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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Goodland KS
533 PM MDT Fri Apr 12 2024

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533 PM MDT Fri Apr 12 2024 /633 PM CDT Fri Apr 12 2024/

This hazardous weather outlook is for extreme southwest Nebraska...
northwest Kansas and east central Colorado.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

A Red Flag Warning is in effect Saturday for Cheyenne county
Colorado, Wallace, Logan, Greeley and Wichita counties in Kansas.

Blowing dust will be possible late Monday afternoon through about
sunset for locations generally east of a line from Haigler to
Goodland to Cheyenne Wells.

Very high to extreme grass fire danger continues Monday for the
entire area with southerly winds gusting in excess of 40 mph.

Severe thunderstorms are possible during Monday afternoon and
evening, along and east of a McCook to Leoti line. Exact storm
details are unclear at time. Keep updated with the forecast as the
details become more clear in the coming days.

On Tuesday, there is increasing confidence in blowing dust from late
in the morning through the afternoon as a strong cold front moves
through. There is a potential for a wall of blowing dust along the
front in which significant reductions in visibility would occur.

Near critical to potentially critical fire weather conditions are
currently forecast for locations generally south of Interstate 70
Wednesday afternoon.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected tonight.

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