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Wind Advisory 20, NWS Wichita, KS

April 12, 201414 counties in Kansas

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2014-04-12Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2014-04-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 222 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
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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

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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.