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Wind Advisory 20, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this wind advisory at Apr 12, 2014, 3:07 PM CDT for 14 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Apr 13, 2014, 9:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 12, 2014, 3:07 PM CDT (20:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 13, 2014, 9:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 13, 2014, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
Counties Barton County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Harper County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, Marion County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS, Russell County, KS, Saline County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS, Sumner County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:04 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
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 178 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3155 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 222 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 234 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
179 WWUS73 KICT 122007 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 307 PM CDT SAT APR 12 2014 ...STRONG WINDS RETURN.. .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION SUNDAY. THIS WILL USHER IN STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT. KSZ032-033-047-048-131015- /O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0020.140413T1400Z-140414T0000Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH 307 PM CDT SAT APR 12 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. * TIMING...FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...TALL VEHICLES MAY BLOW OVER. OTHER VEHICLES MAY BE HARDER THAN USUAL TO CONTROL. 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. && $$ COOK
4 follow-up statements
196 WWUS73 KICT 130917 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 417 AM CDT SUN APR 13 2014 ...STRONG WINDS RETURN BEHIND A POTENT COLD FRONT. IN ADDITION A COLD AIRMASS WILL CAUSE FREEZING TO BE A CONCERN FOR SENSITIVE VEGETATION.. .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION SUNDAY. THIS WILL USHER IN STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT. COLD AIR WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE FRONT WITH TEMPS DROPPING BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT. KSZ049>051-132330- /O.NEW.KICT.FZ.A.0001.140414T0900Z-140414T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.FZ.A.0002.140415T0400Z-140415T1400Z/ /O.EXB.KICT.WI.Y.0020.140413T1400Z-140414T0200Z/ SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON 417 AM CDT SUN APR 13 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A FREEZE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...A SECOND FREEZE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BE STRONG FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CDT TODAY. FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR LATER TONIGHT AND THEN AGAIN MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURE...WILL DROP BELOW 30 DEGREES EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND THEN INTO THE LOW 20S MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL TO BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THE BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT THOSE PLANTS AND TREES THAT HAVE BEGUN TO GROW. PLEASE TAKE CARE TO PROTECT SENSITIVE VEGETATION. 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. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ KSZ067-132330- /O.NEW.KICT.FZ.A.0002.140415T0400Z-140415T1400Z/ /O.EXB.KICT.WI.Y.0020.140413T1400Z-140414T0200Z/ RENO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HUTCHINSON 417 AM CDT SUN APR 13 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A FREEZE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BE STRONG FROM FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CDT TODAY. FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR ON MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURE...WILL DROP INTO THE LOW 20S BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL TO BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THE BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT THOSE PLANTS AND TREES THAT HAVE BEGUN TO GROW. PLEASE TAKE CARE TO PROTECT SENSITIVE VEGETATION. 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. