1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Dodge City, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 15, 12:55 AM CST, 12 hours 46 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 155 AM CDT SAT APR 15 2006 .DISCUSSION... DAYS 1-2... W/V LOOP SHOWING OUR UPPER LOW MOVING EAST INTO AZ AS PRESSURE CONTINUE TO FALL ALONG THE WESTERN HIGH PLAINS. CURRENT FORECAST HAS A GOOD HANDLE WITH WINDS FOR TODAY AS SFC LOW DEEPENS OVER SW NEBRASKA AND A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ESTABLISH ITSELF OVER SW KANSAS. SEE LITTLE REASON TO MAKE MANY..IF ANY CHANGES TO CURRENT WIND FORECAST. AS FOR TEMPERATURES MODELS SOUNDINGS SHOWING MIXING HT IS NEAR 7H LVL BOTH TODAY AND SUNDAY. HAVE THEREFORE BASED HIGHS ON PROGGED 7H TEMPS. DAYS 3-7... THE PREVIOUS FORECAST IS ON TRACK AND ONLY VERY MINOR TWEAKS WERE MADE. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DDC 85 49 81 49 / 0 0 0 0 GCK 83 48 81 47 / 0 0 0 0 EHA 83 48 83 48 / 0 0 0 0 LBL 83 48 84 48 / 0 0 0 0 HYS 83 50 80 49 / 0 0 0 0 P28 89 54 85 54 / 0 0 0 0 && .DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR KSZ030-KSZ031-KSZ043-KSZ044-KSZ045- KSZ046-KSZ061-KSZ062-KSZ063-KSZ064-KSZ065-KSZ066-KSZ074-KSZ075- KSZ076-KSZ077-KSZ078-KSZ079-KSZ080-KSZ081-KSZ084-KSZ085-KSZ086- KSZ087-KSZ088-KSZ089-KSZ090. && FN18/06
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 500 AM CDT SAT APR 15 2006 KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-161000- 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- 500 AM CDT SAT APR 15 2006 /400 AM MDT SAT APR 15 2006/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS...SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...SOUTHWEST KANSAS AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT STRONG WINDS AND LOW DEW POINTS WILL KEEP THE FIRE DANGER INDEX IN THE EXTREME CATEGORY TODAY. ALL OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED AND WILD FIRES COULD EASILY START AND WILL SPREAD QUITE RAPIDLY. IN ADDITION SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH WILL PICK UP DUST AND SOIL AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL BE IN THE EXTREME CATEGORY AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE LOWER 80S...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH...AND AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL LOWER INTO THE 15 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE. ALL OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED AND PROHIBITED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT. 18
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1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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