Wind Advisory

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RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO-
HARVEY-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-SUMNER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND...

ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...

KINGMAN...WICHITA...ANTHONY...HARPER...WELLINGTON
407 AM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
CDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON EAST WEST ROADS
SUCH AS INTERSTATE 70 AND HIGHWAY 400 WILL NEED TO USE EXTRA
CAUTION. IN ADDITION...BOATERS ON AREA LAKES WILL ALSO NEED TO
USE EXTRA CAUTION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

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.

&&

Hazardous Weather Outlook

431 AM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS...

SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL IMPACT MOST OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON
INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS WILL BE
ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 135. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST WIND
ADVISORY FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG A DRYLINE AFTER 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON ALONG A LINE FROM HAYS TO NEAR DODGE CITY. THESE STORMS
WILL PROGRESS NORTHEAST AS THE EVENING HOURS APPROACH...AFFECTING
LOCATIONS GENERALLY NORTHWEST OF A SALINA TO HUTCHINSON LINE AFTER
5 PM. ANY STORM THAT AFFECTS THESE AREAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE HAIL
TO THE SIZE OF HEN EGGS ALONG WITH 65 MPH WINDS. IN ADDITION A
COUPLE TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS
ALONG A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT. WHILE WIDESPREAD SEVERE STORMS ARE
NOT ANTICIPATED...ANY STORM THAT CAN DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT WILL
HAVE A CHANCE TO BECOME SEVERE.

CHANCES FOR STORMS WILL REMAIN IN THE FORECAST FOR THE TUESDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY TIME FRAME. ANY STORM THAT DEVELOPS THROUGH THIS
PERIOD WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE STRONG.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAYBE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
NORTHWEST OF A SALINA TO HUTCHINSON LINE.

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FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION...SEE OUR
WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE) HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/HWO.PHP

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