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ KSZ032-033-047-048-132330- /O.NEW.KICT.FZ.A.0001.140414T0900Z-140414T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.FZ.A.0002.140415T0400Z-140415T1400Z/ /O.EXT.KICT.WI.Y.0020.140413T1400Z-140414T0200Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH 417 AM CDT SUN APR 13 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. A FREEZE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BE STRONG FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CDT TODAY. FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR LATER TONIGHT AND THEN AGAIN MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURE...WILL DROP BELOW 30 DEGREES EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND THEN INTO THE LOW 20S MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL TO BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THE BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT THOSE PLANTS AND TREES THAT HAVE BEGUN TO GROW. PLEASE TAKE CARE TO PROTECT SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ KSZ052-053-068>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-132330- /O.NEW.KICT.FZ.A.0002.140415T0400Z-140415T1400Z/ MARION-CHASE-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN- SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA- MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS...NEWTON... EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...KINGMAN... WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD... ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN... COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS 417 AM CDT SUN APR 13 2014 ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR LATE MONDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURE...WILL DROP INTO THE LOW 20S BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING * IMPACTS...BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT THOSE PLANTS AND TREES THAT HAVE BEGUN TO GROW. PLEASE TAKE CARE TO PROTECT SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WATCH MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ BILLINGS WRIGHT
830 WWUS73 KICT 131516 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1016 AM CDT SUN APR 13 2014 ...STRONG WINDS RETURN BEHIND A POTENT COLD FRONT. IN ADDITION A COLD AIRMASS WILL CAUSE FREEZING TO BE A CONCERN FOR SENSITIVE VEGETATION. .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TODAY. THIS WILL USHER IN STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT. COLD AIR WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE FRONT WITH TEMPS DROPPING BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT. KSZ052-068-082-083-091-092-140530- /O.EXA.KICT.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-140414T0200Z/ /O.CON.KICT.FZ.A.0002.140415T0400Z-140415T1400Z/ MARION-HARVEY-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...NEWTON...KINGMAN...WICHITA... ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON 1016 AM CDT SUN APR 13 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON IN WAKE OF A COLD FRONT. ALSO...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR LATE MONDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...WILL DROP INTO THE LOW 20S BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING * IMPACTS...BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT THOSE PLANTS AND TREES THAT HAVE BEGUN TO GROW. PLEASE TAKE CARE TO PROTECT SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WATCH MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ KSZ032-033-047>051-140530- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-140414T0200Z/ /O.CON.KICT.FZ.A.0001.140414T0900Z-140414T1400Z/ /O.CON.KICT.FZ.A.0002.140415T0400Z-140415T1400Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON 1016 AM CDT SUN APR 13 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BE STRONG FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CDT TODAY. FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR LATER TONIGHT AND THEN AGAIN MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...WILL DROP BELOW 30 DEGREES EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND THEN INTO THE LOW 20S MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL TO BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THE BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT THOSE PLANTS AND TREES THAT HAVE BEGUN TO GROW. PLEASE TAKE CARE TO PROTECT SENSITIVE VEGETATION. 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. