Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2009
Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this red flag warning at Mar 4, 2009, 4:09 AM CST for 13 counties in Kansas; Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado; Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska. It took effect at Mar 5, 2009, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for 8 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 4, 2009, 4:09 AM CST (10:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 5, 2009, 11:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Mar 5, 2009, 7:00 PM CST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
Counties Cheyenne County, CO, Kit Carson County, CO, Yuma County, CO, Cheyenne County, KS, Decatur County, KS, Gove County, KS, Graham County, KS, Greeley County, KS, Logan County, KS, Norton County, KS, Rawlins County, KS, Sheridan County, KS, Sherman County, KS, Thomas County, KS, Wallace County, KS, Wichita County, KS, Dundy County, NE, Hitchcock County, NE, Red Willow County, NE
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 5:44 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Goodland, KS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 177 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3617 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS83 KGLD 041009 RFWGLD RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 309 AM MST WED MAR 4 2009 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY AND TOMORROW... .UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. THESE WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES TO FALL TO LESS THAN 15 PERCENT. A SURFACE TROUGH WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE EAST ACROSS THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY ALLOWING FOR GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS TO DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF DRY CONDITIONS AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS BOTH AFTERNOONS. COZ253-254-KSZ027-041-042-041900- /O.UPG.KGLD.FW.A.0003.090304T1800Z-090305T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.FW.W.0006.090304T1800Z-090305T0100Z/ /O.UPG.KGLD.FW.A.0004.090305T1800Z-090306T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.FW.W.0007.090305T1800Z-090306T0100Z/ KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-WALLACE-GREELEY-WICHITA- 309 AM MST WED MAR 4 2009 /409 AM CST WED MAR 4 2009/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /12 PM CST/ TO 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /12 PM CST/ TO 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. UNSEASONABLY WARM DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL DRIVE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS EXCESS OF 25 MPH EXPECTED. STRONGER WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY. 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. $$ KSZ013-028-041900- /O.UPG.KGLD.FW.A.0003.090304T1800Z-090305T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.FW.W.0006.090304T1800Z-090305T0100Z/ /O.CON.KGLD.FW.A.0004.090305T1800Z-090306T0100Z/ SHERMAN-LOGAN- 309 AM MST WED MAR 4 2009 /409 AM CST WED MAR 4 2009/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. UNSEASONABLY WARM DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL DRIVE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. A SURFACE TROUGH WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY MOVE EAST ACROSS THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY ALLOWING SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS TO INCREASE TO AROUND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. VERY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN ON THURSDAY WITH WESTERLY WINDS AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF DRY CONDITIONS AND STRONG WIND WILL ONCE AGAIN BRING THE POSSIBILITY OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ KSZ029-041900- /O.NEW.KGLD.FW.W.0006.090304T1800Z-090305T0100Z/ /O.EXA.KGLD.FW.A.0004.090305T1800Z-090306T0100Z/ GOVE- 409 AM CST WED MAR 4 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. UNSEASONABLY WARM DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL DRIVE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. A SURFACE TROUGH WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY MOVE EAST ACROSS THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY ALLOWING SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS TO INCREASE TO AROUND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. VERY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN ON THURSDAY WITH WESTERLY WINDS AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF DRY CONDITIONS AND STRONG WIND WILL ONCE AGAIN BRING THE POSSIBILITY OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR UPDATED FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ COZ252-KSZ001-002-014>016-041900- /O.EXA.KGLD.FW.A.0004.090305T1800Z-090306T0100Z/ YUMA-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM- 309 AM MST WED MAR 4 2009 /409 AM CST WED MAR 4 2009/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. UNSEASONABLY WARM DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL DRIVE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON ON THURSDAY. A SURFACE TROUGH WILL MOVE EAST OF THE REGION DURING THE MORNING...RESULTING IN STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF DRY CONDITIONS AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR UPDATED FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS83 KGLD 041850 RFWGLD RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1150 AM MST WED MAR 4 2009 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY AND TOMORROW... .UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. THESE WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES TO FALL TO LESS THAN 15 PERCENT. A SURFACE TROUGH WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE EAST ACROSS THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY ALLOWING FOR GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS TO DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF DRY CONDITIONS AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS BOTH AFTERNOONS. COZ253-254-KSZ027-041-042-050300- /O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-090305T0100Z/ /O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0007.090305T1800Z-090306T0100Z/ KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-WALLACE-GREELEY-WICHITA- 1150 AM MST WED MAR 4 2009 /1250 PM CST WED MAR 4 2009/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /12 PM CST/ TO 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ THURSDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /12 PM CST/ TO 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ THURSDAY. UNSEASONABLY WARM DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL DRIVE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS EXCESS OF 25 MPH EXPECTED. STRONGER WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY. 