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Red Flag Warning 30, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at May 28, 2011, 4:07 PM CDT for 17 counties in Kansas. It took effect at May 29, 2011, 3:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 9 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
- May 28, 2011, 4:07 PM CDT (21:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 29, 2011, 3:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- May 30, 2011, 12:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 9 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
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:08 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 5:45 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nne Dodge City, KS | A 7-8 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMB WAS BLOWN DOWN. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 78 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
- 1244 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 457 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 8.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
485 WWUS83 KDDC 282107 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 407 PM CDT SAT MAY 28 2011 ...WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL FAVOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL DIG INTO THE GREAT BASIN SUNDAY AND WILL APPROACH THE CENTRAL PLAINS MONDAY. A DEEP SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP IN EASTERN COLORADO SUNDAY AND MOVE INTO CENTRAL NEBRASKA BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY, RESULTING IN VERY STRONG WINDS. A DRYLINE WILL MOVE EAST TO NEAR GARDEN CITY SUNDAY AFTERNOON, RETREAT TO NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER SUNDAY NIGHT AND SURGE EAST TO NEAR DODGE CITY BY MID AFTERNOON MONDAY. VERY WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL OCCUR BEHIND THE DRYLINE. KSZ074>076-084>086-290915- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0026.110529T1500Z-110530T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0030.110529T1500Z-110530T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.A.0027.110530T1600Z-110531T0100Z/ STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD- 407 PM CDT SAT MAY 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 074...075... 076...084...085 AND 086... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 074...075...076...084...085 AND 086... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. WINDS MONDAY WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT BOTH SUNDAY AND MONDAY. * THESE CONDITIONS WILL FAVOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. LIMITED GREEN UP HAS OCCURRED IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS DUE TO THE PERSISTENT DROUGHT, AND VEGETATION WILL BURN EASILY EVEN IF IT APPEARS TO BE GREEN. ANY FIRE WHICH STARTS WILL SPREAD QUICKLY AND BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. 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. && $$ KSZ061-062-290915- /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0030.110529T1500Z-110530T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.A.0027.110530T1600Z-110531T0100Z/ HAMILTON-KEARNY- 407 PM CDT SAT MAY 28 2011 /307 PM MDT SAT MAY 28 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061 AND 062... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061 AND 062... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ SUNDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. WINDS MONDAY WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT BOTH SUNDAY AND MONDAY. * THESE CONDITIONS WILL FAVOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. LIMITED GREEN UP HAS OCCURRED IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS DUE TO THE PERSISTENT DROUGHT, AND VEGETATION WILL BURN EASILY EVEN IF IT APPEARS TO BE GREEN. ANY FIRE WHICH STARTS WILL SPREAD QUICKLY AND BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ KSZ043-063-290915- /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.A.0027.110530T1600Z-110531T0100Z/ SCOTT-FINNEY- 407 PM CDT SAT MAY 28 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043 AND 063... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY 10 AM MONDAY TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT BEHIND A DRYLINE MONDAY. * THESE CONDITIONS WILL FAVOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. LIMITED GREEN UP HAS OCCURRED IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS DUE TO THE PERSISTENT DROUGHT, AND VEGETATION WILL BURN EASILY EVEN IF IT APPEARS TO BE GREEN. ANY FIRE WHICH STARTS WILL SPREAD QUICKLY AND BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. 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. && $$ 01 HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC
4 follow-up statements
884 WWUS83 KDDC 290930 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 430 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011 ...WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL FAVOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL DIG INTO THE GREAT BASIN TODAY AND WILL APPROACH THE CENTRAL PLAINS MONDAY. A DEEP SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP IN EASTERN COLORADO TODAY AND MOVE INTO CENTRAL NEBRASKA BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY... RESULTING IN VERY STRONG WINDS. A DRYLINE WILL MOVE EAST TO NEAR GARDEN CITY THIS AFTERNOON...RETREAT TO NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER TONIGHT AND SURGE EAST TO NEAR DODGE CITY BY MID AFTERNOON MONDAY. VERY WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL OCCUR BEHIND THE DRYLINE. KSZ061-062-074>076-084>086-292130- /O.EXT.KDDC.FW.W.0030.110529T2000Z-110530T0500Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0027.110530T1600Z-110531T0100Z/ HAMILTON-KEARNY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD- 430 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011 /330 AM MDT SUN MAY 29 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CDT /2 PM MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CDT /11 PM MDT/ TONIGHT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061...062...074...075...076...084... 085 AND 086... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061...062...074...075...076...084...085 AND 086... