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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
345 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2014

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345 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER WILL REMAIN IN THE VERY HIGH TO EXTREME
CATEGORY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH THE GREATEST RISK OVER
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS. CHECK THE LATEST RED FLAG WARNING FOR
DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY...MAINLY
ALONG AND EAST OF THE KANSAS TURNPIKE. THIS MAY RESULT IN
EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER ACROSS THE FLINT HILLS AND PARTS
OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS. VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE
REST OF THE AREA.

THERE IS A CHANCE THAT SOME SNOW MAY MIX WITH THE RAIN ACROSS
CENTRAL KANSAS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...AND ACROSS A PORTION OF
THE FLINT HILLS LATE THURSDAY EVENING. HOWEVER LITTLE IF ANY SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY.

TEMPERATURES MAY DROP TO AROUND FREEZING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING
ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS.

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WEEKEND. WHILE A
FEW STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE...THE RISK FOR ORGANIZED
SEVERE WEATHER APPEARS LOW AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED 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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