Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Feb 16, 2011, 3:27 PM CST for 27 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Feb 17, 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 16, 2011, 3:27 PM CST (21:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 17, 2011, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 17, 2011, 5:57 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
All 27 counties
Barber County, KS, Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Edwards County, KS, Ellis 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, Pawnee County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Rush County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stafford County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS, Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:29 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, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 27 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
- 4327 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 132 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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
6 follow-up statements
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
645 WWUS83 KDDC 170010 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 610 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. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-171215- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0002.110217T1800Z-110218T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA- PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- 610 PM CST WED FEB 16 2011 /510 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... * 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC
297 WWUS83 KDDC 170012 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 612 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. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-171215- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0002.110217T1800Z-110218T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA- PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- 612 PM CST WED FEB 16 2011 /512 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... * 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 BELOW15 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC
366 WWUS83 KDDC 170015 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 615 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. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-171215- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0002.110217T1800Z-110218T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA- PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- 615 PM CST WED FEB 16 2011 /515 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 GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031...043...044...045...046...061... 062...063...064...065...066...074...075...076...077...078...079... 080...081...084...085...086...087...088...089 AND 090... * 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC
046 WWUS83 KDDC 170923 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 323 AM CST THU FEB 17 2011 ...EXPECT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON... .WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON, AS TEMPERATURES SOAR INTO THE LOWER TO UPPER 70S. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL LOWER INTO THE 12 TO 17 PERCENT RANGE. THESE CONDITIONS FAVOR THE RAPID SPREAD OF OUTDOOR FIRES, INCLUDING WILDFIRES. ALL OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-180000- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0002.110217T1800Z-110218T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA- PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- 323 AM CST THU FEB 17 2011 /223 AM MST THU FEB 17 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031...043...044...045... 046...061...062...063...064...065...066...074...075...076...077... 078...079...080...081...084...085...086...087...088...089 AND 090... * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED, WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO BELOW 15 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE ANY FIRES TO BECOME QUICKLY OUT OF CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ YOU MAY STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE WEATHER BY VISITING OUR WEB SITE AT: HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC BURKE
952 WWUS83 KDDC 172357 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 557 PM CST THU FEB 17 2011 ...CONDITIONS ARE IMPROVING AND THE FIRE DANGER IS DECREASING... .A COLD FRONT PASSED THROUGH SOUTHWEST KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON, DECREASING WINDS AND RAISING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-180100- /O.CAN.KDDC.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110218T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA- PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- 557 PM CST THU FEB 17 2011 /457 PM MST THU FEB 17 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031...043...044...045...046...061... 062...063...064...065...066...074...075...076...077...078...079... 080...081...084...085...086...087...088...089 AND 090... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL ALSO SLOWLY RISE. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC 12
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.