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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
633 AM CDT MON APR 21 2014

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633 AM CDT MON APR 21 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THIS AFTERNOON...GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL TEAM WITH
LOWERING RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT...TO
RESULT IN NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS BETWEEN 2 PM AND 6
PM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...THUNDERSTORM CHANCES RETURN
TO THE FORECAST FOR THE OUTLOOK AREA. THUNDERSTORMS THAT MAY
DEVELOP DURING THIS TIME FRAME ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE.

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT IS WHEN BETTER CHANCES FOR
THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE OUTLOOK AREA...FOCUSING ALONG A
COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE PLAINS. THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL
FOR SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS TO BE ON THE STRONG TO SEVERE
SIDE...WITH HAIL NEAR THE SIZE OF QUARTERS AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS
NEAR 60 MPH THE PRIMARY HAZARDS.

WEDNESDAY WILL ALSO BE WINDY...ESPECIALLY EAST OF HIGHWAY
281...WHERE SOUTH WINDS WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH AND
HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED.

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...THE CHANCE FOR A FEW THUNDERSTORMS RETURNS
TO THE OUTLOOK AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.

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

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