Weather for Goodland, Kansas
Lat: 39.35N, Lon: 101.71W
Wx Zone: KSZ013
Kansas Drought MonitorThe Kansas Drought monitor is a subset of the United States Monitor, issued every Thursday morning, based on drought conditions the previous Tuesday. The map below shows the current drought level around the state, and the percent of Kansas land area in each drought level compared to the previous week. Read an explanation of the drought intensities and what they mean. |
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Kansas Hydrologic Information StatementNote that if drought conditions are not being experienced, or in the case of river flooding or heavy rain, this statement may be used to indicate river flows or flood potential.
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PROBABILISTIC HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1018 AM MST TUE DEC 21 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND OFFICE HAS RECENTLY
IMPLEMENTED LONG RANGE AHPS RIVER OUTLOOKS FOR SOME OF ITS FORECAST
LOCATIONS. THIS PRODUCT WILL BE UPDATED MONTHLY BETWEEN THE THIRD AND
FOURTH THURSDAYS. THESE OUTLOOKS WILL BE ISSUED IN ADDITION TO THE 3
DAY RIVER FORECASTS THAT ARE ISSUED WHEN RIVER FORECAST LOCATIONS ARE
IN FLOOD OR FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.
IN THE TABLE BELOW...THE 90 THROUGH 10 PERCENT COLUMNS INDICATE
THE CHANCE THE RIVER COULD RISE ABOVE THE LISTED STAGE LEVELS IN
THE NEXT 90 DAYS.
A BRIEF EXPLANATION OF THE METHODOLOGY USED IN CREATING THESE
FORECASTS IS GIVEN BELOW THE TABLE.
CHANCE OF EXCEEDING STAGES AT SPECIFIC LOCATIONS
VALID DECEMBER 26, 2010 - MARCH 26, 2011
LOCATION FS 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10%
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ARIKAREE RIVER
HAIGLER 12.0 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6
REPUBLICAN RIVER
1 SW BENKELMAN 7.0 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 3.0
BEAVER CREEK
CEDAR BLUFFS 16.0 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 4.1 6.0
BEAVER CREEK
LUDELL 9.0 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 3.8 5.3
SAPPA CREEK
15 NE NORCATUR 17.0 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 7.5
SAPPA CREEK
1 SW OBERLIN 11.0 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9 8.0
HACKBERRY CREEK
GOVE 19.0 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2
NORTH FORK SOLOMON RIVER
LENORA 10.0 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9
SMOKY HILL RIVER
22 S OAKLEY 9.0 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.6
THIS LONG-RANGE PROBABILISTIC OUTLOOK CONTAINS FORECAST VALUES THAT
ARE CALCULATED USING MULTIPLE SEASON SCENARIOS FROM 30 OR MORE
YEARS OF CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA...INCLUDING CURRENT CONDITIONS OF THE
RIVER...SOIL MOISTURE...AND 30 TO 90 DAY LONG-RANGE OUTLOOKS OF
TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION. BY PROVIDING THE COMPLETE RANGE OF
PROBABILITIES...THE LEVEL OF RISK ASSOCIATED WITH LONG-RANGE
PLANNING DECISIONS CAN BE DETERMINED. THESE PROBABILISTIC FORECASTS
ARE PART OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE`S ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC
PREDICTION SERVICE (AHPS).
LONG-RANGE PROBABILISTIC OUTLOOKS WILL BE ISSUED TOWARD THE END
OF EACH MONTH THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=GLD FOR
MORE WEATHER AND RIVER INFORMATION INCLUDING GRAPHS OF PROBABILISTIC
RIVER OUTLOOKS.
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