Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Feb 15, 2011, 2:48 PM CST for 18 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Feb 16, 2011, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 15, 2011, 2:48 PM CST (20:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 16, 2011, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 16, 2011, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Clark 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, Lane County, KS, Meade County, KS, Morton County, KS, Ness County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS, Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:49 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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 74 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
- 2612 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 257 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 271 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
838 WWUS83 KDDC 152048 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 248 PM CST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .A DRYLINE WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AFTERNOONS. STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL PROVIDE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRES. KSZ043-044-061>063-074>078-084>088-161200- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0001.110216T1800Z-110217T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0001.110216T1800Z-110217T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.A.0002.110217T1800Z-110218T0000Z/ SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD- MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- 248 PM CST TUE FEB 15 2011 /148 PM MST TUE FEB 15 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044...061...062...063...074...075... 076...077...078...084...085...086...087 AND 088... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044...061... 062...063...074...075...076...077...078...084...085...086... 087 AND 088... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 SCOTT... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 LANE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 STANTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 GRANT... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 HASKELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 GRAY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 078 FORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 MORTON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 STEVENS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 087 MEADE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088 CLARK. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 30 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE FIRES TO BECOME QUICKLY OUT OF 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. && $$ KSZ030-031-045-046-064>066-079>081-089-090-161200- /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.A.0002.110217T1800Z-110218T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-NESS-RUSH-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA- PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER- 248 PM CST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031...045... 046...064...065...066...079...080...081...089 AND 090... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030 TREGO... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 ELLIS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 NESS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 RUSH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 HODGEMAN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065 PAWNEE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 066 STAFFORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 079 EDWARDS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 080 KIOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 081 PRATT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 089 COMANCHE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 090 BARBER. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 35 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO 10 TO 20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE FIRES TO BECOME QUICKLY OUT OF CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ 06 HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC
4 follow-up statements
301 WWUS83 KDDC 160941 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 341 AM CST WED FEB 16 2011 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .AN INTENSE WESTERLY DOWNSLOPE PATTERN WILL FOSTER STRONG WINDS, UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES, AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. THIS PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY. KSZ043-044-061>063-074>078-084>088-162200- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0001.110216T1800Z-110217T0000Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0002.110217T1800Z-110218T0000Z/ SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD- MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- 341 AM CST WED FEB 16 2011 /241 AM MST WED FEB 16 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044...061...062...063... 074...075...076...077...078...084...085...086...087 AND 088... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044... 061...062...063...074...075...076...077...078...084...085...086... 087 AND 088... * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 SCOTT... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 LANE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 STANTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 HASKELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 GRAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 078 FORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 STEVENS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 087 MEADE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088 CLARK. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 30 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE FIRES TO BECOME QUICKLY OUT OF 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. && $$ KSZ030-031-045-046-064>066-079>081-089-090-162200- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0002.110217T1800Z-110218T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-NESS-RUSH-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA- PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER- 341 AM CST WED FEB 16 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031... 045...046...064...065...066...079...080...081...089 AND 090... * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030 TREGO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 ELLIS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 NESS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 RUSH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 HODGEMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065 PAWNEE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 066 STAFFORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 079 EDWARDS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 080 KIOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 081 PRATT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 089 COMANCHE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 090 BARBER. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 35 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO 10 TO20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE FIRES TO BECOME QUICKLY OUT OF CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC
