Special Weather Statement, NWS Dodge City, KS

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
602 PM CDT Thu Jun 22 2017

...UPDATE TO AVIATION...

.SHORT TERM...(This evening through Friday)
Issued at 151 PM CDT Thu Jun 22 2017

A surface cold front will extend from west central and north
central Kansas by late day. A surface trough of low pressure will
extend south from this cold front into extreme southwest Kansas.
Scattered convection once again is expected to develop along these
boundaries after 2 pm and given the model soundings and DCAPE it
appears that the main hazard from these storms late day/early
tonight will be strong gusty winds of 60 to 70 mph. Brief heavy
rainfall and some hail can also be expected. Hail mainly up to the
size of quarters will be possible but a few half dollar ball size
hail are not completely out of the question.

On Friday an area of high pressure will begin to build into
western Kansas as the surface cold front drops south across the
Texas Panhandle and western Oklahoma. There will be some clouds
along with a chance for thunderstorms during the day as a mid
level baroclinic zone ahead of an upper level trough crosses the
Western High Plains. Given the expected cloud cover on Friday am
favoring going a little cooler than the latest guidance for highs
across much of western Kansas. The previous forecast still looks
on track with highs mainly in the 75 to 80 degree range. Although
we will have a chance for convection during the day on Friday the
chance for severe weather is not expected.

.LONG TERM...(Friday night through Thursday)
Issued at 151 PM CDT Thu Jun 22 2017

An upper level ridge axis will amplify across the Pacific
northwest early this weekend, and then cross the western United
States late week into early next week. East of this upper ridge
axis a northwesterly flow will be present across the Rockies and
the Plains as several upper level waves embedded in this flow
crosses the Rockies and move out into the Central Plains. As each
of this upper waves cross the Central Plains over the weekend and
early next week there will be a chance for showers and
thunderstorms across western Kansas.

At the surface a cool dome of high pressure will cross the
central Plains this weekend and based on the 900mb to 850mb
temperatures it will be unseasonably cool. The highs this weekend
will be mainly in the 70s. If mostly cloudy conditions do develop
ahead of any one of the expected upper level waves during the
afternoon hours this weekend then highs may even end up being a
few degrees cooler than this. Cloud cover during the overnight
period will also be important. Given the expected winds Saturday
night and Sunday night...if we can get a period of clear skies
towards daybreak then lows may be around 50 degrees for portions
of western Kansas which would be close to the record lows for this
time of year.

A warming trend will return early next week as down slope flow
improves and a trough of low pressure develops along the lee of
the Rockies. Highs are expect to quickly warm through the 80s with
mid to even a few upper 90s becoming possible across portions of
western Kansas by Wednesday.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Friday evening)
Issued at 600 PM CDT Thu Jun 22 2017

A small area of thunderstorms will move southeastward across southwest
Kansas through late this evening, potentially affecting KGCK with brief
periods of MVFR cigs/vsbys. Otherwise, VFR conditions will prevail at
all TAF sites through early Friday morning. Southerly winds 10 to 20kt
will persist across central and much of southwest Kansas through late
this evening then turn north-northeasterly 15 to 25kt overnight as
a weak cold front pushes across western Kansas.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DDC  63  78  57  78 /  30  30   0  10
GCK  60  76  55  78 /  40  30  10  10
EHA  60  74  56  76 /  50  20  10  10
LBL  64  76  58  77 /  40  20  10  10
HYS  63  76  55  78 /  40  40   0  10
P28  69  82  58  82 /  20  30  10  10

&&

.DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...Burgert
LONG TERM...Burgert
AVIATION...JJohnson

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
217 AM CDT Thu Jun 22 2017

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-231215-
Trego-Ellis-Scott-Lane-Ness-Rush-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman-
Pawnee-Stafford-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Edwards-Kiowa-
Pratt-Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade-Clark-Comanche-Barber-
217 AM CDT Thu Jun 22 2017 /117 AM MDT Thu Jun 22 2017/

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...south
central...southwest and west central Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Day 1 Discussion
----------------

Evening thunderstorms are possible across far western Kansas. 60 to
70 mph outflows and some hail up to walnut size will be possible. Another
round of overnight thunderstorms is also possible, however, the severity
of these storms will be lower.

Day 1 Hazards
-------------
* Hail: Elevated risk
* Thunderstorm wind damage: Elevated risk
* Flooding: Limited risk
* Lightning: Elevated risk
* Excessive heat: Limited risk
* Non-thunderstorm wind: Limited risk

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Days 2-7 Discussion
-------------------

There will be bouts of thunderstorms through this period. It is too
early to determine the risks.

Days 2-7 Hazards
----------------
* Friday
  - Lightning: Limited risk

* Saturday
  - Lightning: Limited risk

* Sunday
  - Lightning: Limited risk

* Monday
  - Lightning: Limited risk

* Tuesday
  - Lightning: Limited risk

* Wednesday
  - Lightning: Limited risk
  - Excessive heat: Limited risk

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed later tonight.

&&

For more details visit our webpage http://weather.gov/ddc/ehwo

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
850 PM CDT THU JUN 22 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0821 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 1 ESE SCOTT CITY        38.47N 100.89W
06/22/2017  M77 MPH          SCOTT              KS   MESONET

            MESONET STATION KTQK, 1 ESE SCOTT CITY.

&&

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
859 PM CDT THU JUN 22 2017

KSZ066-079>081-230300-
Pratt KS-Stafford KS-Kiowa KS-Edwards KS-
859 PM CDT THU JUN 22 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR KIOWA...SOUTHERN STAFFORD...
EDWARDS AND PRATT COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 PM CDT...

At 859 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles north of Mullinville, or 13 miles northwest of Greensburg,
moving east at 30 mph.

Dime size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Pratt, Kinsley, Stafford, Greensburg, Haviland, Macksville, Lewis,
Mullinville, Iuka, Preston, Sawyer, Cullison, Coats, Belpre, Byers,
Wellsford, Trousdale, Hopewell, Neola and Natrona.

LAT...LON 3747 9951 3797 9954 3797 9851 3775 9846
      3748 9847
TIME...MOT...LOC 0159Z 270DEG 25KT 3771 9949

RBURG

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
912 PM CDT THU JUN 22 2017

KSZ045-063-064-077-078-230315-
Gray KS-Finney KS-Hodgeman KS-Ness KS-Ford KS-
912 PM CDT THU JUN 22 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FORD...EASTERN FINNEY...
SOUTHEASTERN NESS...HODGEMAN...NORTHWESTERN PAWNEE AND NORTHEASTERN
GRAY COUNTIES UNTIL 1015 PM CDT...

At 912 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5
miles west of HorseThief Reservoir, or 14 miles west of Jetmore,
moving east at 35 mph.

Dime size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Dodge City, Cimarron, Jetmore, Spearville, Ingalls, Ford, Hanston,
Fort Dodge, Wright, Howell, Kalvesta, Bellefont, Gray, Windhorst,
HorseThief Reservoir, Willroads Garden, Rolling Hill Estates, Dodge
City Regional Airport, Boot Hill Casino and Hodgeman State Lake.

LAT...LON 3785 10050 3826 10021 3829 9958 3766 9958
      3747 9990
TIME...MOT...LOC 0212Z 284DEG 32KT 3803 10015

RBURG

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