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Fire Weather Watch 21, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this fire weather watch at May 6, 2011, 3:21 PM CDT for 19 counties in Kansas. It took effect at May 8, 2011, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 6, 2011, 3:21 PM CDT (20:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 8, 2011, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- May 7, 2011, 1:25 PM CDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Finney County, KS, Ford County, KS, Grant County, KS, Gray County, KS, Hamilton County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Lane County, KS, Meade County, KS, Morton County, KS, Ness County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:25 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 65 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
- 2870 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 266 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 536 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
350 WWUS83 KDDC 062021 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 321 PM CDT FRI MAY 6 2011 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY... .RED FLAG WARNING CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AT LEAST FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. HOT AND DRY AIR WILL THEN RETURN TO MOST OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS A DRYLINE MOVES EAST INTO SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS BY LATE DAY. KSZ043>045-062>064-075>077-085-070930- /O.CAN.KDDC.FW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-110507T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.A.0021.110508T1800Z-110509T0200Z/ SCOTT-LANE-NESS-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-STEVENS- 321 PM CDT FRI MAY 6 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044...045...062...063...064...075...076...077 AND 085... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044...045...062...063...064...075... 076...077 AND 085... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * ON SUNDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY LATE MORNING WITH HIGHER GUSTS LIKELY DURING THE AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO 7 TO 15 PERCENT BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * THESE CONDITIONS WILL FAVOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. ANY FIRE WHICH STARTS WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ KSZ078-086>088-070930- /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.A.0021.110508T1800Z-110509T0200Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-110507T0200Z/ FORD-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- 321 PM CDT FRI MAY 6 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 078... 086...087 AND 088... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 078...086...087 AND 088... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 15 TO 25 MPH THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. ON SUNDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RETURN AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY LATE MORNING WITH HIGHER GUSTS LIKELY DURING THE AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE 10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE THROUGH EARLY EVENING AND THEN AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * THESE CONDITIONS WILL FAVOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. ANY FIRE WHICH STARTS WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ KSZ061-074-080-084-089-070930- /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.A.0021.110508T1800Z-110509T0200Z/ HAMILTON-STANTON-KIOWA-MORTON-COMANCHE- 321 PM CDT FRI MAY 6 2011 /221 PM MDT FRI MAY 6 2011/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061...074...080...084 AND 089... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * ON SUNDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY LATE MORNING WITH HIGHER GUSTS LIKELY DURING THE AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO 7 TO 15 PERCENT BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * THESE CONDITIONS WILL FAVOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. ANY FIRE WHICH STARTS WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC 18
4 follow-up statements
060 WWUS83 KDDC 062126 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 426 PM CDT FRI MAY 6 2011 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY... .RED FLAG WARNING CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AT LEAST FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. HOT AND DRY AIR WILL THEN RETURN TO MOST OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS A DRYLINE MOVES EAST INTO SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS BY LATE DAY. KSZ064-080-089-070930- /O.EXA.KDDC.FW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-110507T0200Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0021.110508T1800Z-110509T0200Z/ HODGEMAN-KIOWA-COMANCHE- 426 PM CDT FRI MAY 6 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 078... 086... 087 AND 088......FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 078...086...087 AND 088... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044...045...062...063...064...075...076... 077 AND 085......RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044...045...062... 063...064...075... 076...077 AND 085... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * ON SUNDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY LATE MORNING WITH HIGHER GUSTS LIKELY DURING THE AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO 7 TO 15 PERCENT BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * THESE CONDITIONS WILL FAVOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. ANY FIRE WHICH STARTS WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ KSZ065-079-070200- /O.EXA.KDDC.FW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-110507T0200Z/ PAWNEE-EDWARDS- 426 PM CDT FRI MAY 6 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 078... 086... 087 AND 088......FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 078...086...087 AND 088... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 15 TO 25 MPH THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. ON SUNDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RETURN AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY LATE MORNING WITH HIGHER GUSTS LIKELY DURING THE AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE 10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE THROUGH EARLY EVENING AND THEN AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * THESE CONDITIONS WILL FAVOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. ANY FIRE WHICH STARTS WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. 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. && $$ KSZ078-086>088-070930- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-110507T0200Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0021.110508T1800Z-110509T0200Z/ FORD-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- 426 PM CDT FRI MAY 6 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 078... 086...087 AND 088......FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 078...086...087 AND 088... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 078... 086...087 AND 088......FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 078...086...087 AND 088... * GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 15 TO 25 MPH THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. ON SUNDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RETURN AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY LATE MORNING WITH HIGHER GUSTS LIKELY DURING THE AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE 10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE THROUGH EARLY EVENING AND THEN AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * THESE CONDITIONS WILL FAVOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. ANY FIRE WHICH STARTS WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ KSZ043>045-061>063-074>077-084-085-070930- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0021.110508T1800Z-110509T0200Z/ SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY- MORTON-STEVENS- 426 PM CDT FRI MAY 6 2011 /326 PM MDT FRI MAY 6 2011/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061...074...080...084 AND 089... * ON SUNDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY LATE MORNING WITH HIGHER GUSTS LIKELY DURING THE AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO 7 TO 15 PERCENT BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * THESE CONDITIONS WILL FAVOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. ANY FIRE WHICH STARTS WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC
