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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED TIME
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
312 AM CDT WED APR 28 2004

.THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL GRADUALLY TIGHTEN THROUGH THE MORNING 
HOURS, AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHERN 
ROCKIES STRENGTHENS THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS. 
AS A RESULT, SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE, REACHING WIND 
ADVISORY CRITERIA BY MID-MORNING TODAY. 

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-290000-
ALLEN-BARTON-BUTLER-CHASE-CHAUTAUQUA-COWLEY-ELK-ELLSWORTH-GREENWOOD-
HARPER-HARVEY-KINGMAN-LABETTE-LINCOLN-MARION-MCPHERSON-MONTGOMERY-
NEOSHO-RENO-RICE-RUSSELL-SALINE-SEDGWICK-SUMNER-WILSON-WOODSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANTHONY...ARKANSAS CITY...AUGUSTA...
CHANUTE...COFFEYVILLE...COTTONWOOD FALLS...ELDORADO...ELLSWORTH...
ERIE...EUREKA...FREDONIA...GREAT BEND...HARPER...HOWARD...
HUTCHINSON...INDEPENDENCE...IOLA...KINGMAN...LINCOLN...LYONS...
MARION...MCPHERSON...NEWTON...PARSONS...RUSSELL...SALINA...SEDAN...
WELLINGTON...WICHITA...WINFIELD...YATES CENTER
312 AM CDT WED APR 28 2004

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT WEDNESDAY UNTIL 9 PM CDT 
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY.

SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE TO 
AROUND 25 TO 35 MPH BY MID-MORNING ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST 
KANSAS. WIND GUSTS WILL LIKELY REACH 45 MPH AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY 
DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL DROP BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA 
BY 9 PM THIS EVENING. HOWEVER, BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE 
THROUGH TONIGHT.  

REMEMBER...A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR 
GREATER... OR WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED.  

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
PROFILE VEHICLES. PERSONS WORKING IN ELEVATED LOCATIONS SHOULD 
TAKE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AGAINST THE SUDDEN WIND GUSTS. CONTINUE TO 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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KLEINSASSER/KETCHAM