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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Wichita, KS

January 26, 201426 counties in Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this wind advisory at Jan 26, 2014, 3:30 AM CST for 26 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Jan 26, 2014, 5:12 PM CST. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 26, 2014, 3:30 AM CST (09:30 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 26, 2014, 5:12 PM CST
Expired
Jan 27, 2014, 3:03 AM CST
In force
10 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 09:33 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 00:00Z, 9.5 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 00:00Z on 2014-01-26Temperature 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, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2014-01-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 144 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1592 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
72 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
144 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
219 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.

968 
WWUS73 KICT 260930
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
330 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...STRONG NORTH WINDS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-262330-
/O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0006.140127T0100Z-140127T1000Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND...
ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...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
330 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CST
MONDAY. 

* TIMING...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL ARRIVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF
  OF KANSAS BETWEEN 6 AND 8 PM THIS EVENING...EXPANDING SOUTH
  ACROSS THE REST OF THE STATE BETWEEN 8 AND 11 PM...AND
  PERSISTING FOR SEVERAL HOURS PAST MIDNIGHT. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON...WITH GUSTS
  REACHING 45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED
  ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$
7 follow-up statements
280 
WWUS73 KICT 261733
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1133 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...STRONG NORTH WINDS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-270745-
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0006.140127T0100Z-140127T1000Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND...
ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...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
1133 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
CST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
CST MONDAY. 

* TIMING...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL ARRIVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN 
  HALF OF KANSAS BETWEEN 6 AND 8 PM THIS EVENING...EXPANDING 
  SOUTH ACROSS THE REST OF THE STATE BETWEEN 8 AND 11 PM...AND 
  PERSISTING FOR SEVERAL HOURS PAST MIDNIGHT. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON...WITH GUSTS 
  REACHING 45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED 
  ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$
014 
WWUS73 KICT 262139
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
339 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...STRONG NORTH WINDS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-271000-
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0006.140127T0100Z-140127T1000Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND...
ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...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
339 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
CST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
CST MONDAY. 

* TIMING...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL ARRIVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN 
  HALF OF KANSAS BETWEEN 6 AND 8 PM THIS EVENING...EXPANDING 
  SOUTH ACROSS THE REST OF THE STATE BETWEEN 8 AND 11 PM...AND 
  PERSISTING FOR SEVERAL HOURS PAST MIDNIGHT. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON...WITH GUSTS 
  REACHING 45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED 
  ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

ADK/KETCHAM
166 
WWUS73 KICT 262312
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
512 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...STRONG NORTH WINDS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...

KSZ032-033-047>051-271000-
/O.EXT.KICT.WI.Y.0006.140126T2312Z-140127T1000Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND...
ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON
512 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY. 

* TIMING...VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL MOVE INTO AREA BETWEEN 530 PM
  AND 7 PM THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WINDS WILL PERSIST FOR SEVERAL
  HOURS PAST MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTH AT 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED
  ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR TRUCKS AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON
  I-70.


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.

&&

$$

KSZ052-053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-271000-
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0006.140127T0100Z-140127T1000Z/
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
512 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY. 

* TIMING...VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL ARRIVE BETWEEN 630 PM AND
  8 PM. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST FOR SEVERAL HOURS PAST
  MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED 
  ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

HOWERTON
001 
WWUS73 KICT 270051
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
651 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...STRONG NORTH WINDS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...

KSZ047>051-271000-
/O.UPG.KICT.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140127T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KICT.HW.W.0002.140127T0051Z-140127T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0007.140127T0400Z-140127T1000Z/
BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH...SALINA...
LYONS...MCPHERSON
651 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. A WIND
ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT
FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CST MONDAY. 


* TIMING...VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS MOVE INTO RICE AND MCPHERSON
  COUNTIES BETWEEN 630 PM AND 730 PM AND PERSIST AREA OVER THE
  REMAINDER OF THE AREA. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME BY 10 PM BUT
  REMAIN GUSTY WELL PAST MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTH AT 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 6O MPH EARLY...DIMINISHING
  TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH LATE THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A HALF
  MILE. BROKEN BRANCHES ARE LIKELY WHICH MAY CAUSE DOWNED POWER
  LINES. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED
  ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR TRUCKS AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH ARE EXPECTED.  WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROPERTY
DAMAGE.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ052-053-067-068-271000-
/O.NEW.KICT.HW.W.0002.140127T0051Z-140127T0400Z/
/O.EXT.KICT.WI.Y.0006.140127T0400Z-140127T1000Z/
MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS...
HUTCHINSON...NEWTON
651 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
CST MONDAY. 