236 WWUS83 KDDC 070016 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 716 PM CDT FRI MAY 6 2011 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AGAIN ON SUNDAY... .VERY WARM AND DRY AIR WILL RETURN TO MOST OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS SUNDAY AFTERNOON, AS A DRYLINE MOVES EAST INTO SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS LATE IN THE DAY. KSZ064-078-080-086>089-071230- /O.CAN.KDDC.FW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-110507T0200Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0021.110508T1800Z-110509T0200Z/ HODGEMAN-FORD-KIOWA-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE- 716 PM CDT FRI MAY 6 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 064...078...080...086...087...088 AND 089... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 064...078...080...086...087...088 AND 089... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. * ON SUNDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY LATE MORNING WITH HIGHER GUSTS LIKELY DURING THE AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES COULD FALL TO 7 TO 15 PERCENT BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * THESE CONDITIONS WILL FAVOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. ANY FIRE WHICH STARTS WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ KSZ065-079-070130- /O.CAN.KDDC.FW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-110507T0200Z/ PAWNEE-EDWARDS- 716 PM CDT FRI MAY 6 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 065 AND 079... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. $$ KSZ043>045-061>063-074>077-084-085-071230- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0021.110508T1800Z-110509T0200Z/ SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY- MORTON-STEVENS- 716 PM CDT FRI MAY 6 2011 /616 PM MDT FRI MAY 6 2011/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044...045...061...062...063...074...075... 076...077...084 AND 085... * ON SUNDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY LATE MORNING WITH HIGHER GUSTS LIKELY DURING THE AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES COULD FALL TO 7 TO 15 PERCENT BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * THESE CONDITIONS WILL FAVOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. ANY FIRE WHICH STARTS WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC
088 WWUS83 KDDC 070612 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 112 AM CDT SAT MAY 7 2011 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AGAIN ON SUNDAY... .VERY WARM AND DRY AIR WILL RETURN TO MOST OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AS A DRYLINE MOVES EAST INTO SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS LATE IN THE DAY. KSZ043>045-061>064-074>078-080-084>089-080600- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0021.110508T1800Z-110509T0200Z/ SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON-GRANT- HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-KIOWA-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- COMANCHE- 112 AM CDT SAT MAY 7 2011 /1212 AM MDT SAT MAY 7 2011/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044...045...061...062...063...064...074... 075...076...077...078...080...084...085...086...087...088 AND 089... * ON SUNDAY...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY LATE MORNING WITH HIGHER GUSTS LIKELY DURING THE AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES COULD FALL TO 7 TO 15 PERCENT BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * THESE CONDITIONS WILL FAVOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. ANY FIRE WHICH STARTS WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ SUGDEN FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE SEE OUR WEBSITE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC
176 WWUS83 KDDC 071825 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 125 PM CDT SAT MAY 7 2011 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY SUNDAY AND AGAIN ON MONDAY... .VERY WARM AND DRY AIR WILL RETURN TO MOST OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS SUNDAY AND MONDAY AFTERNOON...AS A DRYLINE MOVES EAST INTO SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS LATE IN THE DAY. KSZ043>045-080900- /O.CAN.KDDC.FW.A.0021.110508T1800Z-110509T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.A.0022.110509T1800Z-110510T0200Z/ SCOTT-LANE-NESS- 125 PM CDT SAT MAY 7 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044 AND 045... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044 AND 045... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WIND...FOR MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON WITH HIGHER GUSTS LIKELY DURING THE AFTERNOON IN TO THE EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COULD FALL TO 5 TO 12 PERCENT BY MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS WILL FAVOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. ANY FIRE WHICH STARTS WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ KSZ061>064-074>078-080-084>089-080900- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0021.110508T1800Z-110509T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0025.110508T1800Z-110509T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.A.0022.110509T1800Z-110510T0200Z/ HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD- KIOWA-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE- 125 PM CDT SAT MAY 7 2011 /1225 PM MDT SAT MAY 7 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061...062...063...064...074...075...076...077... 078...080...084...085...086...087...088 AND 089... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061...062...063...064...074...075...076...077...078...080... 084...085...086...087...088 AND 089... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ SUNDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON WITH HIGHER GUSTS LIKELY DURING THE AFTERNOON IN TO THE EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COULD FALL TO 5 TO 15 PERCENT SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...AS WELL AS MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS WILL FAVOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. ANY FIRE WHICH STARTS WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. 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. && $$ KSZ046-065-066-079-081-090-080900- /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.A.0022.110509T1800Z-110510T0200Z/ RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-PRATT-BARBER- 125 PM CDT SAT MAY 7 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 046...065...066...079...081 AND 090... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WIND...FOR MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON WITH HIGHER GUSTS LIKELY DURING THE AFTERNOON IN TO THE EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COULD FALL TO 5 TO 12 PERCENT BY MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS WILL FAVOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. ANY FIRE WHICH STARTS WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 3:13 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Finney, Ford, Grant and 12 more | 16 hr |
Nearby
Fire Weather Watches in Kansas, 2011Every fire weather watch in 2011
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.