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Wind Advisory 12, NWS Wichita, KS

March 10, 201426 counties in Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this wind advisory at Mar 10, 2014, 3:19 PM CDT for 26 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 11, 2014, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 10, 2014, 3:19 PM CDT (20:19 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 11, 2014, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired
Mar 12, 2014, 3:24 AM CDT
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
All 26 counties

Allen County, KS, Barton County, KS, Butler County, KS, Chase County, KS, Chautauqua County, KS, Cowley County, KS, Elk County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Greenwood County, KS, Harper County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Labette County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, Marion County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Montgomery County, KS, Neosho County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS, Russell County, KS, Saline County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS, Sumner County, KS, Wilson County, KS, Woodson County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:19 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

Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 172 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, Topeka, KS at 12:00Z on 2014-03-10Temperature 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 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Topeka, KS at 12:00Z on 2014-03-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 150 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2846 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
150 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
113 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.

773 
WWUS73 KICT 102019
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
319 PM CDT MON MAR 10 2014

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED BEHIND COLD FRONT TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE AREA TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHERLY AND WILL
BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY BEHIND THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. 

KSZ049-051>053-067>069-082-083-091>093-111030-
/O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0012.140311T1800Z-140312T0500Z/
SALINE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-
HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALINA...MCPHERSON...MARION...
COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...
KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...
ARKANSAS CITY
319 PM CDT MON MAR 10 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CDT
TUESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CDT
TUESDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WINDS...WILL BE NORTHERLY AT 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND ALONG WEST TO EAST ORIENTED
  HIGHWAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH
AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.  WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

KSZ032-033-047-048-050-111030-
/O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0012.140311T1800Z-140312T0300Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-RICE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND...
ELLSWORTH...LYONS
319 PM CDT MON MAR 10 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM CDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM CDT TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* WINDS...WILL BE NORTHERLY AT 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND ALONG WEST TO EAST ORIENTED
  HIGHWAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH
AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.  WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

KSZ070>072-094>096-098>100-111030-
/O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0012.140312T0000Z-140312T0500Z/
GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-
LABETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...HOWARD...
FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...
PARSONS
319 PM CDT MON MAR 10 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CDT
TUESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CDT
TUESDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING...TUESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...WILL BE NORTHERLY AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND ALONG WEST TO EAST ORIENTED
  HIGHWAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH
AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.  WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

JMC
7 follow-up statements
215 
WWUS73 KICT 110804
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
304 AM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED BEHIND A COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND 
THIS EVENING...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE AREA THIS 
AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND
WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY BEHIND THE FRONT.

KSZ049-051>053-067>069-082-083-091>093-112215-
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0012.140311T1800Z-140312T0500Z/
SALINE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-
HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALINA...MCPHERSON...MARION...
COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...
KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...
ARKANSAS CITY
304 AM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT. 

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...WILL BE NORTHERLY AT 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND ALONG WEST TO EAST ORIENTED
  HIGHWAYS. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO RESTRICT VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE 
  MILE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH
AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.  WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

KSZ032-033-047-048-050-112215-
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0012.140311T1800Z-140312T0300Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-RICE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND...
ELLSWORTH...LYONS
304 AM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...WILL BE NORTHERLY AT 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND ALONG WEST TO EAST ORIENTED
  HIGHWAYS. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO RESTRICT VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE 
  MILE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH
AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.  WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

KSZ070>072-094>096-098>100-112215-
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0012.140312T0000Z-140312T0500Z/
GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-
LABETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...HOWARD...
FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...
PARSONS
304 AM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT. 

* TIMING...THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...WILL BE NORTHERLY AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND ALONG WEST TO EAST 
  ORIENTED HIGHWAYS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH
AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.  WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

KETCHAM
934 
WWUS73 KICT 112120
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
420 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED BEHIND A COLD FRONT THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...

.A COLD FRONT MOVING OVER SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON WILL
CONTINUE MOVING SOUTH AND EAST ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS THIS
EVENING. WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AT 25
TO 35 WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH.

KSZ049-051>053-067>069-082-083-091>093-120500-
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140312T0500Z/
SALINE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-
HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALINA...MCPHERSON...MARION...
COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...
KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...
ARKANSAS CITY
420 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT. 

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR WITHIN THE
  FIRST FEW HOURS FOLLOWING THE FRONTAL PASSAGE ALTHOUGH STRONG
  NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT BEFORE
  DIMINISHING FROM WEST TO EAST.

* WINDS...WILL VEER TO THE NORTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  AROUND 50 MPH AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND ALONG WEST TO EAST 
  ORIENTED HIGHWAYS. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO RESTRICT VISIBILITIES 
  BELOW ONE MILE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH
AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.  WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

KSZ032-033-047-048-050-120300-
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140312T0300Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-RICE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND...
ELLSWORTH...LYONS
420 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR THROUGH THE
  EARLY EVENING HOURS ALTHOUGH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH
  AROUND MIDNIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING FROM WEST TO EAST.

