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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
853 AM CDT MON MAR 10 2014

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RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE-
RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER-
SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
853 AM CDT MON MAR 10 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

VERY HIGH GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS A
PORTION OF THE FLINT HILLS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD ACROSS KANSAS FOR TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE BEHIND THE FRONTAL
PASSAGE.

AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION...A CHANCE OF RAIN
CHANGING TO SNOW IS POSSIBLE BEHIND THE FRONT...ALONG A LINE FROM
SALINA TO CHANUTE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER WILL BE VERY HIGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON
ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION...AND COULD REACH EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE
DANGER LEVELS FOR LOCATIONS WEST OF INTERSTATE 35 AND INTERSTATE
135.

.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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