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ KSZ067-140530- /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-140414T0200Z/ /O.CON.KICT.FZ.A.0002.140415T0400Z-140415T1400Z/ RENO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HUTCHINSON 1016 AM CDT SUN APR 13 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BE STRONG FROM FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CDT TODAY. FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR ON MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURE...WILL DROP INTO THE LOW 20S BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL TO BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THE BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT THOSE PLANTS AND TREES THAT HAVE BEGUN TO GROW. PLEASE TAKE CARE TO PROTECT SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ KSZ053-069>072-093>096-098>100-140530- /O.CON.KICT.FZ.A.0002.140415T0400Z-140415T1400Z/ 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 1016 AM CDT SUN APR 13 2014 ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR LATE MONDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURE...WILL DROP INTO THE LOW 20S BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING * IMPACTS...BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT THOSE PLANTS AND TREES THAT HAVE BEGUN TO GROW. PLEASE TAKE CARE TO PROTECT SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WATCH MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$
077 WWUS73 KICT 132138 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 438 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014 KSZ032-033-047>051-141145- /O.UPG.KICT.FZ.A.0001.140414T0900Z-140414T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.FZ.W.0001.140414T0900Z-140414T1400Z/ /O.UPG.KICT.FZ.A.0002.140415T0400Z-140415T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.FZ.W.0002.140415T0400Z-140415T1400Z/ /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-140414T0200Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON 438 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT MONDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MONDAY TO 9 AM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT MONDAY. A FREEZE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 11 PM MONDAY TO 9 AM CDT TUESDAY. THE FREEZE WATCHES ARE NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL START TO DROP BELOW FREEZING AROUND 3 AM MONDAY MORNING AND THEN AGAIN AROUND 10 PM MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS WILL BETWEEN 30 AND 32 ARE EXPECTED EARLY MONDAY MORNING. LOWS TUESDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM THE LOWER 20S IN CENTRAL KANSAS...TO THE MID 20S OVER SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL ON EAST WEST ROADS A CHALLENGE...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT THOSE PLANTS AND TREES THAT HAVE BEGUN TO GROW. A HARD FREEZE IS LIKELY MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. 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. && $$ KSZ052-067-068-082-083-091-092-141145- /O.UPG.KICT.FZ.A.0002.140415T0400Z-140415T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.FZ.W.0002.140415T0400Z-140415T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.FZ.W.0001.140414T0900Z-140414T1400Z/ /O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-140414T0200Z/ MARION-RENO-HARVEY-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON... KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON 438 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT MONDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MONDAY TO 9 AM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT MONDAY. A FREEZE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 11 PM MONDAY TO 9 AM CDT TUESDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL START TO DROP BELOW FREEZING AROUND 4 AM MONDAY MORNING AND THEN AGAIN AROUND 10 PM MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS WILL BETWEEN 30 AND 32 ARE EXPECTED EARLY MONDAY MORNING. LOWS TUESDAY MORNING WILL BE IN THE MID 20S. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL ON EAST WEST ROADS A CHALLENGE...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT THOSE PLANTS AND TREES THAT HAVE BEGUN TO GROW. A HARD FREEZE IS LIKELY MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. 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. && $$ KSZ053-069>071-093-094-141145- /O.UPG.KICT.FZ.A.0002.140415T0400Z-140415T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.FZ.W.0002.140415T0400Z-140415T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.FZ.W.0001.140414T0900Z-140414T1400Z/ CHASE-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-COWLEY-ELK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD FALLS...EL DORADO... AUGUSTA...