1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Goodland, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 27, 2:42 AM MST, 5 hours 25 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
242 AM MST THU MAR 27 2003
WIND SPEED IS THE PRIMARY CHALLENGE FOR THIS FORECAST...WITH
SNOWFALL POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHERN THIRD OF THE FORECAST AREA.
WIND ADVISORY IS ALREADY OUT AND VERIFYING. LOOKS LIKE A PERIOD OF
LIGHTER WINDS BEHIND THIS INITIAL SURGE BEFORE THEY PICK UP AGAIN
THIS AFTERNOON. WILL KEEP CURRENT WIND ADVISORY THROUGH 18Z...
THEN RUN A WIND ADVISORY IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN THIRDS THROUGH
03Z TONIGHT WITH A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN THE NORTHERN THIRD
WITH EXPECTATION OF STRONG WINDS AND FALLING SNOW COMBO.
LEANED ON GFS FOR THIS PACKAGE...ESPECIALLY WITH RESPECT TO HOURLY
LOCATION OF RAIN/SNOW LINE TODAY. GFS INITIALIZED BETTER THAN
OTHER MODELS BASED ON 00Z COMPARISON OF OBS AND SATELLITE.
WINDS LOOK TO PICK UP FRIDAY AS WELL...BUT NO HIGHLIGHTS YET GIVEN
MIX OF WEATHER TO DEAL WITH THIS MORNING.
NO TIME TO ADJUST EXTENDED.
THANKS TO DDC AND LBF FOR COORDINATION.
.GLD...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 11 AM MST FOR ALL OF NORTHWEST KANSAS...
EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...AND FAR EAST COLORADO.
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY 11 AM TO 8 PM MST FOR YUMA COUNTY
COLORADO...ALL OF EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...AND KANSAS
COUNTIES ALONG THE NEBRASKA STATE LINE.
...WIND ADVISORY 11 AM TO 8 PM MST FOR COLORADO AND KANSAS
COUNTIES ALONG AND SOUTH OF A FLAGLER COLORADO TO GOODLAND
KANSAS TO HILL CITY KANSAS LINE.
ENTWISTLECOZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-281100- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 400 AM MST THU MAR 27 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL COLORADO AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA... ...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TRI-STATE AREA THROUGH 8 PM MST... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST KANSAS...EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...AND EAST CENTRAL COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. NORTH WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 8 PM MST. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SNOW FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS THE TRI-STATE AREA TODAY. LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM YUMA COLORADO TO MCCOOK NEBRASKA CAN EXPECT UP TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL AND WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SOUTH OF THIS LINE...AN INCH OR LESS CAN BE EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST OF THE AREA ON FRIDAY ALLOWING A SUBSIDENT AIRMASS TO MOVE OVER THE HIGH PLAINS. AS A RESULT...STRONG NORTH WINDS AROUND 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS SOUTH INTO THE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ANY REPORTS OF HIGH WIND OR SNOW WOULD BE APPRECIATED. MCGUIRE
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong gradient winds behind low pressure in eastern Kansas brought sustained winds of 35 to 40 mph with a measured gust to 64 mph in Flagler Colorado.
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