* WINDS...OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND ALONG WEST TO EAST 
  ORIENTED HIGHWAYS. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO RESTRICT VISIBILITIES 
  BELOW ONE MILE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH
AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.  WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

KSZ070>072-094>096-098>100-120500-
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0012.140312T0000Z-140312T0500Z/
GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-
LABETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...HOWARD...
FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...
PARSONS
420 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT. 

* TIMING...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING
  SHIFTING WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING FROM WEST TO EAST.

* WINDS...WILL VEER TO THE NORTHWEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  AROUND 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND ALONG WEST TO EAST 
  ORIENTED HIGHWAYS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH
AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.  WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
301 
WWUS73 KICT 112149
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
449 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED BEHIND A COLD FRONT THIS EVENING AND
TONIGHT...

.A COLD FRONT MOVING OVER SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON
WILL CONTINUE MOVING SOUTH AND EAST ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS THIS
EVENING. WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AT
30 TO 35 WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH.

KSZ070>072-094>096-098>100-120500-
/O.EXT.KICT.WI.Y.0012.140311T2200Z-140312T0500Z/
GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-
LABETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...HOWARD...
FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...
PARSONS
449 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT. 

* TIMING...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING 
  SHIFTING WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE 
  THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING FROM WEST TO EAST. 

* WINDS...WILL VEER TO THE NORTHWEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  TO AROUND 45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND ALONG WEST TO EAST 
  ORIENTED HIGHWAYS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH
AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.  WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

KSZ049-051>053-067>069-082-083-091>093-120500-
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140312T0500Z/
SALINE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-
HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALINA...MCPHERSON...MARION...
COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...
KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...
ARKANSAS CITY
449 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT. 

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR WITHIN THE 
  FIRST FEW HOURS FOLLOWING THE FRONTAL PASSAGE ALTHOUGH STRONG 
  NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT BEFORE 
  DIMINISHING FROM WEST TO EAST. 

* WINDS...WILL VEER TO THE NORTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  TO AROUND 50 MPH AT TIMES. 

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND ALONG WEST TO EAST 
  ORIENTED HIGHWAYS. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO RESTRICT VISIBILITIES 
  BELOW ONE MILE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH
AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.  WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

KSZ032-033-047-048-050-120300-
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140312T0300Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-RICE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND...
ELLSWORTH...LYONS
449 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR THROUGH THE 
  EARLY EVENING HOURS ALTHOUGH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL 
  PERSIST THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING FROM WEST 
  TO EAST. 

* WINDS...OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH WILL 
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. 

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND ALONG WEST TO EAST 
  ORIENTED HIGHWAYS. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO RESTRICT VISIBILITIES 
  BELOW ONE MILE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH
AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.  WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
728 
WWUS73 KICT 120302
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1002 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...STRONG NORTH WINDS TO WHIP ACROSS ALL AREAS THRU MID-NIGHT...

KSZ032-033-047-048-050-120500-
/O.EXT.KICT.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140312T0500Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-RICE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND...
ELLSWORTH...LYONS
1002 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT. 

* TIMING...THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH AROUND
  MIDNIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING FROM WEST TO EAST.

* WINDS...WILL BE SUSTAINED BETWEEN 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  AROUND 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ALONG WEST TO EAST ORIENTED
  HIGHWAYS. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO RESTRICT VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE
  MILE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND OR
46 TO 57 MPH GUSTS ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

KSZ049-051>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-120500-
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140312T0500Z/
SALINE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-
WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-
NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALINA...MCPHERSON...MARION...
COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...
EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...
HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...
FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...
PARSONS
1002 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT. 

* TIMING...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AROUND
  MIDNIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING FROM WEST TO EAST.

* WINDS...WILL BE NORTHERLY BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND
  45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ALONG WEST TO EAST ORIENTED
  HIGHWAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND OR
46 TO 57 MPH GUSTS ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

ES
344 
WWUS73 KICT 120408
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1108 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...STRONG NORTH WINDS TO WHIP ACROSS ALL AREAS THRU MID-NIGHT...

KSZ032-033-047>051-120515-
/O.CAN.KICT.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140312T0500Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND...
ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON
1108 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

THE STRONG NORTH WINDS THAT HAD BEEN OCCURRING THROUGHOUT THE
EVENING ARE DIMINISHING RAPIDLY AS THEY BACK TOWARD THE NORTHWEST.
AS SUCH...THE WIND ADVISORY THAT HAD BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL MID-NIGHT
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

KSZ052-053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-120515-
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140312T0500Z/
MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-
SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-
MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS...
HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...EUREKA...
YATES CENTER...IOLA...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...
WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...FREDONIA...
CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS
1108 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT. 