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY... HOWARD 438 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT MONDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MONDAY TO 9 AM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT MONDAY. A FREEZE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 11 PM MONDAY TO 9 AM CDT TUESDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL START TO DROP BELOW FREEZING AROUND 4 AM MONDAY MORNING...AND THEN AGAIN AROUND 10 PM MONDAY NIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS WILL BETWEEN 30 AND 32 ARE EXPECTED EARLY MONDAY MORNING. LOWS TUESDAY MORNING ARE GOING TO BE IN THE MID 20S. * IMPACTS...THE BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT THOSE PLANTS AND TREES THAT HAVE BEGUN TO GROW. A HARD FREEZE IS LIKELY MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ KSZ072-095-096-098>100-141145- /O.UPG.KICT.FZ.A.0002.140415T0400Z-140415T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.FZ.W.0002.140415T0400Z-140415T1400Z/ ALLEN-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IOLA...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE... SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS 438 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MONDAY TO 9 AM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MONDAY TO 9 AM CDT TUESDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING AROUND 10 PM MONDAY NIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS TUESDAY MORNING WILL BE IN THE MID 20S. * IMPACTS...A HARD FREEZE IS LIKELY STARTING LATE MONDAY NIGHT. THE BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT THOSE PLANTS AND TREES THAT HAVE BEGUN TO GROW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$
646 WWUS73 KICT 140149 NPWICT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 849 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014 KSZ032-033-047>052-067-068-082-083-091-092-141600- /O.EXP.KICT.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-140414T0200Z/ /O.CON.KICT.FZ.W.0001.140414T0900Z-140414T1400Z/ /O.CON.KICT.FZ.W.0002.140415T0400Z-140415T1400Z/ RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION- RENO-HARVEY-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND... ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...MARION...HUTCHINSON... NEWTON...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON 849 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT MONDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MONDAY TO 9 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT MONDAY. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MONDAY TO 9 AM CDT TUESDAY. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL START TO DROP BELOW FREEZING AROUND 4 AM MONDAY MORNING AND THEN AGAIN AROUND 10 PM MONDAY NIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS WILL BE BETWEEN 30 AND 32 EARLY MONDAY MORNING. LOWS TUESDAY MORNING WILL BE IN THE MID 20S. * IMPACTS...THE BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT THOSE PLANTS AND TREES THAT HAVE BEGUN TO GROW. A HARD FREEZE IS LIKELY MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ KSZ053-069>071-093-094-141600- /O.CON.KICT.FZ.W.0001.140414T0900Z-140414T1400Z/ /O.CON.KICT.FZ.W.0002.140415T0400Z-140415T1400Z/ CHASE-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-COWLEY-ELK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD FALLS...EL DORADO... AUGUSTA...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY... HOWARD 849 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT MONDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MONDAY TO 9 AM CDT TUESDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT MONDAY. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MONDAY TO 9 AM CDT TUESDAY. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL START TO DROP BELOW FREEZING AROUND 4 AM MONDAY MORNING...AND THEN AGAIN AROUND 10 PM MONDAY NIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS WILL BE BETWEEN 30 AND 32 EARLY MONDAY MORNING. LOWS TUESDAY MORNING ARE GOING TO BE IN THE MID 20S. * IMPACTS...THE BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT THOSE PLANTS AND TREES THAT HAVE BEGUN TO GROW. A HARD FREEZE IS LIKELY MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ KSZ072-095-096-098>100-141600- /O.CON.KICT.FZ.W.0002.140415T0400Z-140415T1400Z/ ALLEN-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IOLA...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE... SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS 849 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MONDAY TO 9 AM CDT TUESDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MONDAY TO 9 AM CDT TUESDAY. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING AROUND 10 PM MONDAY NIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS TUESDAY MORNING WILL BE IN THE MID 20S. * IMPACTS...A HARD FREEZE IS LIKELY STARTING LATE MONDAY NIGHT. THE BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT THOSE PLANTS AND TREES THAT HAVE BEGUN TO GROW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ LAWSON
