Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
459 AM CDT SAT MAR 15 2014

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-161000-
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-
RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-
SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
459 AM CDT SAT MAR 15 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL BE IN PLACE THIS AFTERNOON FOR CENTRAL
KANSAS...WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS KEEPING THE FIRE DANGER ELEVATED
TONIGHT FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF I-135.

STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE ENTIRE AREA
TONIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST WIND ADVISORIES FOR
ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

RAIN IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO LIGHT SNOW LATE TONIGHT FOR MOST
AREAS ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF THE KANSAS TURNPIKE WITH ANY
ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN A HALF INCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXING WITH SLEET...IS EXPECTED SUNDAY MORNING FOR
LOCATIONS ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF THE KANSAS TURNPIKE. SNOW AMOUNTS
ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN A TRACE AND POSSIBLY UP TO TWO
INCHES.

STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER THE ENTIRE AREA
THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST WIND
ADVISORIES FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL KEEP THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER IN THE VERY
HIGH CATEGORY ON SUNDAY FOR AREAS THAT DID NOT RECEIVE MUCH
PRECIPITATION. VERY HIGH GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON OVER CENTRAL KANSAS AND AREA WIDE ON
TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

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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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