879 FLUS43 KICT 092106 HWOICT HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 406 PM CDT THU AUG 9 2012 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-102115- RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE- RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER- SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- 406 PM CDT THU AUG 9 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS... SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT BREEZY NORTH WINDS...DRY GRASSES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER INTO THIS EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA THIS WEEKEND. WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN FROM TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. IN EACH CASE...STRONG STORMS CAPABLE OF SMALL HAIL AND GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH MAY OCCUR. AN ELEVATED GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER WILL EXIST ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS ON SATURDAY AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TONIGHT. && FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION...SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE) HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/HWO.PHP $$ MWM/KETCHAM