Wind Advisory

...ANOTHER WINDY DAY IS EXPECTED...

.A DEEP LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER EASTERN COLORADO, COUPLED
WITH A STRONG LOW LEVEL JET OVER WESTERN KANSAS, WILL 
PRODUCE STRONG SOUTHERLY SURFACE WINDS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS 
MOST OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.

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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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...

HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...

RUSH CENTER...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...

KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...

STAFFORD...HUDSON...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...

CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...

GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...

MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...

COLDWATER...PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
457 AM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012 /357 AM MDT SUN MAY 27 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER 1 PM CDT TODAY, AND BLOW
STRONG THROUGH 7 PM CDT.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL HOWL AT 20 TO 35 MPH AND GUST EVEN
HIGHER.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE PROBLEMS TO DRIVERS,
ESPECIALLY THOSE OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS
SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE IS EASILY BLOWN AROUND WITH WINDS OF THIS
STRENGTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

Hazardous Weather Outlook

427 AM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012 /327 AM MDT SUN MAY 27 2012/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...SOUTH
CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE
LIKELY AFTER 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON, EAST OF A LINE FROM DIGHTON
TO LIBERAL. THE BIGGEST RISK WILL BE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF
GRAPEFRUITS, WITH A SECONDARY RISK OF WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 80 MPH.

THE RISK OF THESE VERY STRONG STORMS WILL PERSIST INTO TONIGHT AND
SHIFT EAST OF LINE FROM LARNED TO COLDWATER, THROUGH ABOUT 3 AM CDT.

AFTER MIDNIGHT, THE MAIN RISK WILL BE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL RETURN EACH LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
NIGHT TIME PERIOD FROM TUESDAY INTO SATURDAY. AT THIS TIME, SEVERE
STORMS WITH HAIL UP TO TENNIS BALL SIZE AND WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH
APPEAR MORE LIKELY ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED AFTER 5 PM CDT AND LATER
UNTIL 3 AM CDT MONDAY, EAST OF A LINE FROM DIGHTON TO LIBERAL, AND
SPECIFICALLY IN ELLIS, TREGO, RUSH AND NESS COUNTIES.

&&

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC

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