* TIMING...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT
  BEFORE DIMINISHING FROM WEST TO EAST.

* WINDS...WILL REMAIN DUE NORTH BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH 40 TO
  45 MPH GUSTS.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ALONG WEST TO EAST ORIENTED
  HIGHWAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND OR
46 TO 57 MPH GUSTS ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

ES
359 
WWUS73 KICT 120456
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1156 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...STRONG NORTH WINDS TO WHIP ACROSS ALL AREAS THROUGH THE EALRY
MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY...

KSZ052-067-068-082-083-091-092-120600-
/O.CAN.KICT.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140312T0500Z/
MARION-RENO-HARVEY-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...
KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON
1156 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

NORTH WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE UNTIL EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING.

$$

KSZ053-069>072-093>096-098>100-120900-
/O.EXT.KICT.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140312T0900Z/
CHASE-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-
CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD FALLS...EL DORADO...
AUGUSTA...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...WINFIELD...
ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...
COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS
1156 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND 4 AM
  BEFORE DIMINISHING FROM WEST TO EAST.

* WINDS...WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE NORTH BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH
  40 TO 45 MPH GUSTS.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ALONG WEST TO EAST 
  ORIENTED HIGHWAYS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND OR
46 TO 57 MPH GUSTS ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

KETCHAM
601 
WWUS73 KICT 120824
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
324 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2014

KSZ053-069>072-093>096-098>100-120930-
/O.CAN.KICT.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140312T0900Z/
CHASE-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-
CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD FALLS...EL DORADO...
AUGUSTA...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...WINFIELD...
ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...
COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS
324 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

NORTH WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE UNTIL MID-
MORNING.

$$

KETCHAM

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 Wichita, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Mar 10, 3:12 PM CDT, 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 10, 3:12 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
312 PM CDT MON MAR 10 2014

.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 308 PM CDT MON MAR 10 2014

SHORTWAVE TROUGH PRESENTLY OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...WILL TRACK
SOUTHEASTWARD TONIGHT...SPLITTING INTO TWO PIECES. ONE PIECE OF
ENERGY WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS TUESDAY
AFTERNOON/NIGHT WHILE A SECOND CHUNK OF SHORTWAVE ENERGY GETS
PINCHED OFF OVER THE SOUTHWEST. VERY MILD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY...AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING
SHORTWAVE/COLD FRONT. THE STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTHWARD
THROUGH CENTRAL KS AROUND MIDDAY TUESDAY...CLEARING SOUTH
CENTRAL/SOUTHEAST KS TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY TUES EVENING. THE
FRONT WILL SET UP A NICE TEMPERATURE CONTRAST ACROSS OUR FORECAST
AREA...WITH NON-DIURNAL HIGHS IN THE 50S IN CENTRAL KS...WITH 75 TO
80 DEGREES IN THE SOUTHEAST. SOME FALL IN TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR
BEHIND THE FRONT TUESDAY AFTERNOON IN CENTRAL KS...ALTHOUGH NOTHING
DRAMATIC GIVEN THE PACIFIC NATURE OF THIS FRONT. A STRONG PRESSURE
GRADIENT MAGNITUDE IS PROGGED IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH
STEEP 1000-850 LAPSE RATES. THIS WILL RESULT VERY STRONG/GUSTY
NORTHERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH BEHIND THE FRONT FOR
SEVERAL HOURS TUES PM/EVE. A WIND ADVISORY WILL BE NEEDED FOR THE
ENTIRE AREA. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FORCING WITH THE WAVE...MAY COMBINE
WITH SCARCE MOISTURE TO PRODUCE SOME VERY LIGHT RAIN/SNOW MAINLY
ACROSS CENTRAL KS LATE TUES PM/EVE.

SURFACE HIGH BUILDS IN WEDNESDAY WITH SUNNY SKIES AND TEMPERATURES
CLOSER TO SEASONAL AVERAGE. LEE TROUGH DEVELOPMENT THURSDAY SHOULD
RESULT IN BREEZY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AND TEMPERATURES CLIMBING ABOVE
NORMAL ONCE AGAIN.

