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WWUS83 KGID 170859
SPSGID
KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-172000-

WINTER STORM OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
300 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2004

...RAIN AND SNOW FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE PLAINS TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY AND 
RESULT IN A RETURN TO MORE NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR THE REGION. A 
STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REPLACE THE HIGH PRESSURE THURSDAY. 
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE OUT OF THE SOUTHERN 
ROCKIES LATE THURSDAY AND TRACK ACROSS THE PLAINS THURSDAY NIGHT AND 
FRIDAY.  WITH WARM AIR IN PLACE...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP 
DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY...AND THEN MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SNOW 
THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. CURRENT INDICATIONS POINT 
TO THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A 
STOCKTON KANSAS TO OSCEOLA NEBRASKA LINE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY 
MORNING. IN ADDITION...STRONG SURFACE LOW DEVELOPMENT OVER KANSAS 
WILL PROMOTE WINDY CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY...WHICH COMBINED WITH 
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL...WOULD MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON 
FRIDAY.

THE FINAL TRACK AND INTENSITY OF THIS POTENTIAL WINTER STORM REMAIN
UNCERTAIN...BUT CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR THE LATE THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY TIME FRAME.

PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS LATE THIS WEEK
SHOULD STAY ABREAST OF LATER REFINED FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS AS THIS
POTENTIAL WINTER STORM SYSTEM DRAWS CLOSER.

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