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. $$ KSZ013-028-029-050300- /O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-090305T0100Z/ /O.CON.KGLD.FW.A.0004.090305T1800Z-090306T0100Z/ SHERMAN-LOGAN-GOVE- 1150 AM MST WED MAR 4 2009 /1250 PM CST WED MAR 4 2009/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. UNSEASONABLY WARM DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL DRIVE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. A SURFACE TROUGH WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY MOVE EAST ACROSS THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY ALLOWING SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS TO INCREASE TO AROUND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. VERY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN ON THURSDAY WITH WESTERLY WINDS AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF DRY CONDITIONS AND STRONG WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN BRING THE POSSIBILITY OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ COZ252-KSZ001-002-014>016-050300- /O.CON.KGLD.FW.A.0004.090305T1800Z-090306T0100Z/ YUMA-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM- 1150 AM MST WED MAR 4 2009 /1250 PM CST WED MAR 4 2009/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. UNSEASONABLY WARM DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL DRIVE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON ON THURSDAY. A SURFACE TROUGH WILL MOVE EAST OF THE REGION DURING THE MORNING... RESULTING IN STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF DRY CONDITIONS AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR UPDATED FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ JRM/BLM
000 WWUS83 KGLD 042211 RFWGLD RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 311 PM MST WED MAR 4 2009 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY AND TOMORROW... .UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY. WARM TEMPERATURES AND A LACK OF MOISTURE WILL CAUSE AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO FALL TO LESS THAN 20 PERCENT. GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF DRY CONDITIONS AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EACH AFTERNOON. COZ253-254-KSZ027-041-042-050400- /O.EXT.KGLD.FW.W.0007.090305T1700Z-090306T0100Z/ /O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-090305T0100Z/ KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-WALLACE-GREELEY-WICHITA- 311 PM MST WED MAR 4 2009 /411 PM CST WED MAR 4 2009/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /11 AM CST/ TO 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ THURSDAY... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /11 AM CST/ TO 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ THURSDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON. UNSEASONABLY WARM DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL DRIVE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS EXCESS OF 25 MPH EXPECTED. STRONGER WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ KSZ013-028-029-050400- /O.EXT.KGLD.FW.A.0004.090305T1700Z-090306T0100Z/ /O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-090305T0100Z/ SHERMAN-LOGAN-GOVE- 311 PM MST WED MAR 4 2009 /411 PM CST WED MAR 4 2009/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON. UNSEASONABLY WARM DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL DRIVE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. A SURFACE TROUGH WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY MOVE EAST ACROSS THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY ALLOWING SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS TO INCREASE TO AROUND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. VERY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN ON THURSDAY WITH WESTERLY WINDS AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF DRY CONDITIONS AND STRONG WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN BRING THE POSSIBILITY OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ KSZ003-004-NEZ079>081-050400- /O.EXB.KGLD.FW.A.0004.090305T1700Z-090306T0100Z/ DECATUR-NORTON-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- 311 PM MST WED MAR 4 2009 /411 PM CST WED MAR 4 2009/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. UNSEASONABLY WARM DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL DRIVE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 20 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. A SURFACE TROUGH WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY MOVE EAST ACROSS THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY ALLOWING SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS TO INCREASE TO AROUND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. VERY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN ON THURSDAY WITH WESTERLY WINDS AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF DRY CONDITIONS AND STRONG WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN BRING THE POSSIBILITY OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ COZ252-KSZ001-002-014>016-050400- /O.EXT.KGLD.FW.A.0004.090305T1700Z-090306T0100Z/ YUMA-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM- 311 PM MST WED MAR 4 2009 /411 PM CST WED MAR 4 2009/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. UNSEASONABLY WARM DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL DRIVE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON ON THURSDAY. A SURFACE TROUGH WILL MOVE EAST OF THE REGION DURING THE MORNING... RESULTING IN STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF DRY CONDITIONS AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR UPDATED FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ LOCKHART