JMC

.LONG TERM...(FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 308 PM CDT MON MAR 10 2014

BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF MEDIUM RANGE OPERATIONAL MODELS HAVE BEEN
STRUGGLING WITH RUN TO RUN CONTINUITY ON THE UPPER PATTERN MAINLY
LATE IN THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE ECMWF SHOWS UPPER
TROUGHING DIGGING INTO THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN CONUS WITH
POSSIBLE UPPER LOW FORMATION IN THE SOUTHEAST BUT HAS LARGELY BEEN
INCONSISTENT WITH THE OVERALL EVOLUTION. THE GFS HAS TRENDED AWAY
FROM THIS IN ITS RECENT RUN. THE GFS WOULD OFFER WARMER/DRIER
WEATHER THROUGH THE ENTIRE PERIOD...WHEREAS THE ECMWF IS COOLER BY
SUNDAY/MONDAY...WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY. USING A BLEND APPROACH WITH LOW FORECAST CONFIDENCE...WE
WILL HAVE DRY FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE
TEMPERATURES INDICATED. THEN TEMPERATURES COOLING BACK TO NEAR
AVERAGE SUNDAY AND MONDAY. WILL MAINTAIN LOW PROBABILITIES FOR LIGHT
RAIN SATURDAY NIGHT-SUNDAY.

JMC

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z TUESDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 1241 PM CDT MON MAR 10 2014

VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO PREVAIL THRU THE FORECAST VALID PERIOD.
WINDS WILL REMAIN A BIT VARIABLE ALONG A SURFACE TROF ACROSS
CENTRAL KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON...FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHWEST. THE
WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST ACROSS ALL AREAS BY THIS
EVENING. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL KANSAS BY
LATE TUESDAY MORNING. SOME PATCHY STRATOCU MAY AFFECT SOUTHEAST
KANSAS AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND HAVE INDICATED THIS WITH A TEMPO
GROUP AT KCNU. THE STRONGEST NORTH WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT
WILL BE FELT JUST BEYOND THE FORECAST VALID EXPIRATION INTO
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

KED

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
ISSUED AT 308 PM CDT MON MAR 10 2014

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TUESDAY INTO
TUESDAY EVENING...WITH GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE
FRONT...AND VERY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT. WITH
CURING STILL AT 100%...THIS WILL RESULT IN ELEVATED GRASSLAND FIRE
DANGER VALUES...WITH LOW-END EXTREME GFDI VALUES POSSIBLE IN
CENTRAL/SOUTH CENTRAL KS TUESDAY PM/EVE. UPON COLLABORATION WITH
NEIGHBORING FORECAST OFFICES...CONSENSUS WAS TO HOLD OFF ON A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH ISSUANCE WITH THIS PACKAGE. HOWEVER...A SHORT TERM RED
FLAG WARNING WILL STILL BE A POSSIBILITY TUESDAY. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES OF 35-45% ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS OF
45-50 MPH ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT TUESDAY PM/EVE.

LEE TROUGHING ON THURSDAY WILL RESULT IN BREEZY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS
AND MILDER TEMPERATURES ONCE AGAIN. THIS MAY PROMOTE VERY HIGH
GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER LEVELS AREA-WIDE.

JMC

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
WICHITA-KICT    44  68  32  52 /   0  10  20   0
HUTCHINSON      42  65  29  52 /   0  10  30   0
NEWTON          44  67  30  51 /   0  10  30   0
ELDORADO        45  71  32  52 /   0  10  20   0
WINFIELD-KWLD   46  75  33  54 /   0  10  10   0
RUSSELL         39  56  27  53 /   0  30  30   0
GREAT BEND      40  59  28  52 /   0  20  30   0
SALINA          41  62  30  52 /   0  20  30   0
MCPHERSON       42  65  29  52 /   0  20  30   0
COFFEYVILLE     47  80  34  52 /   0  10  10   0
CHANUTE         46  77  33  51 /   0  10  20  10
IOLA            45  74  33  50 /   0  10  30  10
PARSONS-KPPF    46  78  33  52 /   0  10  20  10

&&

.ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 PM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CDT TUESDAY NIGHT
FOR KSZ070>072-094>096-098>100.

WIND ADVISORY FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CDT TUESDAY NIGHT
FOR KSZ049-051>053-067>069-082-083-091>093.

WIND ADVISORY FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR KSZ032-033-047-
048-050.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 10, 8:53 AM CDT, 6 hours 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
853 AM CDT MON MAR 10 2014

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-111400-
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-
RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-
SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
853 AM CDT MON MAR 10 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

VERY HIGH GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS A
PORTION OF THE FLINT HILLS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD ACROSS KANSAS FOR TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE BEHIND THE FRONTAL
PASSAGE.

AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION...A CHANCE OF RAIN
CHANGING TO SNOW IS POSSIBLE BEHIND THE FRONT...ALONG A LINE FROM
SALINA TO CHANUTE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER WILL BE VERY HIGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON
ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION...AND COULD REACH EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE
DANGER LEVELS FOR LOCATIONS WEST OF INTERSTATE 35 AND INTERSTATE
135.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

&&

FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION...SEE OUR
WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE) HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/HWO.PHP

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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.