Red Flag Warning 29, NWS Goodland, KS

000 
WWUS83 KGLD 021733
RFWGLD

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1133 AM MDT SAT AUG 2 2008

...HOT...DRY...AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS...

.HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL REMAIN OVER THE HIGH PLAINS REGION
THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH LOW PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE. THIS WILL
KEEP CONDITIONS HOT AND DRY WITH INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS THAT
WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY. THE COMBINATION OF HEAT...WIND AND
LOW HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN A CRITICAL FIRE DANGER SITUATION
ACROSS THE TRI-STATE REGION.

COZ252>254-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-030200-
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0029.080802T1800Z-080803T0200Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.A.0014.080803T1800Z-080804T0200Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-
SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
1133 AM MDT SAT AUG 2 2008 /1233 PM CDT SAT AUG 2 2008/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. 

AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO RISE ABOVE 100 DEGREES. THESE
TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT AND
BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR THEM TO RECUR ON
SUNDAY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

FS

000 
WWUS83 KGLD 030150
RFWGLD

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
750 PM MDT SAT AUG 2 2008

...HOT...DRY...AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS...

.HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL REMAIN OVER THE HIGH PLAINS REGION
THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH LOW PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE. THIS WILL
KEEP CONDITIONS HOT AND DRY WITH INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS THAT
WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY. THE COMBINATION OF HEAT...WIND AND
LOW HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN A CRITICAL FIRE DANGER SITUATION
ACROSS THE TRI-STATE REGION.

COZ252>254-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-031000-
/O.EXP.KGLD.FW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-080803T0200Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.A.0014.080803T1800Z-080804T0200Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-
SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
750 PM MDT SAT AUG 2 2008 /850 PM CDT SAT AUG 2 2008/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. 

RH VALUES AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS EVENING...THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING
HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES SUNDAY WILL RISE ABOVE 100 DEGREES. THESE
TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT
AND BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

$$

BURTIS

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
440 AM MDT SAT AUG 2 2008

.DISCUSSION...
439 AM MDT SAT AUG 2 2008

GUIDANCE HAS BEEN VERY CONSISTENT IN KEEPING HIGH TEMPERATURES
BETWEEN 100-105 EACH DAY THROUGH SUNDAY WITH DRY AND BREEZY
CONDITIONS TO GO ALONG WITH THE HOT TEMPERATURES. AS A RESULT...A
COUPLE OF HIGHLIGHTS RELATED TO HOT...DRY...AND BREEZY CONDITIONS
HAVE BEEN ISSUED.

THE FIRST HIGHLIGHT ISSUED THIS MORNING IS A HEAT ADVISORY FOR
TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. ALTHOUGH HUMIDITIES WILL NOT PLAY A HUGE
ROLE IN THE HIGH APPARENT TEMPERATURES...MAXIMUM AMBIENT AIR
TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE AROUND THE 105 THRESHOLD MARK BOTH TODAY
AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY. THERE WILL POSSIBLY BE A DEGREE OR TWO OF
RELIEF ON MONDAY AS THERE MAY BE SOME ADDITIONAL SKY COVER MOVING
IN FROM THE WEST TO MODERATE TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY.

THE SECOND SET OF HIGHLIGHTS ARE A RED FLAG WARNING TODAY AND A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SUNDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY TODAY AS THE SURFACE LEE TROUGH DEEPENS
AND MOVES SLIGHTLY EASTWARD AND INTO THE REGION
TODAY...RETROGRADING OVERNIGHT AND MOVING EAST AGAIN ON SUNDAY.
THESE BREEZY CONDITIONS ALONG WITH THE HOT TEMPERATURES AND DRY
CONDITIONS WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LESS THAN 20 PERCENT WILL
PRODUCE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH IN ANY FIRE THAT MAY OCCUR EITHER
DAY. SIMILAR CONDITIONS MAY ALSO BE PRESENT ON MONDAY...BUT FELT
THAT COULD BE UPDATED FOR LATER AS TO AVOID CONFUSION WITH THE
MULTIPLE HIGHLIGHTS THAT ARE ALREADY IN PLACE.

