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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
534 AM CDT WED APR 16 2014

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534 AM CDT WED APR 16 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY...MAINLY ALONG
AND EAST OF THE KANSAS TURNPIKE. WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. SEE THE LATEST WIND
ADVISORY FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

THE GUSTY WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS.....WILL RESULT IN AN 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. SEE THE LATEST RED FLAG WARNING FOR MORE
DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

TEMPERATURES MAY DROP TO AROUND FREEZING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING
ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS. THIS COULD LEAD TO SOME PATCHY FROST.

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 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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KETCHAM