WIND ADVISORY
Issue Date: 1045 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...STRONG NORTHWEST WIND WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE TRI-STATE REGION
TODAY AND TONIGHT...
.THE STORM SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT A WHITE CHRISTMAS TO THE CENTRAL
HIGH PLAINS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY.
AS THE STORM SYSTEM INTENSIFIES OVER THE MIDWEST TODAY...THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
HIGH PLAINS RESULTING IN STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
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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
945 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2009 /1045 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009/
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST /6 AM CST/
SATURDAY...
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST /6 AM CST/
SATURDAY.
* TIMING/DURATION...STRONG NORTHWEST WIND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING.
* PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS 30 MPH TO 35 MPH WILL BE
COMMON WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH.
* OTHER IMPACTS...SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED
TODAY AND TONIGHT.
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.
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FS

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 1032 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...MORE WINTER WEATHER TODAY AND TONIGHT...
.A LARGE STORM OVER IOWA WILL WRAP SNOW AND WIND ACROSS NEBRASKA
INTO THE TRI-STATE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT.
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YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS-
SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...
ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...GOODLAND...COLBY...
HOXIE...HILL CITY...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK
932 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2009 /1032 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009/
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST /6 AM CST/
SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW..WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
5 AM MST /6 AM CST/ SATURDAY.
* TIMING/DURATION...LIGHT SNOW AND STRONG WIND WILL LAST THROUGH
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
* SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
FROM INTERSTATE 70 NORTH.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WIND AT 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITY BELOW 1/2 OF A MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW.
* OTHER IMPACTS...DRIFTING AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN BE
EXPECTED AT TIMES. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW PACKED FROM
SIFTING SNOW ACROSS HIGHWAYS. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL RANGE
FROM 8 BELOW TO 12 BELOW ZERO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING.
$$
FS

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.
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