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CDT /2 PM MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CDT /11 PM MDT/ TONIGHT. * SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID AFTERNOON INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. WINDS MONDAY WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT BOTH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN AGAIN ON MONDAY. * THESE CONDITIONS WILL FAVOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. LIMITED GREEN UP HAS OCCURRED IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS DUE TO THE PERSISTENT DROUGHT... AND VEGETATION WILL BURN EASILY EVEN IF IT APPEARS TO BE GREEN. ANY FIRE WHICH STARTS WILL SPREAD QUICKLY AND BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. 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. && $$ KSZ030-044-045-064-077-078-087-088-292130- /O.EXA.KDDC.FW.A.0027.110530T1600Z-110531T0100Z/ TREGO-LANE-NESS-HODGEMAN-GRAY-FORD-MEADE-CLARK- 430 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030... 044...045...064...077...078...087 AND 088... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS MONDAY WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT ON MONDAY * THESE CONDITIONS WILL FAVOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. LIMITED GREEN UP HAS OCCURRED IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS DUE TO THE PERSISTENT DROUGHT... AND VEGETATION WILL BURN EASILY EVEN IF IT APPEARS TO BE GREEN. ANY FIRE WHICH STARTS WILL SPREAD QUICKLY AND BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. 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. && $$ KSZ043-063-292130- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0027.110530T1600Z-110531T0100Z/ SCOTT-FINNEY- 430 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043 AND 063... * SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS MONDAY WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT ON MONDAY * THESE CONDITIONS WILL FAVOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. LIMITED GREEN UP HAS OCCURRED IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS DUE TO THE PERSISTENT DROUGHT... AND VEGETATION WILL BURN EASILY EVEN IF IT APPEARS TO BE GREEN. ANY FIRE WHICH STARTS WILL SPREAD QUICKLY AND BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC
210 WWUS83 KDDC 292025 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 325 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011 ...WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL FAVOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AND AGAIN ON MONDAY... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL DIG INTO THE GREAT BASIN EARLY TONIGHT...AND WILL APPROACH THE CENTRAL PLAINS MONDAY. A DEEP SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING IN EASTERN COLORADO THIS EVENING WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL NEBRASKA BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. A DRYLINE LOCATED JUST EAST OF DODGE CITY EARLIER TODAY WILL RETREAT TO NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER TONIGHT...AND SURGE EAST TO NEAR DODGE CITY BY MID AFTERNOON MONDAY. VERY WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL OCCUR BEHIND THE DRYLINE. KSZ061-062-074>076-084>086-300830- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-110530T0500Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0027.110530T1600Z-110531T0100Z/ HAMILTON-KEARNY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD- 325 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011 /225 PM MDT SUN MAY 29 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT /11 PM MDT/ TONIGHT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061...062...074...075...076...084...085 AND 086... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061...062...074...075...076...084...085 AND 086... * SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH EARLY TONIGHT. WINDS MONDAY WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT BOTH EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN AGAIN ON MONDAY. * THESE CONDITIONS WILL FAVOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. LIMITED GREEN UP HAS OCCURRED IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS DUE TO THE PERSISTENT DROUGHT... AND VEGETATION WILL BURN EASILY EVEN IF IT APPEARS TO BE GREEN. ANY FIRE WHICH STARTS WILL SPREAD QUICKLY AND BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. 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. && $$ KSZ030-043>045-063-064-077-078-087-088-300830- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0027.110530T1600Z-110531T0100Z/ TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-GRAY-FORD-MEADE-CLARK- 325 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...043...044...045...063...064...077...078... 087 AND 088... * SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS MONDAY WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT ON MONDAY * THESE CONDITIONS WILL FAVOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. LIMITED GREEN UP HAS OCCURRED IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS DUE TO THE PERSISTENT DROUGHT...AND VEGETATION WILL BURN EASILY EVEN IF IT APPEARS TO BE GREEN. ANY FIRE WHICH STARTS WILL SPREAD QUICKLY AND BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC
066 WWUS83 KDDC 292054 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 354 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011 ...WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL FAVOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AND AGAIN ON MONDAY... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL DIG INTO THE GREAT BASIN EARLY TONIGHT...AND WILL APPROACH THE CENTRAL PLAINS MONDAY. A DEEP SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING IN EASTERN COLORADO THIS EVENING WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL NEBRASKA BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. A DRYLINE LOCATED JUST EAST OF DODGE CITY EARLIER TODAY WILL RETREAT TO NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER TONIGHT...AND SURGE EAST TO NEAR DODGE CITY BY MID AFTERNOON MONDAY. VERY WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL OCCUR BEHIND THE DRYLINE. KSZ043>045-063-064-077-078-087-088-300900- /O.EXA.KDDC.