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Wind Advisory 25, NWS Wichita, KS

December 25, 201626 counties in Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this wind advisory at Dec 25, 2016, 2:15 AM CST for 26 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Dec 25, 2016, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 25, 2016, 2:15 AM CST (08:15 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 25, 2016, 9:00 AM CST
Expired
Dec 25, 2016, 5:55 PM CST
In force
9 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 08:15 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, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 172 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Topeka, KS at 00:00Z on 2016-12-25Temperature 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 2016-12-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 160 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
750 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
160 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
240 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

779 
WWUS73 KICT 250815
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
215 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016

...DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING...
...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS LATER TODAY...

KSZ070>072-094>096-098>100-250915-
/O.CAN.KICT.FG.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-161225T1500Z/
GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-
LABETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUREKA...MADISON...YATES CENTER...
IOLA...HUMBOLDT...HOWARD...MOLINE...LONGTON...GRENOLA...
NEODESHA...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...SEDAN...CEDAR VALE...
COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS
215 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE DENSE
FOG ADVISORY.

VISIBILITIES IN PATCHY FOG ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE ONE MILE.
THEREFORE THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>069-082-083-091>093-252215-
/O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0025.161225T1500Z-161225T2300Z/
/O.CON.KICT.FG.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-161225T1500Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-
CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...SYLVAN GROVE...
GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH...WILSON...SALINA...LYONS...STERLING...
MCPHERSON...HILLSBORO...MARION...PEABODY...COTTONWOOD FALLS...
STRONG CITY...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...
ANDOVER...ROSE HILL...KINGMAN...DERBY...HAYSVILLE...BEL AIRE...
PARK CITY...VALLEY CENTER...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...ATTICA...
WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY
215 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN DENSE FOG
  EARLY THIS MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTH AT 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MID-MORNING. SOUTH WINDS
  WILL INCREASE BY MID TO LATE MORNING WITH SOME OF THE STRONGEST
  GUSTS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...FOR THE DENSE FOG INCLUDE REDUCED VISIBILITIES WHICH
  WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE STRONG SOUTH WINDS
  LATER TODAY WILL IMPACT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN.
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.

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.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
662 
WWUS73 KICT 251316
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
716 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016

...DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING...
...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS LATER TODAY...

KSZ067>069-082-083-091>093-252300-
/O.CAN.KICT.FG.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-161225T1500Z/
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0025.161225T1500Z-161225T2300Z/
RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...
AUGUSTA...ANDOVER...ROSE HILL...KINGMAN...DERBY...HAYSVILLE...
BEL AIRE...PARK CITY...VALLEY CENTER...WICHITA...ANTHONY...
HARPER...ATTICA...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY
716 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE DENSE
FOG ADVISORY.

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID TO LATE MORNING WITH
  SOME OF THE STRONGEST GUSTS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG SOUTH WINDS LATER TODAY WILL IMPACT
  TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED
  ROADS AND HIGHWAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

KSZ032-033-047>053-252300-
/O.CON.KICT.FG.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-161225T1500Z/
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0025.161225T1500Z-161225T2300Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-
CHASE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...SYLVAN GROVE...
GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH...WILSON...SALINA...LYONS...STERLING...
MCPHERSON...HILLSBORO...MARION...PEABODY...COTTONWOOD FALLS...
STRONG CITY
716 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MID-MORNING. SOUTH 
  WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID TO LATE MORNING WITH SOME OF THE 
  STRONGEST GUSTS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...FOR THE DENSE FOG INCLUDE REDUCED VISIBILITIES WHICH 
  WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE STRONG SOUTH 
  WINDS LATER TODAY WILL IMPACT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN.
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.

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.

&&

$$
050 
WWUS73 KICT 251420
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
820 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016

...DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING... ...STRONG AND
GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS LATER TODAY...

