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

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-181215-
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-
SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
223 PM MDT SAT MAY 17 2008 /323 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 SATURDAY.
ALTHOUGH DETAILS REMAIN UNCERTAIN...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A FEW
ROUNDS OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE TRI STATE AREA FROM
THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

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JRM