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-110530T0500Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0027.110530T1600Z-110531T0100Z/ SCOTT-LANE-NESS-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-GRAY-FORD-MEADE-CLARK- 354 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044... 045...063...064...077...078...087 AND 088... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044...045...063...064...077...078...087 AND 088... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT. * SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH EARLY TONIGHT. WINDS MONDAY WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT BOTH EARLYTHIS EVENING...THEN AGAIN ON MONDAY. * THESE CONDITIONS WILL FAVOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. LIMITED GREEN UP HAS OCCURRED IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS DUE TO THE PERSISTENT DROUGHT... AND VEGETATION WILL BURN EASILY EVEN IF IT APPEARS TO BE GREEN. ANY FIRE WHICH STARTS WILL SPREAD QUICKLY AND BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. 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. && $$ KSZ061-062-074>076-084>086-300900- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-110530T0500Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0027.110530T1600Z-110531T0100Z/ HAMILTON-KEARNY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD- 354 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011 /254 PM MDT SUN MAY 29 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT /11 PM MDT/ TONIGHT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061...062...074...075...076...084...085 AND 086... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061...062...074...075...076...084...085 AND 086... * SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH EARLY TONIGHT. WINDS MONDAY WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT BOTH EARLYTHIS EVENING...THEN AGAIN ON MONDAY. * THESE CONDITIONS WILL FAVOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. LIMITED GREEN UP HAS OCCURRED IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS DUE TO THE PERSISTENT DROUGHT... AND VEGETATION WILL BURN EASILY EVEN IF IT APPEARS TO BE GREEN. ANY FIRE WHICH STARTS WILL SPREAD QUICKLY AND BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ KSZ030-300900- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0027.110530T1600Z-110531T0100Z/ TREGO- 354 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030... * SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS MONDAY WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT ON MONDAY * THESE CONDITIONS WILL FAVOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. LIMITED GREEN UP HAS OCCURRED IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS DUE TO THE PERSISTENT DROUGHT...AND VEGETATION WILL BURN EASILY EVEN IF IT APPEARS TO BE GREEN. ANY FIRE WHICH STARTS WILL SPREAD QUICKLY AND BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. 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
445 WWUS83 KDDC 300454 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1154 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011 ...WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL FAVOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ON MONDAY... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE GREAT BASIN AND DESERT SOUTHWEST TONIGHT WILL APPROACH THE CENTRAL PLAINS MONDAY. A DEEP SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER EASTERN COLORADO WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS BY MONDAY AFTERNOON WHILE A DRYLINE MOVES EAST TO NEAR DODGE CITY BY MID AFTERNOON MONDAY. VERY WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL OCCUR BEHIND THE DRYLINE. KSZ043>045-061>064-074>078-084>088-301700- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-110530T0500Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0027.110530T1600Z-110531T0100Z/ SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON-GRANT- HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- 1154 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011 /1054 PM MDT SUN MAY 29 2011/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044...045...061...062... 063...064...074...075...076...077...078...084...085...086... 087 AND 088... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CDT /11 PM MDT/ TONIGHT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 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 MIDNIGHT CDT /11 PM MDT/ TONIGHT. * WINDS ON MONDAY WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE 10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE ON MONDAY. * THESE CONDITIONS WILL FAVOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. LIMITED GREEN UP HAS OCCURRED IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS DUE TO THE PERSISTENT DROUGHT... AND VEGETATION WILL BURN EASILY EVEN IF IT APPEARS TO BE GREEN. ANY FIRE WHICH STARTS WILL SPREAD QUICKLY AND BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. 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. && $$ KSZ030-301700- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0027.110530T1600Z-110531T0100Z/ TREGO- 1154 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030... * SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS MONDAY WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT ON MONDAY * THESE CONDITIONS WILL FAVOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. LIMITED GREEN UP HAS OCCURRED IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS DUE TO THE PERSISTENT DROUGHT...AND VEGETATION WILL BURN EASILY EVEN IF IT APPEARS TO BE GREEN. ANY FIRE WHICH STARTS WILL SPREAD QUICKLY AND BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. 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 28, 3:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stafford | 62 min |
| May 28, 3:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Pratt, Stafford | 42 min |
| May 28, 3:54 PM CDT | High Wind Watch | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 more | 35 hr |
| May 28, 3:54 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 more | 42 hr |
| May 28, 4:07 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | Clark, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray, Hamilton and 12 more | 36 hr |
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Red Flag Warnings in Kansas, 2011Every red flag warning 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.