Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Goodland, KS

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
419 AM MST MON DEC 2 2013

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-022300-
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-
SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...
CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...
GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...
QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK
419 AM MST MON DEC 2 2013 /519 AM CST MON DEC 2 2013/

A PROLONGED OUTBREAK OF COLD WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE
MIDDLE OF THIS WEEK. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH DURING
THE DAY TUESDAY. ONCE TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING BEHIND THE
FRONT...TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY NOT RISE ABOVE FREEZING UNTIL
NEXT WEEK AT THE VERY EARLIEST. ON AVERAGE...TEMPERATURES SHOULD
BE AT LEAST 20 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL DURING THIS COLD
OUTBREAK.

IN ADDITION TO THE BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES...WINDS WILL LEAD
TO WIND CHILL READINGS BELOW ZERO AREA-WIDE AND AS LOW AS 10 TO 15
DEGREES BELOW ZERO IN FAR EASTERN COLORADO AND EXTREME NORTHWEST
KANSAS FOR WEDNESDAY...THURSDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHTS. THE COLDEST
WEATHER SHOULD OCCUR FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER
THE WARMING THAT WILL OCCUR FROM SATURDAY INTO THE BEGINNING OF
NEXT WEEK WILL ONLY BE SLIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES STILL WELL BELOW
NORMAL.

APPROPRIATE COLD WEATHER PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE USED FROM TUESDAY
INTO NEXT WEEK.

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