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Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Dodge City, KS

February 19, 201125 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Feb 19, 2011, 2:50 PM CST for 25 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Feb 20, 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 19, 2011, 2:50 PM CST (20:50 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 20, 2011, 12:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 20, 2011, 6:00 PM CST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
All 25 counties

Barber County, KS, Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Edwards 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

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:51 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 30 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2011-02-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2011-02-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 220 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1649 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
62 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
220 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
144 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

473 
WWUS83 KDDC 192050
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
250 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...

.WARM...DRY...AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS
PARTS OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PROVIDE
FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE RAPID SPREAD OF ANY WILDFIRES. A
COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SOUTH ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. COOLER AIR BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BRING RELATIVE
HUMIDITY LEVELS BACK UP WITH A REDUCED THREAT FOR WILDFIRES
BEHIND THE FRONT.

KSZ074>078-080-081-084>090-200900-
/O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0003.110220T1800Z-110221T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0003.110220T1800Z-110221T0000Z/
STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-KIOWA-PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-
MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
250 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 074...075...
076...077...078...080...081...084...085...086...087...088...
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 SUNDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 


* AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...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 080 KIOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 081 PRATT... 
  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...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  089 COMANCHE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 090 BARBER. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
  FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 MPH BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS.

* HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES MAY FALL TO BELOW 15 PERCENT
  AFTER 2 PM.

* 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.

&&

$$

KSZ061>066-079-200900-
/O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0003.110220T1800Z-110221T0000Z/
HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-
250 PM CST SAT FEB 19 2011 /150 PM MST SAT FEB 19 2011/

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO 6 PM
CST /5 PM MST/ SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 061...062...063...064...065...066 AND 079...

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/ SUNDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 HODGEMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065 
  PAWNEE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 066 STAFFORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  079 EDWARDS.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
  FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 MPH BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS.

* HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES MAY FALL TO BELOW 15 PERCENT
  AFTER 2 PM.

* 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
4 follow-up statements
426 
WWUS83 KDDC 200902
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
302 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...

.WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SWITCH TO THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST THIS
MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL ALLOW THE LOW LEVELS OF THE
ATMOSPHERE TO WARM AND DRY TODAY. THE RESULTING LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL PROVIDE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR
WILDFIRE DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
SOUTH ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. COOLER AIR
BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BRING RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS BACK UP WITH
A REDUCED THREAT FOR WILDFIRES BEHIND THE FRONT.

KSZ061>066-074>081-084>090-202115-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0003.110220T1800Z-110221T0000Z/
HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-
HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-
CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
302 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 /202 AM MST SUN FEB 20 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 061...062...063...064...065...
066...074...075...076...077...078...079...080...081...084...085...
086...087...088...089 AND 090...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY...
   FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 HODGEMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065 
  PAWNEE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 066 STAFFORD...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 079 EDWARDS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  080 KIOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 081 PRATT...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...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 089 COMANCHE...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 090 BARBER. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED
  WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 MPH BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. 

* HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO 15
  PERCENT OR LOWER AFTER 2 PM.

* 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
941 
WWUS83 KDDC 201710
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1110 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...

.GUSTY WEST WINDS AT 20 TO NEAR 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
WHICH WILL ALLOW THE LOW LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE TO WARM AND DRY.
THE RESULTING LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL
PROVIDE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR WILDFIRE DEVELOPMENT THIS
AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SOUTH ACROSS WESTERN
KANSAS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. COOLER AIR BEHIND THE FRONT WILL
BRING RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS BACK UP WITH A REDUCED THREAT FOR
WILDFIRES BEHIND THE FRONT.

KSZ043>046-210000-
/O.EXA.KDDC.FW.W.0003.110220T1800Z-110221T0000Z/
SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-
1110 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044...
045 AND 046...

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 043 SCOTT...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 LANE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 NESS... 
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 RUSH. 

* WIND...WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE LATE
  AFTERNOON WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 15
  PERCENT THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.

* 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.

&&

$$

KSZ061>066-074>081-084>090-210000-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0003.110220T1800Z-110221T0000Z/
HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-
HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-
CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
1110 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 /1010 AM MST SUN FEB 20 2011/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 061...062...063...064...065...066...074...075...076...077...
078...079...080...081...084...085...086...087...088...089 AND
090...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY...
   FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 HODGEMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065 
  PAWNEE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 066 STAFFORD...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 079 EDWARDS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  080 KIOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 081 PRATT...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...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 089 COMANCHE...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 090 BARBER. 

* WIND...WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE LATE
  AFTERNOON WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO 15
  PERCENT OR LOWER BY THE EARLY 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
101 
WWUS83 KDDC 202149
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
349 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE
AFTERNOON...

.GUSTY WEST WINDS AT 20 TO NEAR 30 MPH COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL PROVIDE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR WILDFIRE
DEVELOPMENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. 

KSZ043>046-202300-
/O.CAN.KDDC.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110221T0000Z/
SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-
349 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044...045 AND 046...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 SCOTT...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 LANE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 NESS...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 RUSH.

* A COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTH ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS HAS RESULTED IN
  COOLER TEMPERATURES AND INCREASING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES.

$$

KSZ061>066-074>081-084>090-210000-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110221T0000Z/
HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-
HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-
CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
349 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 /249 PM MST SUN FEB 20 2011/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 061...062...063...064...065...066...074...075...076...077...
078...079...080...081...084...085...086...087...088...089 AND
090...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY...
   FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 HODGEMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065 
  PAWNEE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 066 STAFFORD...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 079 EDWARDS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  080 KIOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 081 PRATT...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...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 089 COMANCHE...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 090 BARBER. 

* WIND...WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE LATE
  AFTERNOON.

* HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 15
  PERCENT THROUGH 6 PM.

* 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
364 
WWUS83 KDDC 210003
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
603 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011

...FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED...

.AS EVENING SETTLED IN, SO DID WIND SPEEDS. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
DECREASE THIS EVENING AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL SLOWLY RISE.

KSZ061>066-074>081-084>090-210115-
/O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110221T0000Z/
HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-
HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-
CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
603 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011 /503 PM MST SUN FEB 20 2011/

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061...062...063...064...065...066...074...
075...076...077... 078...079...080...081...084...085...086...
087...088...089 AND 090...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 HODGEMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065
  PAWNEE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 066 STAFFORD...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 079 EDWARDS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 080
  KIOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 081 PRATT...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...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 089 COMANCHE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 090
  BARBER.

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC

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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.