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 Apr 12, 3:03 PM CDT, 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 12, 3:03 PM CDT, 4 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 303 PM CDT SAT APR 12 2014 .SYNOPSIS... ISSUED AT 258 PM CDT SAT APR 12 2014 UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS THROUGH 18Z SHOWS A DEEPENING DISTURBANCE MOVING INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. A SECOND DEEPENING DISTURBANCE IS MOVING SOUTH ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THESE TWO SYSTEMS WILL BE THE MAIN WEATHER PRODUCERS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. CURRENT SURFACE ANALYSIS AT 18Z SHOWS LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER WESTERN KANSAS...WITH A STATIONARY BOUNDARY EXTENDING UP INTO WESTERN IOWA. THE DRYLINE EXTENDS FROM KDDC TO EAST OF KHHF...AND IT APPEARS TO HAVE JUST GONE THROUGH KGAG. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE HAS INCREASED ACROSS THE REGION WITH DEWPOINTS HAVING RISEN TO AROUND 60 DURING THE 15-17Z TIME FRAME...BUT 18Z DATA SHOWING SOME DRYING OUT FROM MIXING. COOK && .SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY) ISSUED AT 258 PM CDT SAT APR 12 2014 THE 17Z RAP ANALYSIS SHOWS 0-6KM SHEAR VALUES IN THE LOWER 30 KNOT RANGE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA...WITH MLCAPES AROUND 1000 J/KG. 12.15Z RAP FORECAST OF THESE FIELDS SHOWS AN INCREASE IN DEEP LAYER SHEAR AS THE LOW LEVEL JET DEVELOPS THIS EVENING. MLCAPE VALUES MAX OUT AROUND 2000 J/KG THIS AFTERNOON DURING PEAK HEATING...WITH DEWPOINT DEPRESSIONS REACHING OVER 25 DEGREES. AT THIS TIME...NOT THAT EXCITED FOR AFTERNOON CONVECTION ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA...THERE IS JUST TOO MUCH OF A CAP IN PLACE. THE 15Z HRRR DOES PRODUCE SOME CONVECTION OVER THE FORECAST AREA ALONG THE DRYLINE AFTER 00Z...AS DOES THE 12.12Z WRF-NMM. THIS IS MAINLY EAST OF HIGHWAY 14 AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 400. AT THAT TIME...THE DEEP LAYER SHEAR WILL BE ENOUGH FOR ORGANIZED STORMS. THIS IS ALSO THE BEST TIME FOR A TORNADO THREAT GIVEN THAT DEWPOINT DEPRESSIONS WILL HAVE COME DOWN BY THEN...JUST NOT SURE THEY WILL HAVE COME DOWN ENOUGH. CONFIDENCE IN A TORNADO THREAT IS LOW. WE ARE LOOKING AT DISCREET SUPERCELLS...WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING LARGE HAIL. BELIEVE THE LARGE HAIL THREAT IS QUITE HIGH GIVEN THAT THERE WILL BE LITTLE CHANCE FOR ANVIL SEEDING AND THE 0-10KM SHEAR IS GREATER THAN 90 KNOTS. THINK THAT BASEBALL HAIL OR LARGER AS A MAX HAIL SIZE IS POSSIBLE FOR ANY ISOLATED SUPERCELL ALONG THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE DEVELOPMENT AREA. IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THIS PANS OUT. TONIGHT...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION...SLOWLY ADVANCING TO THE SOUTHEAST. THIS WILL CREATE A COMPLEX WEATHER SCENARIO FOR SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. BEHIND THE FRONT...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL MOVE IN AS IT PASSES. BUFKIT MOMENTUM TRANSPORT SUGGESTS WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. BY SUNDAY AT 18Z...THE FRONT WILL BE APPROXIMATELY LOCATED FROM EMPORIA TO WINFIELD. THE BEST CHANCE OF CONVECTION WILL BE ALONG AND EAST OF THE FRONT...MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS. MOISTURE IN THE LOW LEVELS SHOULD BE MORE FAVORABLE FOR STORM DEVELOPMENT...AS WILL FORCING IN THE MID-LEVELS. FAVORABLE SHEAR/BUOYANCY COMBINATIONS...WITH MEAN WIND VECTORS MORE PARALLEL TO THE SURFACE BOUNDARY SUGGESTS A RAPID DEVELOP OF STORMS...WITH STORMS BEING ORGANIZED INTO A LINEAR FASHION. THEREFORE...THE MAIN THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER SHOULD BE DAMAGING WIND...WITH LARGE HAIL A SECONDARY THREAT. AS SAID EARLIER...AS THE FRONT EXITS...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS MOVE IN. TO FURTHER COMPLICATE MATTERS...STRONG COLD ADVECTION MOVES INTO THE REGION AS WELL. SUNDAY NIGHT...THERE WILL BE A PRECIPITATION TYPE PROBLEM AS THE COLD AIR MOVES IN. SOUNDINGS SUGGESTS A CHANGE TO SNOW NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50 BY MONDAY MORNING...WITH A MIX FURTHER SOUTH. ACCUMULATIONS ARE CERTAINLY POSSIBLE...BUT NOT SIGNIFICANT. BUFKIT SOUNDING DATA FROM THE 12Z GFS SUGGESTS THE WIND COULD LAST INTO THE MORNING HOURS OF TUESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE REGION...WITH MONDAY NIGHT IN LINE FOR A REASONABLE FROST/FREEZE SCENARIO. WITH ALL THE COMPLEX WEATHER GOING ON AHEAD OF THIS THREAT...WILL LEAVE THIS FOR LATTER SHIFTS TO CONTEMPLATE. COOK .LONG TERM...(WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY) ISSUED AT 258 PM CDT SAT APR 12 2014 ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO POSITION...STRETCHING FROM THE HIGH PLAINS INTO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY WEDNESDAY. THIS SUGGESTS STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE REGION DUE TO A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT. THIS WILL UNDOUBTEDLY BE A DANGEROUS DAY FOR FIRES. MOISTURE ADVECTION RETURNS INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY AS THE GULF OPENS. AT THIS TIME...THIS SYSTEM IS LOOKING RATHER STRONG AND COULD BRING SEVERE WEATHER INTO THE REGION FOR THE LATTER PORTION OF THE WEEK GIVEN THE FAVORABLE SHEAR/BUOYANCY COMBINATIONS AT THIS TIME. HIGH PRESSURE THEN MOVES INTO THE REGION THEREAFTER. COOK && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY AFTERNOON) ISSUED AT 135 PM CDT SAT APR 12 2014 A BRIEF PERIOD OF MORNING STRATUS AT KICT...KHUT AND KCNU HAS GIVEN WAY TO VFR CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. GUST SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN AVIATION CONCERN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH THE THREAT OF CONVECTION RAMPING UP BETWEEN 23-01 UTC. FORECAST SOUNDING INDICATING DECENT MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES...HOWEVER LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS SHALLOW AND FURTHER MIXING WILL NOT AID THAT SITUATION. FORECAST SOUNDINGS AND MESO MODELS CONTINUE TO HINT THAT AT LEAST ISOLATED STORMS WILL FIRE VICINITY OF KHUT AND KSLN. CONFIDENCE THAT STORMS ACTUALLY WILL FIRE IS RATHER LOW...BUT WILL MAINTAIN CB AND VCTS FOR THE TIME BEING. ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL MOVE EAST NORTHEAST OUT OF THE CWA BETWEEN 03 AND 06 UTC. COLD FRONT AND SURFACE LOW WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL KANSAS BETWEEN 04-O6 UTC...WITH CHANCE OF MVFR CIGS SPREADING INTO BOTH KRSL AND KSLN BY 12 UTC. && .FIRE WEATHER... ISSUED AT 258 PM CDT SAT APR 12 2014 THE NEXT REAL FIRE WEATHER CONCERN FOR GRASSLAND WILL NOT BE UNTIL WEDNESDAY. THAT IS WHEN STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST AS A RESULT OF AN INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT. THAT SAID...THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE OF RAINFALL SUNDAY AND INTO MONDAY. THIS WITH MILD TEMPERATURES RETURNING TO THE REGION TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK...SHOULD SPURN MORE GROWTH OF GRASSES...AS WE TREND TOWARD LESSER CURING. COOK && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WICHITA-KICT 64 76 32 45 / 20 80 50 40 HUTCHINSON 61 74 30 45 / 20 70 50 40 NEWTON 63 74 30 44 / 30 80 50 40 ELDORADO 64 76 32 44 / 20 80 50 40 WINFIELD-KWLD 66 78 34 46 / 20 80 50 40 RUSSELL 55 59 29 46 / 20 60 50 10 GREAT BEND 56 61 28 46 / 20 50 50 20 SALINA 60 67 30 46 / 30 70 50 20 MCPHERSON 60 70 29 45 / 30 70 50 30 COFFEYVILLE 65 74 36 45 / 10 80 70 30 CHANUTE 64 73 35 43 / 10 80 70 40 IOLA 63 73 34 43 / 20 80 70 40 PARSONS-KPPF 64 73 36 44 / 10 80 70 40 && .ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR KSZ032-033-047- 048. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 12, 4:35 AM CDT, 10 hours 32 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 435 AM CDT SAT APR 12 2014 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-130945- 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- 435 AM CDT SAT APR 12 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS... SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...MAINLY WEST OF HWY 14. THIS ACTIVITY WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD ALONG AND NORTH OF I-70 AND EVENTUALLY ACROSS EAST AND NORTHEAST KANSAS DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE PRIMARY SEVERE THREAT WILL BE HAIL. GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER WILL BE VERY HIGH ACROSS MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA TODAY WITH STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND DRY FUELS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY. THE PRIMARY LOCATION WILL BE OVER EASTERN KANSAS IN THE MORNING HOURS. AFTERNOON THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE COLD FRONT AS IT MOVES EASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA. A FEW SEVERE STORMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL BE PRESENT BEHIND THE COLD FRONT SUNDAY WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS APPROACHING 30 MPH WITH GUSTS CLOSE TO 40 MPH. RAIN MAY MIX WITH SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS AS COLD AIR SURGES INTO THE REGION BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS MAY BE POSSIBLE ON ELEVATED OR GRASSY SURFACES BUT TRAVEL IMPLICATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. FREEZING OR NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY MORNING. PLEASE TAKE PRECAUTIONS WITH ANY SENSITIVE PLANTS. GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER WILL BE VERY HIGH THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. .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 BILLINGS WRIGHT
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