* TIMING...VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL ARRIVE BETWEEN 630 PM 
  AND 8 PM. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST FOR SEVERAL HOURS PAST 
  MIDNIGHT. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED AT 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED 
  ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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 HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH ARE EXPECTED.  WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROPERTY
DAMAGE.

&&

$$

KSZ069>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-271000-
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0006.140127T0100Z-140127T1000Z/
BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-
COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...EUREKA...
YATES CENTER...IOLA...KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...
WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...FREDONIA...
CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS
651 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY. 

* TIMING...VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL ARRIVE BETWEEN 7 PM AND 9 PM.
  THE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST FOR SEVERAL HOURS PAST MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED 
  ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

KSZ032-033-271000-
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140127T1000Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN
651 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY. 

* TIMING...THE HIGH WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH 4 AM. 

* WINDS...NORTH AT 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED
  ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR TRUCKS AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON
  I-70. 

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.

&&

$$


HOWERTON
785 
WWUS73 KICT 270132
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
732 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...STRONG NORTH WINDS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...

KSZ069-070-082-083-271000-
/O.UPG.KICT.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140127T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0008.140127T0400Z-140127T1000Z/
/O.EXA.KICT.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140127T0400Z/
BUTLER-GREENWOOD-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...EUREKA...
KINGMAN...WICHITA
732 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. A WIND
ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL ARRIVE BETWEEN 730 PM AND
  8 PM. STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST FOR SEVERAL HOURS PAST
  MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED AT 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED 
  ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH ARE EXPECTED.  WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROPERTY
DAMAGE.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ052-053-067-068-271000-
/O.CON.KICT.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140127T0400Z/
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0006.140127T0400Z-140127T1000Z/
MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS...
HUTCHINSON...NEWTON
732 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS
EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED AT 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED 
  ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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 HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH ARE EXPECTED.  WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROPERTY
DAMAGE.

&&

$$

KSZ047>051-271000-
/O.CON.KICT.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140127T0400Z/
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0007.140127T0400Z-140127T1000Z/
BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH...SALINA...
LYONS...MCPHERSON
732 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS
EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME BY 10 PM BUT REMAIN GUSTY
  WELL PAST MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTH AT 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 6O MPH EARLY... 
  DIMINISHING TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH LATE THIS 
  EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A 
  HALF MILE. BROKEN BRANCHES ARE LIKELY WHICH MAY CAUSE DOWNED 
  POWER LINES. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ON EAST TO WEST 
  ORIENTED ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR TRUCKS AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH ARE EXPECTED.  WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROPERTY
DAMAGE.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ032-033-071-072-091>096-098>100-271000-
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140127T1000Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-WOODSON-ALLEN-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-
NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...YATES CENTER...
IOLA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...
HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...
INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS
732 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY. 

* TIMING...VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL ARRIVE BETWEEN 730 PM AND 
  9 PM. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST FOR SEVERAL HOURS PAST 
  MIDNIGHT. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED 
  ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$
818 
WWUS73 KICT 270311
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
911 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...STRONG NORTH WINDS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...

KSZ052-053-067-068-271000-
/O.CAN.KICT.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140127T0400Z/
/O.EXT.KICT.WI.Y.0006.140127T0311Z-140127T1000Z/
MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS...
HUTCHINSON...NEWTON
911 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST
MONDAY. 

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED AROUND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED
  ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ069-070-082-083-271000-
/O.CAN.KICT.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140127T0400Z/
/O.EXT.KICT.WI.Y.0008.140127T0311Z-140127T1000Z/
BUTLER-GREENWOOD-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...EUREKA...
KINGMAN...WICHITA
911 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST
MONDAY. 

* TIMING...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL VERY SLOWLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED AROUND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED
  ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ047>051-271000-
/O.CAN.KICT.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140127T0400Z/
/O.EXT.KICT.WI.Y.0007.140127T0311Z-140127T1000Z/
BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH...SALINA...
LYONS...MCPHERSON
911 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST
MONDAY. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL VERY SLOWLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTH AT 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED
  ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR TRUCKS AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ032-033-071-072-091>096-098>100-271000-
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140127T1000Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-WOODSON-ALLEN-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-
NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...YATES CENTER...
IOLA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...
HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...
INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS
911 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST MONDAY. 

* TIMING...NORTH WINDS WILL VERY SLOWLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTH AT 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED 
  ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

HOWERTON
036 
WWUS73 KICT 270903
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
303 AM CST MON JAN 27 2014

...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR ALL AREAS...

