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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
208 PM CDT WED APR 28 2004

.THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL REMAIN TIGHT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND 
EVENING HOURS, AS SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN 
ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS. AS A RESULT, STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL 
CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST 
KANSAS.

KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-290300-
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
208 PM CDT WED APR 28 2004

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...

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

SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE 
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. WIND GUSTS WILL LIKELY REACH 50 
MPH AT TIMES. WINDS WILL DROP BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA BY 9 PM THIS 
EVENING. HOWEVER, SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE 
OVERNIGHT.

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