HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 558 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
AREAS OF FOG WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN
QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES IN PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS
THIS MORNING. SEE THE LATEST DENSE FOG ADVISORY FOR FURTHER
DETAILS. LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL PERSIST
ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS THIS MORNING. THE FREEZING PRECIPITATION
SHOULD CHANGE TO SLEET AND SNOW THIS AFTERNOON IN CENTRAL KANSAS.
SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FURTHER DETAILS. ALL OF
THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE OVER TO SNOW TONIGHT ACROSS CENTRAL
AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP AT
SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS OVERNIGHT.
SEE THE LATEST BLIZZARD WATCH FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE OVER PRIMARILY SOUTHEAST
KANSAS TODAY. HOWEVER...THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD BE NEITHER STRONG NOR
SEVERE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING. THE SNOW COMBINED
WITH HIGH WIND SPEEDS MAY CAUSE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. SEE THE
LATEST BLIZZARD WATCH FOR FURTHER DETAILS. THESE STRONG WINDS
COMBINED WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO CAUSE WIND CHILLS
TO DROP BELOW ZERO THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS THE
AREA.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT NECESSARY TODAY OR TONIGHT BUT FOG
REPORTS AND SNOWFALL REPORTS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
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FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION...SEE OUR
WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE) HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/HWO.PHP
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