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WWUS43 KGLD 012210
WSWGLD

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
310 PM MST WED FEB 1 2012

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-020600-
/O.CON.KGLD.WS.A.0001.120203T0600Z-120204T1200Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-
SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...
CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...
GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...
QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK
310 PM MST WED FEB 1 2012 /410 PM CST WED FEB 1 2012/

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING/DURATION...SNOW WILL BEGIN SPREADING ACROSS THE AREA FROM
  WEST TO EAST THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY
  NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING SATURDAY. GREATEST SNOWFALL
  ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN MIDNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
  THE OVERNIGHT HOURS FRIDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED
  ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70 WITH 9 TO 14 INCHES EXPECTED
  NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL TURN NORTH THURSDAY NIGHT AND
  INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH. WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO
  INCREASE ON FRIDAY WITH THE AREA OF STRONG WINDS BECOMING MORE
  WIDESPREAD. GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY
  FRIDAY. WIDESPREAD AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR
  BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE SOME
  FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

* OTHER IMPACTS...THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO CREATE HAZARDOUS IF NOT
  IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND WILL ADVERSELY AFFECT ANY OTHER
  OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

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BULLER