KSZ032-033-052-053-067-068-071-072-091>096-098>100-271015-
/O.CAN.KICT.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140127T1000Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-WOODSON-ALLEN-HARPER-
SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...MARION...
COTTONWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...YATES CENTER...IOLA...
ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...
HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...
INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS
303 AM CST MON JAN 27 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

NORTH WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
KANSAS AND AS SUCH...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

KSZ069-070-082-083-271015-
/O.CAN.KICT.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-140127T1000Z/
BUTLER-GREENWOOD-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...EUREKA...
KINGMAN...WICHITA
303 AM CST MON JAN 27 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

NORTH WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS AND
AS SUCH...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

KSZ047>051-271015-
/O.CAN.KICT.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140127T1000Z/
BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH...SALINA...
LYONS...MCPHERSON
303 AM CST MON JAN 27 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

NORTH WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS AND AS SUCH
THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

ES

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 Jan 26, 3:22 AM CST, 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 26, 3:22 AM CST, 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
322 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
ISSUED AT 322 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

A FAST MOVING SHORTWAVE DIVING SOUTHEAST IS SPREADING SNOW ACROSS
THE UPPER MIDWEST EARLY THIS MORNING. KS REMAINS ON THE WARM
SOUTHWEST FRINGE OF THIS SYSTEM...WITH EARLY MORNING TEMPERATURES
CURRENTLY IN THE 30S AND 40S UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF BREEZY
SOUTHWEST WINDS. IN THE UPPER LEVELS...AN AMPLIFIED PATTERN EXISTS
ACROSS NORTH AMERICA...WITH A PERSISTENT/STRONG RIDGE OVER THE
WEST AND AN EXPANSIVE LONGWAVE TROUGH ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN
PORTIONS OF THE CONTINENT. POTENT SHORTWAVE ENERGY OVER
SOUTHERN/CENTRAL CANADA ROTATING SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE WESTERN
PERIPHERY OF THIS TROUGH IS DRAGGING BITING ARCTIC AIR
SOUTH...EVIDENCED BY WELL BELOW ZERO READINGS CURRENTLY SURGING
SOUTH OVER SOUTHERN/CENTRAL CANADA. THIS SAME AIRMASS...ALBEIT
MODIFIED...IS SLATED TO ABRUPTLY ARRIVE ACROSS THE HEARTLAND
TONIGHT.

ADK

&&

.SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 322 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

ANOTHER RELATIVELY WARM DAY ANTICIPATED TODAY...LIKELY A FEW
DEGREES WARMER THAN YESTERDAY...DUE TO SOME DOWNSLOPE FLOW AND
COMPRESSIONAL WARMING AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT. A DRASTIC
CHANGE IS COMING TONIGHT...AS A STRONG COLD FRONT SURGES SOUTH
ACROSS THE REGION...USHERING IN MUCH COLDER AIR ALONG WITH
STRONG/GUSTY NORTH WINDS. INTENSE PRESSURE RISES...STRONG COLD
ADVECTION AND ASSOCIATED DOWNWARD MIXING SHOULD BE ENOUGH FOR
WIDESPREAD WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA ACROSS THE AREA...SO WILL ISSUE
A WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THROUGH 4 AM. MOST INTENSE
WINDS WILL LIKELY BE FROM ROUGHLY 9 PM THROUGH 2 AM...WHEN
SUSTAINED SPEEDS MAY PERIODICALLY REACH 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45
MPH. FURTHERMORE...CANNOT RULE OUT A CHANCE OF SNOW FLURRIES AS
THE DEEP FRONTAL ZONE SHIFTS SOUTH...ALTHOUGH MEAGER LOW-LEVEL
MOISTURE WILL LIKELY PREVENT ANYTHING OTHER THAN A FEW LONE
FLAKES. MUCH COLDER WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED FOR MONDAY AND
TUESDAY...WITH HIGHS IN THE TEENS AND 20S AND LOWS IN THE SINGLE
DIGITS.

