672 FLUS43 KGLD 171039 HWOGLD HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 339 AM MST SUN FEB 17 2013 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-181315- YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON- SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- 339 AM MST SUN FEB 17 2013 /439 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...NORTHWEST KANSAS AND EAST CENTRAL COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND SOUTH OF A FLAGLER TO NORTON LINE. ALL OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THIS AREA. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...WHICH WILL BRING A BRIEF PERIOD OF STRONG WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AS IT PASSES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA ON MONDAY. BEGINNING ON WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY...A POWERFUL WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST OF THE ROCKIES AND ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS. THIS STORM SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND SNOWFALL MAY LEAD TO HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT. $$ JRM