000 WWUS83 KGLD 050058 RFWGLD RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 558 PM MST WED MAR 4 2009 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THURSDAY... .UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY. WARM TEMPERATURES AND A LACK OF MOISTURE WILL CAUSE AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO FALL TO LESS THAN 20 PERCENT. GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF DRY CONDITIONS AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EACH AFTERNOON. COZ253-254-KSZ027-041-042-051100- /O.EXP.KGLD.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-090305T0100Z/ /O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0007.090305T1700Z-090306T0100Z/ KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-WALLACE-GREELEY-WICHITA- 558 PM MST WED MAR 4 2009 /658 PM CST WED MAR 4 2009/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /11 AM CST/ TO 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ THURSDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /11 AM CST/ TO 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ THURSDAY. UNSEASONABLY WARM DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL DRIVE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS WELL. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ KSZ013-028-029-051100- /O.EXP.KGLD.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-090305T0100Z/ /O.CON.KGLD.FW.A.0004.090305T1700Z-090306T0100Z/ SHERMAN-LOGAN-GOVE- 558 PM MST WED MAR 4 2009 /658 PM CST WED MAR 4 2009/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. VERY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN THURSDAY WITH WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF DRY CONDITIONS AND STRONG WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN BRING THE POSSIBILITY OF 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. $$ COZ252-KSZ001>004-014>016-NEZ079>081-051100- /O.CON.KGLD.FW.A.0004.090305T1700Z-090306T0100Z/ YUMA-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- 558 PM MST WED MAR 4 2009 /658 PM CST WED MAR 4 2009/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. VERY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN THURSDAY WITH WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF DRY CONDITIONS AND STRONG WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN BRING THE POSSIBILITY OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ 07
000 WWUS83 KGLD 051107 RFWGLD RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 407 AM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY... .UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY. WARM TEMPERATURES AND A LACK OF MOISTURE WILL CAUSE AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO FALL TO LESS THAN 20 PERCENT. GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF DRY CONDITIONS AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EACH AFTERNOON. COZ252-KSZ001-013>016-028-029-051900- /O.UPG.KGLD.FW.A.0004.090305T1700Z-090306T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.FW.A.0005.090306T1800Z-090307T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KGLD.FW.W.0007.090305T1700Z-090306T0100Z/ YUMA-CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-LOGAN-GOVE- 407 AM MST THU MAR 5 2009 /507 AM CST THU MAR 5 2009/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /11 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /11 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. VERY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH. 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ KSZ002>004-NEZ079>081-051900- /O.UPG.KGLD.FW.A.0004.090305T1700Z-090306T0100Z/ /O.EXA.KGLD.FW.W.0007.090305T1700Z-090306T0100Z/ RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- 407 AM MST THU MAR 5 2009 /507 AM CST THU MAR 5 2009/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /11 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /11 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. VERY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ COZ253-254-KSZ027-041-042-051900- /O.NEW.KGLD.FW.A.0005.090306T1800Z-090307T0000Z/ /O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0007.090305T1700Z-090306T0100Z/ KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-WALLACE-GREELEY-WICHITA- 407 AM MST THU MAR 5 2009 /507 AM CST THU MAR 5 2009/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /11 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /11 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON. UNSEASONABLY WARM DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL DRIVE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL ALSO DEVELOP. 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ BULLER
000 WWUS83 KGLD 052124 RFWGLD RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 224 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009 COZ252>254-KSZ001-013>016-027>029-041-042-060000- /O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090306T0100Z/ /O.CON.KGLD.FW.A.0005.090306T1800Z-090307T0000Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN- GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- 224 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009 /324 PM CST THU MAR 5 2009/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. UNSEASONABLY WARM DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL DRIVE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 10 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ KSZ002>004-NEZ079>081-060000- /O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090306T0100Z/ RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- 224 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009 /324 PM CST THU MAR 5 2009/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON. VERY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH. 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. $$
000 WWUS83 KGLD 060056 RFWGLD RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 556 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009 COZ252>254-KSZ001-013>016-027>029-041-042-060200- /O.EXP.KGLD.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090306T0100Z/ /O.CON.KGLD.FW.A.0005.090306T1800Z-090307T0000Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN- GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- 556 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009 /656 PM CST THU MAR 5 2009/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE COMMON FOR A FEW HOURS BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA BY 730 PM MST (830 PM CST). RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL SLOWLY INCREASE TO 20 PERCENT OR SLIGHTLY HIGHER BEHIND THE FRONT. CONDITIONS DURING THIS TIMEFRAME WILL BE CLOSE TO RED FLAG WARNING CRITERIA. BY MID TO LATE EVENING RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE WELL ABOVE 20 PERCENT WITH NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ KSZ002>004-NEZ079>081-060200- /O.EXP.KGLD.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090306T0100Z/ RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- 556 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009 /656 PM CST THU MAR 5 2009/ ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY READINGS OF 20 PERCENT OR SO WILL CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER HOUR OR TWO CREATING NEAR RED FLAG WARNING CRITERIA. BY MID TO LATE EVENING THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY INCREASE. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Goodland, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Mar 4, 3:35 AM CST, 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 4, 3:35 AM CST, 34 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
235 AM MST WED MAR 4 2009
.DISCUSSION...
