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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
528 AM CDT TUE APR 15 2014

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528 AM CDT TUE APR 15 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED OVER THE ENTIRE AREA THIS MORNING.
CHECK THE LATEST FREEZE WARNING FOR DETAILS.

THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER WILL REACH EXTREME VALUES OVER PORTIONS
OF CENTRAL KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON. CHECK THE LATEST RED FLAG
WARNING FOR DETAILS. VERY HIGH GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER VALUES ARE FORECAST
OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA WEST OF INTERSTATE 35.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

ON WEDNESDAY...WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AROUND 30 MPH EAST OF A
LINE FROM MCPHERSON TO WELLINGTON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN
VERY HIGH TO POSSIBLY EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER VALUES OVER
MOST AREAS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TO CENTRAL
KANSAS THURSDAY. THE WINTRY MIX MAY MOVE INTO PORTIONS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL KANSAS THURSDAY NIGHT. BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE
FORECAST ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL KANSAS FRIDAY MORNING.

EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST AREA WIDE OVER THE WEEKEND.
A FEW STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE.

.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