HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 522 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 745 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

/505 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST
NEBRASKA...NORTHWEST KANSAS AND EAST CENTRAL COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST /10 AM CST/ FOR
WIND CHILL VALUES OF MINUS 15 TO MINUS 20 DEGREES.
A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING UNTIL 2 AM MST /3
AM CST/ SATURDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25-35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 45 MPH. LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE
AFFECTED BY THE STRONG WINDS. SOME BLOWING OF EXISTING SNOW COVER
WILL OCCUR BUT VISIBILITY WILL NOT BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT NEEDED.
$$

WIND ADVISORY
Issue Date: 954 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 300 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE TRI-STATE REGION
CHRISTMAS DAY...
.THE STORM SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT A WHITE CHRISTMAS TO THE CENTRAL
HIGH PLAINS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION FOR A COUPLE MORE
DAYS. AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TOWARDS
THE MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES ON FRIDAY...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL
INCREASE ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS REGIONS.
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS APPROACHING 45 MPH. THIS MAY ALSO PRODUCE AREAS
OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-251200-
/O.NEW.KGLD.WI.Y.0027.091225T1500Z-091226T0900Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-
SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...
CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...
GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...
QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK
854 PM MST THU DEC 24 2009 /954 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009/
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MST /9 AM CST/ FRIDAY TO
2 AM MST /3 AM CST/ SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MST /9 AM CST/ FRIDAY TO
2 AM MST /3 AM CST/ SATURDAY.
* TIMING/DURATION...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20
AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 45 MPH AFTER 8 AM MST (9 AM
CST). THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FIDAY EVENING AND
INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SATURDAY MORNING.
* PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL BE
COMMON WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 45 MPH.
* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY BE
PRODUCED GIVEN THE RECENT SNOWFALL ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGH
PLAINS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT
TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE
PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF
VEHICLE CONTROL.
$$
LOCKHART

WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Issue Date: 954 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 1000 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS
MORNING...
.WITH THE FRESH SNOW ON THE GROUND AND CLEAR SKIES EXPECTED
TONIGHT...TEMPERATURES WILL DIP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE
ZERO. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND
FRIDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 15 AND 20
DEGREES BELOW ZERO ACROSS MUCH OF THE TRI-STATE REGION.
COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027-028-NEZ079>081-251200-
/O.NEW.KGLD.WC.Y.0003.091225T0600Z-091225T1600Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-
SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-
RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...
CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...
GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...
BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK
854 PM MST THU DEC 24 2009 /954 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009/
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST /10 AM CST/
FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST /10 AM CST/ FRIDAY.
* TIMING/DURATION...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BEGIN TO FALL BELOW 15
DEGREES BELOW ZERO AFTER 11 PM MST (MIDNIGHT CST). WIND CHILL
VALUES OF 15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 9 AM
MST (10 AM CST).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF MINUS 15 TO MINUS
25 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN LESS THAN
30 MINUTES...AND HYPOTHERMIA MAY OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT
TAKEN.  MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES IF YOU VENTURE
OUTDOORS.
$$
LOCKHART