KSZ047-050>053-252300-
/O.CAN.KICT.FG.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-161225T1500Z/
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0025.161225T1500Z-161225T2300Z/
BARTON-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREAT BEND...LYONS...STERLING...
MCPHERSON...HILLSBORO...MARION...PEABODY...COTTONWOOD FALLS...
STRONG CITY
820 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS CANCELLED THE DENSE
FOG ADVISORY.

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID TO LATE MORNING WITH
  SOME OF THE STRONGEST GUSTS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG SOUTH WINDS LATER TODAY WILL IMPACT
  TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED
  ROADS AND HIGHWAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

KSZ032-033-048-049-252300-
/O.CON.KICT.FG.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-161225T1500Z/
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0025.161225T1500Z-161225T2300Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...SYLVAN GROVE...
ELLSWORTH...WILSON...SALINA
820 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MID-MORNING. SOUTH 
  WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID TO LATE MORNING WITH SOME OF THE 
  STRONGEST GUSTS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...FOR THE DENSE FOG INCLUDE REDUCED VISIBILITIES WHICH 
  WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE STRONG SOUTH 
  WINDS LATER TODAY WILL IMPACT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN.
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ067>069-082-083-091>093-252300-
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0025.161225T1500Z-161225T2300Z/
RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...
AUGUSTA...ANDOVER...ROSE HILL...KINGMAN...DERBY...HAYSVILLE...
BEL AIRE...PARK CITY...VALLEY CENTER...WICHITA...ANTHONY...
HARPER...ATTICA...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY
820 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID TO LATE MORNING WITH 
  SOME OF THE STRONGEST GUSTS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG SOUTH WINDS LATER TODAY WILL IMPACT 
  TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON EAST-WEST 
  ORIENTED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
594 
WWUS73 KICT 251505
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
905 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016

...DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING... ...STRONG AND
GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS LATER TODAY...

KSZ033-252300-
/O.EXP.KICT.FG.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-161225T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KICT.FG.Y.0021.161225T1505Z-161225T1600Z/
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-161225T2300Z/
LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...SYLVAN GROVE
905 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING.

* VISIBILITIES...

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MID-MORNING. SOUTH 
  WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID TO LATE MORNING WITH SOME OF THE 
  STRONGEST GUSTS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...FOR THE DENSE FOG INCLUDE REDUCED VISIBILITIES WHICH 
  WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE STRONG SOUTH 
  WINDS LATER TODAY WILL IMPACT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE 
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN.
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ032-048-049-252300-
/O.EXP.KICT.FG.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-161225T1500Z/
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-161225T2300Z/
RUSSELL-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...ELLSWORTH...WILSON...SALINA
905 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID TO LATE MORNING WITH
  SOME OF THE STRONGEST GUSTS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG SOUTH WINDS LATER TODAY WILL IMPACT
  TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED
  ROADS AND HIGHWAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...FOR THE DENSE FOG INCLUDE REDUCED VISIBILITIES WHICH 
 WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ047-050>053-067>069-082-083-091>093-252300-
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-161225T2300Z/
BARTON-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-KINGMAN-
SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREAT BEND...LYONS...STERLING...
MCPHERSON...HILLSBORO...MARION...PEABODY...COTTONWOOD FALLS...
STRONG CITY...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...
ANDOVER...ROSE HILL...KINGMAN...DERBY...HAYSVILLE...BEL AIRE...
PARK CITY...VALLEY CENTER...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...ATTICA...
WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY
905 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID TO LATE MORNING WITH 
  SOME OF THE STRONGEST GUSTS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG SOUTH WINDS LATER TODAY WILL IMPACT 
  TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON EAST-WEST 
  ORIENTED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
305 
WWUS73 KICT 251600
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1000 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016

KSZ033-252300-
/O.EXP.KICT.FG.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-161225T1600Z/
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-161225T2300Z/
LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...SYLVAN GROVE
1000 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH SOME OF
  THE STRONGEST GUSTS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...FOR THE DENSE FOG INCLUDE REDUCED VISIBILITIES WHICH 
  WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE STRONG SOUTH 
  WINDS LATER TODAY WILL IMPACT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