642 WWUS83 KDDC 161936 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 136 PM CST WED FEB 16 2011 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .A WESTERLY DOWNSLOPE PATTERN WILL FOSTER STRONG WINDS AND UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES THROUGH THURSDAY. STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL PROVIDE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRES. KSZ030-045-064-170745- /O.EXA.KDDC.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110217T0000Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0002.110217T1800Z-110218T0000Z/ TREGO-NESS-HODGEMAN- 136 PM CST WED FEB 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...045 AND 064... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...045 AND 064... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030 TREGO... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 NESS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 HODGEMAN. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 35 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO 10 TO 20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE FIRES TO BECOME QUICKLY OUT OF 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. && $$ KSZ043-044-061>063-074>078-084>088-170745- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110217T0000Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0002.110217T1800Z-110218T0000Z/ SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD- MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- 136 PM CST WED FEB 16 2011 /1236 PM MST WED FEB 16 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043... 044...061...062...063...074...075...076...077...078...084...085... 086...087 AND 088... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044...061...062...063...074...075...076... 077...078...084...085...086...087 AND 088... * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 SCOTT... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 LANE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 STANTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 GRANT... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 HASKELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 GRAY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 078 FORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 MORTON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 STEVENS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 087 MEADE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088 CLARK. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 30 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE FIRES TO BECOME QUICKLY OUT OF CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ KSZ031-046-065-066-079>081-089-090-170745- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0002.110217T1800Z-110218T0000Z/ ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER- 136 PM CST WED FEB 16 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 031...046...065...066... 079...080...081...089 AND 090... * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 ELLIS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 RUSH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065 PAWNEE... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 066 STAFFORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 079 EDWARDS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 080 KIOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 081 PRATT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 089 COMANCHE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 090 BARBER. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 35 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO 10 TO20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE FIRES TO BECOME QUICKLY OUT OF 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. && $$ 06 HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC
390 WWUS83 KDDC 162127 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 327 PM CST WED FEB 16 2011 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .A WESTERLY DOWNSLOPE PATTERN WILL FOSTER STRONG WINDS AND UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES THROUGH THURSDAY. STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL PROVIDE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRES. KSZ030-043>045-061>064-074>078-084>088-170930- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0002.110217T1800Z-110218T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0002.110217T1800Z-110218T0000Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110217T0000Z/ TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON- GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- 327 PM CST WED FEB 16 2011 /227 PM MST WED FEB 16 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030... 043...044...045...061...062...063...064...074...075...076...077... 078...084...085...086...087 AND 088... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...043...044...045...061...062...063...064...074...075... 076...077...078...084...085...086...087 AND 088... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030 TREGO... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 SCOTT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 LANE... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 NESS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 HODGEMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 STANTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 HASKELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 GRAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 078 FORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 STEVENS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 087 MEADE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088 CLARK. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO BELOW 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE FIRES TO BECOME QUICKLY OUT OF 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. && $$ KSZ031-046-065-066-079>081-089-090-170930- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0002.110217T1800Z-110218T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0002.110217T1800Z-110218T0000Z/ ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER- 327 PM CST WED FEB 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 031...046...065...066...079...080...081...089 AND 090... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 ELLIS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 RUSH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065 PAWNEE... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 066 STAFFORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 079 EDWARDS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 080 KIOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 081 PRATT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 089 COMANCHE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 090 BARBER. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 35 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO BELOW 15 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE FIRES TO BECOME QUICKLY OUT OF 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. && $$ 06 HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC
585 WWUS83 KDDC 162354 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 554 PM CST WED FEB 16 2011 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .A WESTERLY DOWNSLOPE PATTERN WILL FOSTER STRONG WINDS AND UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES THURSDAY. STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL PROVIDE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRES. KSZ030-043>045-061>064-074>078-084>088-171200- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110217T0000Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0002.110217T1800Z-110218T0000Z/ TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON- GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- 554 PM CST WED FEB 16 2011 /454 PM MST WED FEB 16 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030... 043...044...045...061... 062...063...064...074...075...076...077... 078...084...085... 086...087 AND 088......RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...043...044... 045...061...062...063...064...074...075... 076...077...078... 084...085...086...087 AND 088... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030... 043...044...045...061...062...063...064... 074...075...076...077... 078...084...085...086...087 AND 088...... RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...043...044...045...061...062...063... 064...074...075... 076...077...078...084...085...086...087 AND 088... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES COOL. WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT THIS EVENING AS WELL. && $$ KSZ031-046-065-066-079>081-089-090-171200- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0002.110217T1800Z-110218T0000Z/ ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER- 554 PM CST WED FEB 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 031...046...065...066...079...080...081...089 AND 090... * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 ELLIS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 RUSH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065 PAWNEE... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 066 STAFFORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 079 EDWARDS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 080 KIOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 081 PRATT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 089 COMANCHE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 090 BARBER. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 35 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO BELOW 15 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE FIRES TO BECOME QUICKLY OUT OF 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. && $$ SUGDEN HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC
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Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2:48 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 more | 25 hr |
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