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WWUS73 KGLD 131430
NPWGLD
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
830 AM MDT THU MAR 13 2025
COZ090>092-KSZ001-002-013-014-027-028-041-042-NEZ079-080-132230-
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.A.0002.250314T1600Z-250315T0200Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE-CHEYENNE-RAWLINS-SHERMAN-THOMAS-WALLACE-
LOGAN-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SHARON SPRINGS, OAKLEY, YUMA, WRAY,
STRATTON NE, BURLINGTON, TRIBUNE, COLBY, LEOTI, ST. FRANCIS,
PALISADE, CHEYENNE WELLS, BIRD CITY, GOODLAND, ARAPAHOE,
CULBERTSON, BENKELMAN, TRENTON, AND ATWOOD
830 AM MDT THU MAR 13 2025 /930 AM CDT THU MAR 13 2025/
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST COLORADO, NORTHWEST
AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS, AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA.
* WHEN...FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS, DAMAGE PROPERTY AND
CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PLUMES OF BLOWING DUST WILL CREATE POCKETS
OF LOW VISIBILITY. VISIBILITIES WILL LIKELY CHANGE RAPIDLY OVER
SHORT DISTANCES, MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS IN THESE AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.
FASTEN LOOSE OBJECTS OR SHELTER OBJECTS IN A SAFE LOCATION PRIOR TO
THE ONSET OF WINDS.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
BLOWING DUST CAN SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER AIR QUALITY AND IT IS
ENCOURAGED THAT YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES SUCH AS STAYING
INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST
CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS, DECREASE LUNG
ACTIVITY, AGGRAVATE ASTHMA, AND LEAD TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED
PROBLEMS, ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN, ELDERLY OR THOSE WITH
PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.
JN
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