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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
155 PM MDT SAT MAY 17 2008

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-181545-
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-
SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
155 PM MDT SAT MAY 17 2008 /255 PM CDT SAT MAY 17 2008/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST
NEBRASKA...NORTHWEST KANSAS AND EAST CENTRAL COLORADO.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SUSTAINED WINDS FROM THE NORTH AROUND 25 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
NEAR 15 PERCENT HAVE RAISED CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ACROSS
THE TRI STATE REGION...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE
AFTERNOON HOURS. AFTER 6 PM MDT...OR 7 PM CDT...WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO DIMINISH AS TEMPERATURES COOL SLIGHTLY FROM THE DAYTIME HIGH
TEMPERATURES. ANY BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

AN UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN WILL START TO TAKE SHAPE BY
WEDNESDAY AS A LARGE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH DEVELOPS OVER THE WESTERN
UNITED STATES. SEVERAL PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE TRI STATE REGION FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY. INSTABILITY AND SHEAR PROFILES WOULD INDICATE THE
POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. EXACT TIMING AND
LOCATION OF ANY POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER IS STILL IN QUESTION.
STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES AS WE MOVE INTO THE EARLY AND MIDDLE PART
OF NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED.

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BLM