KSZ032-047>053-067>069-082-083-091>093-252300-
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-161225T2300Z/
RUSSELL-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-RENO-
HARVEY-BUTLER-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH...
WILSON...SALINA...LYONS...STERLING...MCPHERSON...HILLSBORO...
MARION...PEABODY...COTTONWOOD FALLS...STRONG CITY...HUTCHINSON...
NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...ANDOVER...ROSE HILL...KINGMAN...
DERBY...HAYSVILLE...BEL AIRE...PARK CITY...VALLEY CENTER...
WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...ATTICA...WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...
ARKANSAS CITY
1000 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH SOME OF
  THE STRONGEST GUSTS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG SOUTH WINDS LATER TODAY WILL IMPACT
  TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON EAST WEST ORIENTED
  ROADS AND HIGHWAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
319 
WWUS73 KICT 252133
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
333 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2016

KSZ070>072-094>096-098>100-260000-
/O.EXB.KICT.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-161226T0000Z/
GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-
LABETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUREKA...MADISON...YATES CENTER...
IOLA...HUMBOLDT...HOWARD...MOLINE...LONGTON...GRENOLA...
NEODESHA...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...SEDAN...CEDAR VALE...
COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS
333 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING
  BEFORE DIMINISHING.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG SOUTH WINDS LATER TODAY WILL IMPACT 
  TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON EAST WEST 
  ORIENTED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>069-082-083-091>093-260000-
/O.EXT.KICT.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-161226T0000Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-
CHASE-RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-COWLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...SYLVAN GROVE...
GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH...WILSON...SALINA...LYONS...STERLING...
MCPHERSON...HILLSBORO...MARION...PEABODY...COTTONWOOD FALLS...
STRONG CITY...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...
ANDOVER...ROSE HILL...KINGMAN...DERBY...HAYSVILLE...BEL AIRE...
PARK CITY...VALLEY CENTER...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...ATTICA...
WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY
333 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2016

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING
  BEFORE DIMINISHING.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG SOUTH WINDS LATER TODAY WILL IMPACT
  TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON EAST WEST ORIENTED
  ROADS.

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.

&&

$$
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WWUS73 KICT 252355
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
555 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2016

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-260100-
/O.CAN.KICT.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-161226T0000Z/
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...SYLVAN GROVE...
GREAT BEND...ELLSWORTH...WILSON...SALINA...LYONS...STERLING...
MCPHERSON...HILLSBORO...MARION...PEABODY...COTTONWOOD FALLS...
STRONG CITY...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...
ANDOVER...ROSE HILL...EUREKA...MADISON...YATES CENTER...IOLA...
HUMBOLDT...KINGMAN...DERBY...HAYSVILLE...BEL AIRE...PARK CITY...
VALLEY CENTER...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...ATTICA...
WELLINGTON...WINFIELD...ARKANSAS CITY...HOWARD...MOLINE...
LONGTON...GRENOLA...NEODESHA...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...SEDAN...
CEDAR VALE...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS
555 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA FOR MOST
AREAS...THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 25, 9:05 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryICTLincoln55 min
Dec 25, 11:21 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementICTBarton, Russell54 min
Dec 25, 11:59 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementICTEllsworth, Lincoln, Reno, Rice61 min
Dec 25, 12:18 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementICTHarper, Kingman57 min
Dec 25, 12:22 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningICTEllsworth, Lincoln, McPherson, Rice, Saline37 min
Dec 25, 12:59 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementICTHarvey, McPherson, Saline, Sedgwick61 min
Dec 25, 1:46 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementICTButler, Cowley, Marion59 min
Dec 25, 2:30 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementICTChase, Cowley60 min
Dec 25, 3:26 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementICTChautauqua, Elk, Greenwood64 min

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Kansas, 2016Every wind advisory in 2016

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.