73 KGLD 141803
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1103 AM MST TUE JAN 14 2014

COZ090>092-KSZ001-013-027-041-NEZ079-150200-
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140115T0200Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-WALLACE-GREELEY-
DUNDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...
CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND...SHARON SPRINGS...
TRIBUNE...BENKELMAN
1103 AM MST TUE JAN 14 2014 /1203 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014/

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

* TIMING/DURATION...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PEAK DURING THE EARLY
  AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET.

* PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS
  NEAR 60 MPH.

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST NEAR OPEN FIELDS CAUSING 
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 

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>016-028-029-042-NEZ080-081-150200-
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140115T0200Z/
RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-LOGAN-GOVE-WICHITA-
HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...COLBY...
HOXIE...HILL CITY...OAKLEY...QUINTER...LEOTI...TRENTON...MCCOOK
1203 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014

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

* TIMING/DURATION...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PEAK DURING THE EARLY
  AFTERNOON AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET.

* PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO NEAR 40 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH.

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST NEAR OPEN FIELDS CAUSING 
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 

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.

&&

$$
986 
WWUS73 KGLD 141855
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1155 AM MST TUE JAN 14 2014

COZ090>092-KSZ001-013-027-041-NEZ079-150300-
/O.NEW.KGLD.HW.A.0001.140116T1400Z-140117T0200Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140115T0200Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-WALLACE-GREELEY-
DUNDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...
CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND...SHARON SPRINGS...
TRIBUNE...BENKELMAN
1155 AM MST TUE JAN 14 2014 /1255 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST /8 PM CST/
THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING. 

* TIMING/DURATION...TODAY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PEAK DURING THE
  EARLY AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET.

  THURSDAY...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.

* PEAK WINDS...TODAY...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH
  GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH.

  THURSDAY...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  70 MPH POSSIBLE.

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST NEAR OPEN FIELDS CAUSING 
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 

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>016-028-029-042-NEZ080-081-150300-
/O.NEW.KGLD.HW.A.0001.140116T1400Z-140117T0200Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140115T0200Z/
RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-LOGAN-GOVE-WICHITA-
HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...COLBY...
HOXIE...HILL CITY...OAKLEY...QUINTER...LEOTI...TRENTON...MCCOOK
1255 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING. 

* TIMING/DURATION...TODAY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PEAK DURING THE
  EARLY AFTERNOON AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET.

  THURSDAY...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.

* PEAK WINDS...TODAY...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO NEAR 40 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH.

  THURSDAY...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
  70 MPH POSSIBLE.

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST NEAR OPEN FIELDS CAUSING 
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 

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.

&&

$$
069 
WWUS73 KGLD 142107
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
207 PM MST TUE JAN 14 2014

COZ090>092-KSZ001-013-027-041-NEZ079-150530-
/O.CAN.KGLD.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140115T0200Z/
/O.EXB.KGLD.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140115T0000Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.A.0001.140116T1400Z-140117T0200Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-WALLACE-GREELEY-
DUNDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...
CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND...SHARON SPRINGS...
TRIBUNE...BENKELMAN
207 PM MST TUE JAN 14 2014 /307 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS
AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* TIMING/DURATION...TODAY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PEAK DURING THE
  EARLY AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET.

  THURSDAY...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.

* PEAK WINDS...TODAY...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH.

  THURSDAY...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  70 MPH POSSIBLE.

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST NEAR OPEN FIELDS CAUSING 
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 

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.

&&

$$

KSZ002>004-014>016-028-029-042-NEZ080-081-150530-
/O.EXT.KGLD.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140115T0000Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.A.0001.140116T1400Z-140117T0200Z/
RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-LOGAN-GOVE-WICHITA-
HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...COLBY...
HOXIE...HILL CITY...OAKLEY...QUINTER...LEOTI...TRENTON...MCCOOK
307 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

* TIMING/DURATION...TODAY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PEAK DURING THE
  EARLY AFTERNOON AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET.

  THURSDAY...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.

* PEAK WINDS...TODAY...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH.

  THURSDAY...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  70 MPH POSSIBLE.

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST NEAR OPEN FIELDS CAUSING 
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 

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.

&&

$$
599 
WWUS73 KGLD 150005
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
505 PM MST TUE JAN 14 2014

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-151200-
/O.EXP.KGLD.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140115T0000Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.A.0001.140116T1400Z-140117T0200Z/
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
505 PM MST TUE JAN 14 2014 /605 PM CST TUE JAN 14 2014/

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

* TIMING/DURATION...TODAY...NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED THIS
  AFTERNOON AND ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA.

  THURSDAY...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.

* PEAK WINDS....THURSDAY...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS 40 TO 50 MPH
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE.

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST NEAR OPEN FIELDS CAUSING 
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 

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.

&&

$$

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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.