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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
658 AM CDT TUE MAY 14 2013

NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-151200-
VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-
HALL-HAMILTON-YORK-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-
FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
658 AM CDT TUE MAY 14 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE.
ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING POTENTIALLY
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH. IN ADDITION...CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED EAST OF A LINE FROM OSCEOLA TO
CLAY CENTER TO NELSON. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST FIRE WEATHER
MESSAGE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

MULTIPLE CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS EXIST ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
OUTLOOK AREA WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.  INITIALLY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THE BEST CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS. THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS
WILL THEN EXPAND NORTH TO INCLUDE THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA
THURSDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER SEEMS
UNLIKELY THROUGH FRIDAY ALTHOUGH A FEW ISOLATED SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAN NOT BE RULED OUT. THE BEST CHANCE AT A
POTENTIALLY MORE WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER EVENT ACROSS THE
OUTLOOK AREA WILL BE SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT WHEN THE HEART
OF THE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM ENTERS THE CENTRAL PLAINS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.

&&

MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
   HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS  (ALL LOWERCASE)

$$

KSZ005>007-017>019-151200-
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-
658 AM CDT TUE MAY 14 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

FIRE DANGER WILL BE ELEVATED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...DUE TO
GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND VERY DRY HUMIDITY LEVELS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

MULTIPLE CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS EXIST ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
OUTLOOK AREA WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.  INITIALLY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THE BEST CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS. THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS
WILL THEN EXPAND NORTH TO INCLUDE THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA
THURSDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER SEEMS
UNLIKELY THROUGH FRIDAY ALTHOUGH A FEW ISOLATED SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAN NOT BE RULED OUT. THE BEST CHANCE AT A
POTENTIALLY MORE WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER EVENT ACROSS THE
OUTLOOK AREA WILL BE SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT WHEN THE HEART
OF THE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM ENTERS THE CENTRAL PLAINS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.

&&

MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
   HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS  (ALL LOWERCASE)

$$

HALBLAUB/WESELY