THE UPPER FLOW TURNS MORE WESTERLY AS THE UPPER RIDGE IN PLACE
OVER THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES FLATTENS WITH THE SERIES OF SHORT
WAVE TROUGHS MOVING THROUGH THE FLOW. THIS WILL HELP A COLD
FRONT PUSH INTO THE REGION BY LATE MONDAY. EXACT TIMING OF THIS
FRONT IS STILL IN QUESTION...BUT IT SHOULD PROVIDE A FOCUSING
MECHANISM FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT LATE MONDAY. WITH THE UPPER
WESTERLY FLOW TRANSITIONING SLOWLY INTO A MORE NORTHWEST
FLOW...THE SURFACE FRONT REMAINS RELATIVELY PARALLEL TO THE UPPER
FLOW AND IS VERY SLOW TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION DURING THE FIRST
HALF OF NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL KEEP THE POSSIBILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE FORECAST MAINLY EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH AT LEAST
WEDNESDAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO MENTIONED DURING THE LATTER HALF
OF THE WEEK...BUT HAVE NOT MADE ANY ADJUSTMENTS TO THE LATER
PERIODS OF THE FORECAST GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY AND THE NORMAL
SUMMERTIME AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM POSSIBILITIES ONCE THE
PERSISTENT UPPER RIDGE MOVES OUT OF THE REGION AND A SERIES OF
SHORT WAVE TROUGHS ALOFT ARE AVAILABLE TO ASSIST IN THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT.

LOCKHART
&&

.AVIATION...
439 AM MDT SAT AUG 1 2008

PREVAILING CONDITIONS AT KGLD WILL BE VFR THROUGH THE ENTIRE
FORECAST PERIOD WHILE KMCK WILL BE ON THE ON THE WESTERN PERIPHERY
OF IFR CONDITIONS DUE TO AN AREA OF FOG AND LOW STRATUS. AS A
RESULT...KMCK WILL LIKELY SEE MVFR WITH INTERMITTENT IFR CONDITIONS
THROUGH 14Z THIS MORNING. AFTER 14Z...NORMAL DAYTIME HEATING WILL
QUICKLY DISSIPATE ANY FOG AND LOW CLOUDS. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20-30KTS AFTER 18Z...DECREASING AGAIN SOMEWHAT
AFTER 00Z.

LOCKHART
&&

.GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KS...RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ TODAY TO 8 PM MDT /9
     PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042.

     FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
     FOR KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042.

     HEAT ADVISORY FROM NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ TODAY TO 8 PM MDT /9 PM
     CDT/ SUNDAY FOR KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042.

NE...RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ TODAY TO 8 PM MDT /9
     PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR NEZ079>081.

     FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
     FOR NEZ079>081.

     HEAT ADVISORY FROM NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ TODAY TO 8 PM MDT /9 PM
     CDT/ SUNDAY FOR NEZ079>081.

CO...RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
     COZ252>254.

     FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
     FOR COZ252>254.

     HEAT ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR COZ090>092.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1034 AM MDT FRI AUG 1 2008

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-021215-
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-
SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
1034 AM MDT FRI AUG 1 2008 /1134 AM CDT FRI AUG 1 2008/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST
NEBRASKA...NORTHWEST KANSAS AND EAST CENTRAL COLORADO.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EXTREME FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS
TODAY ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE TRI-STATE REGION. HIGH
TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON BETWEEN 100 AND 105 DEGREES ARE
EXPECTED ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LESS THAN 20 PERCENT AND
WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH.

EXTREME FIRE DANGER MEANS THAT FIRES START QUICKLY...SPREAD
FURIOUSLY AND BURN INTENSELY. ALL FIRES ARE POTENTIALLY SERIOUS.
ALL OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN AREAS WITH EXTREME FIRE
DANGER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

AREAS OF EXTREME FIRE DANGER WILL RETURN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
AFTERNOON WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 100 AND 105...GUSTY
SOUTH WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH...AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
DROPPING TO 20 PERCENT OR LESS. ANY OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE
AVOIDED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

FS