Wind Advisory Posted for Saturday

URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS

552 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

…STRONG SOUTH WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY…

.LOW PRESSURE DEEPENING ACROSS NORTHEAST COLORADO INTO WESTERN

NEBRASKA TODAY WILL PRODUCE A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS

WESTERN KANSAS. DRY AIR BEHIND A DRYLINE WILL ADDITIONALLY AID IN

ALLOWING STRONG WINDS TO MIX TO THE SURFACE.

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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

552 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2012 /452 AM MDT SAT APR 14 2012/

…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS

AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SUNDAY…

* TIMING…WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE LATE MORNING AND BECOME

MOST INTENSE BETWEEN 2 PM AND 6 PM. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL

PERSIST THROUGH TH EVENING.

* WINDS…SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 30 TO 39 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO

50 MPH.

* IMPACTS…WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…

ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR

HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

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