230 AM MST WED MAR 4 2009
04Z WATER VAPOR IMAGERY CONTINUES TO INDICATE A TROUGH-RIDGE-TROUGH
PATTERN ACROSS THE AREA. FAMILIAR PATTERN ALSO OBSERVED IN 00Z RAOBS
WITH DNR BEING WELL MIXED AND VERY DRY...WITH STRONG INVERSION IN
PLACE AT KLBF AND KDDC. INVERSION AT KLBF HOWEVER APPEARS MUCH
WEAKER THAN THE PAST FEW DAYS.
MAIN FORECAST CONCERN WILL CONTINUE TO CENTER ON UNSEASONABLY WARM
TEMPERATURES AND FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS TODAY AND TOMORROW.
TODAY-TONIGHT...H5 RIDGE AXIS WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT TO THE EAST
THROUGH THE DAY...WITH WEAK H7 SHORT WAVE TROUGH SLIPPING ACROSS THE
CWA. ALTHOUGH THERE WILL BE SOME WEAK ASCENT ACROSS THE AREA AND
PERSISTENT AREA OF CONVERGENCE ACROSS NORTHERN CWA...DO NOT
ANTICIPATE MUCH MORE THAN A FEW CUMULUS IF EVEN THAT AS SFC DEWPOINT
DEPRESSIONS WILL BE EXTREMELY LARGE TODAY. CIRRUS MAY BE A
PERSISTENT PROBLEM TODAY...BUT IT HAS NOT SEEMED TO HAVE A LARGE
IMPACT THE LAST FEW DAYS.
MAIN CONCERN WILL ONCE AGAIN BE HOW WARM...DRY AND WINDY IT WILL BE
TODAY. TEMPERATURES WARMED EASILY IN MOST LOCATIONS
YESTERDAY...DESPITE EASTERLY WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON. CONCERNED
SOMETHING SIMILAR IN STORE FOR TODAY...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND
SOUTHWEST OF TROUGH AXIS THAT WILL BE DRAPED ACROSS THE NORTHEAST
CWA. ALSO DESPITE THE WARM TEMPERATURES YESTERDAY...TEMPS ALOFT HAVE
COOLED SINCE 00Z YESTERDAY ACROSS THE WEST...WHICH MAY KEEP SOME
AREAS FROM SEEING A DRAMATIC WARM UP FROM YESTERDAY. WITH THE
EXPECTED STRONGER SOUTHWEST FLOW SOUTH OF THE SFC TROUGH...THINK MAX
TEMPS MAY BE A DEGREE OR TWO WARMER THAN MIXED LAYER PROGS WOULD
SUGGEST WITH A FEW AREAS POSSIBLY REACHING 80. MIXED LAYER
WINDS/BUFKIT DATA WOULD SUGGEST BORDERLINE RFW WINDS DEVELOPING
LATER THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY BETWEEN 20-23Z...ACROSS THE CURRENT
WATCH AREA. ALTHOUGH ITS MARGINAL THINK THREAT IS ENOUGH TO UPGRADE
WATCH TO A WARNING.