ADK

&&

.LONG TERM...(WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 322 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

MODERATING TEMPERATURES ARE ANTICIPATED BY MID-WEEK...AS EAST
PACIFIC UPPER ENERGY BREAKS DOWN THE PERSISTENT WEST COAST
RIDGE...ALLOWING THE EAST NORTH AMERICAN LONGWAVE TROUGH TO
DEAMPLIFY SOME AND SHIFT EAST. HOWEVER...NOT ANTICIPATING A MAJOR
WARM UP...AS THE AFOREMENTIONED LONGWAVE TROUGH REMAINS SOMEWHAT
INTACT. THE FLATTENING OF THE WESTERN RIDGE SHOULD ALLOW PACIFIC
UPPER ENERGY TO FINALLY PROGRESS ACROSS THE REGION AND TAP INTO
SOME GULF MOISTURE...FAVORING AT LEAST THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME
PRECIPITATION BY LATE WEEK AND THE WEEKEND ACROSS MID-AMERICA. PER
MODEL CONSENSUS...DOES NOT LOOK LIKE ANY MAJOR STORMS ON THE
HORIZON...BUT THE DEVELOPING WEST/SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT CERTAINLY
IS MORE HOPEFUL THAN THE STATUS QUO DEEP NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT FOR
PRECIPITATION CHANCES ACROSS THE REGION.

ADK

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SUNDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1134 PM CST SAT JAN 25 2014

AS MENTIONED IN THE PREVIOUS FORECAST BRIEFLY...THE MAIN AVIATION
FORECAST CONCERN WILL BE TOWARDS THE END OF THE FORECAST AS A VERY
STRONG FRONT PLUNGES SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE REGION. AHEAD OF THE
FRONT WINDS WILL TRANSITION FROM SOUTHWESTERLY TO WESTERLY AND
EVENTUALLY NORTHWESTERLY WITH BREEZY WINDS DURING THE DAYTIME
HOURS SUNDAY. THE LATEST GUIDANCE SHOWS THE COLD FRONT HITTING THE
REGION SHORTLY AFTER 00Z MON AND THROUGH A THIRD OF OKLAHOMA BY
O6Z MONDAY. THUS...THIS IS A QUICK MOVING FRONT AND IS EXPECTED TO
HAVE SOME POTENT WINDS BEHIND IT. RIGHT NOW HAVE BROUGHT THE WINDS
IN AT 02Z TO KRSL AND KSLN...03Z AT KHUT AND 04Z AT KICT AND KCNU.
CURRENTLY PUT 20G30KTS WITH THE WINDS...BUT REALLY THINK THAT
WINDS COULD EXCEED 26KTS AND EVEN 30+ KTS IF THE LATEST GUIDANCE
HOLDS ON. SINCE IT IS STILL NEARLY 24 HOURS OUT...HAVE KEPT IT
LIGHTER AND WILL ALLOW LATER SHIFTS TO FINE TUNE THE TIMING AND
THE SPEED. MID-LEVEL CLOUDS WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE
FRONT...BUT THINK VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL.

BILLINGS WRIGHT

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
WICHITA-KICT    60  13  22   6 /   0  10  10  10
HUTCHINSON      59  11  22   5 /   0  10  10  10
NEWTON          58  11  20   4 /   0  10  10  10
ELDORADO        60  12  21   4 /   0  10  10   0
WINFIELD-KWLD   62  14  24   7 /   0  10  10  10
RUSSELL         59   7  23   4 /  10  10  10  10
GREAT BEND      57  10  23   5 /   0  10  10  10
SALINA          56  10  22   3 /   0  10   0  10
MCPHERSON       58  11  22   4 /   0  10  10  10
COFFEYVILLE     62  15  23   4 /   0  10  10   0
CHANUTE         60  12  20   3 /   0  10   0   0
IOLA            59  12  19   2 /   0  10   0   0
PARSONS-KPPF    62  13  21   4 /   0  10   0   0

&&

.ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CST MONDAY FOR
KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 25, 3:22 PM CST, 12 hours 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
322 PM CST SAT JAN 25 2014

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-262130-
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-
322 PM CST SAT JAN 25 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

VERY HIGH GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER IS LIKELY SUNDAY AFTERNOON OVER
MUCH OF KANSAS...DUE TO STRENGTHENING NORTHWEST WINDS.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SURGE SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY
EVENING AND NIGHT...WITH STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS AND MUCH
COLDER TEMPERATURES IN ITS WAKE. VERY HIGH GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER
WILL ACCOMPANY THE STRONG WINDS AREA WIDE SUNDAY NIGHT.
FURTHERMORE...SUB-ZERO WIND CHILLS ARE LIKELY DURING THE OVERNIGHT
AND MORNING HOURS FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

FINALLY...ON WEDNESDAY...WINDS WILL TURN TO THE SOUTHWEST AND
INCREASE DURING THE DAY. BY AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWEST AT
30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE KANSAS
TURNPIKE. THIS WILL PUSH THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX INTO THE
VERY HIGH TO EXTREME RANGE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED 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.