THURSDAY-THURSDAY NIGHT...H5 RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO FLATTEN AND
CONTINUE TO SHIFT EAST...ALLOWING THE FLOW ALOFT TO BECOME
SOUTHWESTERLY ACROSS THE AREA. SFC TROUGH THAT HAS BEEN DRAPED ACROSS
THE AREA THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS WILL SHIFT EASTWARD ALLOWING WESTERLY
WINDS TO PERSIST ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH THE DAY. COLD FRONT
WILL THEN MOVE INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT...BUT WITH VERY WARM AND DRY
AIRMASS AHEAD OF IT IT APPEARS VERY UNLIKELY THAT ANY PRECIP WOULD
ACCOMPANY THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.
FRIDAY-FRIDAY NIGHT...CWA WILL BEGIN THE DAY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT
WITH WEAK EASTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE CWA. FAIRLY STRONG H5 TROUGH WILL
DIG INTO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION. FRONT WILL BEGIN TO LIFT NORTH AS
A WARM FRONT DURING THE DAY...ALTHOUGH MAY LINGER IN NORTHEASTERN
ZONES DURING THE EVENING. EXPECT A FAIRLY LARGE AREA OF CIRRUS TO
OVERSPREAD THE AREA OVERNIGHT...WHICH COULD HOLD TEMPERATURES UP
SOMEWHAT. ALSO A LITTLE CONCERNED THAT BOTH THE NAM AND GFS INDICATE
SOME ELEVATED INSTABILITY DURING THE EVENING WITH CAPE VALUES
RANGING FROM 100-200 J/KG AND LITTLE INHIBITION. ALTHOUGH
INSTABILITY IS THERE...LOOKS LIKE MOST OF THE AVAILABLE LOW LEVEL
FORCING WILL BE ALONG FRONTAL ZONE WHICH WILL BE NORTH AND EAST OF
THE AREA OVERNIGHT. NOT READY TO THROW IN POPS YET...BUT FRIDAY
NIGHT PERIOD WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED.
IN THE EXTENDED...NO CHANGES PLANNED AT THIS TIME.
JRM
&&
.AVIATION...
1020 PM MST TUE MAR 3 2009
FOR THE 06Z TAFS AT KGLD AND KMCK...WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY FROM
THE SOUTHWEST AT KGLD BY 18Z BEHIND A SURFACE TROUGH. BY 01Z
THESE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE A BIT TO A SUSTAINED 12-14 KT RANGE. MAY
SEE SOME HIGH BASED CU AND A FEW CIRRUS BUT THATS ABOUT IT.
FURTHER EAST AT KMCK WINDS SHOULD REMAIN FROM A SOUTHEASTERLY
DIRECTION FOR MOST OF THE DAY BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
AFTER 03Z THURSDAY AS A WARM FRONT MOVES THROUGH.
07
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
230 AM MST WED MAR 4 2009
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS. ALTHOUGH A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA ON
THURSDAY NIGHT...AFTERNOON CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY LOOK TO BE NEAR
CRITICAL VALUES ONCE AGAIN ON FRIDAY. SOME RELIEF FROM THE HOT AND
DRY CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED BY SATURDAY.
JRM
&&
.GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KS...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON FOR KSZ001-002-013>016-028-029.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
MST /7 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR KSZ013-027>029-041-042.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM MST /12 PM CST/ TO 6 PM MST /7 PM
CST/ THURSDAY FOR KSZ027-041-042.
NE...NONE.
CO...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON FOR COZ252.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR COZ253-254.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM MST THURSDAY FOR COZ253-254.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 3, 5:09 AM CST, 23 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 409 AM MST TUE MAR 3 2009 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-041345- YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON- SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- 409 AM MST TUE MAR 3 2009 /509 AM CST TUE MAR 3 2009/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...NORTHWEST KANSAS AND EAST CENTRAL COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER ALONG AND WEST OF A JOES TO TRIBUNE LINE. ALL OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED IN THIS AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THE WARM WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE DANGER WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A JOES TO RUSSEL SPRINGS LINE. ALL OUTDOOR BURNING IS DISCOURAGED IN THIS AREA ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 4:09 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Gove, Greeley, Logan, Sherman, Wallace, Wichita | 15 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.