Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 38, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Jun 28, 2011, 1:44 PM CDT for 16 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Jun 29, 2011, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 8 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
- Jun 28, 2011, 1:44 PM CDT (18:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 29, 2011, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 29, 2011, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties 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, Kearny County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Meade County, KS, Morton County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:45 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, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 69 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
- 2769 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 91 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 164 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
205 WWUS83 KDDC 281844 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 144 PM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011 ...RED FLAG CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED AGAIN FOR THURSDAY... .NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES, AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FROM 5 TO 15 PERCENT, AND WINDS FROM 15 TO 30 MPH ARE FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THIS COMBINATION WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR CONDITIONS. KSZ061>063-074>080-084>089-290245- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0035.110629T1800Z-110630T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0038.110629T1800Z-110630T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.A.0036.110630T1800Z-110701T0200Z/ HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS- KIOWA-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE- 144 PM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011 /1244 PM MDT TUE JUN 28 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061...062...063...074...075...076...077... 078...079...080...084...085...086...087...088 AND 089... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061...062...063...074...075...076...077...078... 079...080...084...085...086...087...088 AND 089... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM SYRACUSE TO GARDEN CITY TO DODGE CITY AND KINSLEY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID LARGE FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. && $$ KSZ043-044-290245- /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.A.0036.110630T1800Z-110701T0200Z/ SCOTT-LANE- 144 PM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043 AND 044... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SCOTT CITY TO DODGE CITY AND KINSLEY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID LARGE FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ 06
4 follow-up statements
468 WWUS83 KDDC 290322 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1022 PM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011 ...RED FLAG CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED AGAIN FOR THURSDAY... .NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES, AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FROM 5 TO 15 PERCENT, AND WINDS FROM 15 TO 30 MPH ARE FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THIS COMBINATION WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR CONDITIONS. KSZ061>063-074>080-084>089-291130- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0038.110629T1800Z-110630T0200Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0036.110630T1800Z-110701T0200Z/ HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS- KIOWA-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE- 1022 PM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011 /922 PM MDT TUE JUN 28 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061...062...063...074...075...076...077... 078...079...080...084...085...086...087...088 AND 089... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061...062...063...074...075...076...077... 078...079...080...084...085...086...087...088 AND 089... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM SYRACUSE TO GARDEN CITY TO DODGE CITY AND KINSLEY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID LARGE FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. && $$ KSZ043-044-291130- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0036.110630T1800Z-110701T0200Z/ SCOTT-LANE- 1022 PM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043 AND 044... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SCOTT CITY TO DODGE CITY AND KINSLEY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT CAN BE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID LARGE FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ 18
873 WWUS83 KDDC 290847 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 347 AM CDT WED JUN 29 2011 ...RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED AGAIN FOR THURSDAY... .NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES, AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FROM 5 TO 15 PERCENT, AND WINDS FROM 15 TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN AGAIN ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS COMBINATION WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR CONDITIONS. KSZ061>063-074>080-084>089-291700- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0038.110629T1800Z-110630T0200Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0036.110630T1800Z-110701T0200Z/ HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS- KIOWA-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE- 347 AM CDT WED JUN 29 2011 /247 AM MDT WED JUN 29 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061...062...063... 074...075...076...077...078...079...080...084...085...086...087... 088 AND 089... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061...062...063...074...075...076...077... 078...079...080...084...085...086...087...088 AND 089... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM SYRACUSE TO GARDEN CITY TO DODGE CITY AND KINSLEY. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AND AGAIN ON THURSDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND RANGING FROM 8 TO 14 PERCENT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID LARGE FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. && $$ KSZ043-044-291700- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0036.110630T1800Z-110701T0200Z/ SCOTT-LANE- 347 AM CDT WED JUN 29 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043 AND 044... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SCOTT CITY TO DODGE CITY AND KINSLEY. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 25 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID LARGE FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
771 WWUS83 KDDC 291626 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1126 AM CDT WED JUN 29 2011 ...RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND AGAIN ON THURSDAY... .NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES...AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FROM 5 TO 15 PERCENT... AND WINDS FROM 15 TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN AGAIN ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS COMBINATION WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR CONDITIONS. KSZ061>063-074>080-084>089-300200- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0036.110630T1800Z-110701T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0039.110630T1800Z-110701T0200Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0038.110629T1800Z-110630T0200Z/ HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS- KIOWA-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE- 1126 AM CDT WED JUN 29 2011 /1026 AM MDT WED JUN 29 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061...062...063...074...075...076...077...078...079...080... 084...085...086...087...088 AND 089... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061...062...063...074...075...076...077... 078...079...080...084...085...086...087...088 AND 089... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM SYRACUSE TO GARDEN CITY TO DODGE CITY AND KINSLEY. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AND AGAIN ON THURSDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND RANGING FROM 8 TO 14 PERCENT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID LARGE FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. && $$ KSZ043-044-300200- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0036.110630T1800Z-110701T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0039.110630T1800Z-110701T0200Z/ SCOTT-LANE- 1126 AM CDT WED JUN 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043 AND 044... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM DIGHTON TO DODGE CITY TO KINSLEY. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AND AGAIN ON THURSDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND RANGING FROM 8 TO 11 PERCENT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID LARGE FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
418 WWUS83 KDDC 300146 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 846 PM CDT WED JUN 29 2011 ...RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN ON THURSDAY... .NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES...AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FROM 5 TO 15 PERCENT...AND WINDS FROM 15 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS COMBINATION WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR CONDITIONS. KSZ061>063-074>080-084>089-301000- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0038.000000T0000Z-110630T0200Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0039.110630T1800Z-110701T0200Z/ HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS- KIOWA-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE- 846 PM CDT WED JUN 29 2011 /746 PM MDT WED JUN 29 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061...062...063...074...075...076...077... 078...079...080...084...085...086...087...088 AND 089... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061...062...063...074...075...076...077...078...079...080...084... 085...086...087...088 AND 089... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...THE AREA ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM SYRACUSE THROUGH GARDEN CITY...DODGE CITY AND KINSLEY. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 14 PERCENT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID LARGE FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. && $$ KSZ043-044-301000- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0039.110630T1800Z-110701T0200Z/ SCOTT-LANE- 846 PM CDT WED JUN 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043 AND 044... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...THE AREA IN AND AROUND SCOTT CITY AND DIGHTON. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 11 PERCENT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID LARGE FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 1:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Lane, Scott | 49 min |
| Jun 28, 3:29 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Finney, Ford, Grant and 10 more | 10 hr |
| Jun 28, 1:44 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Finney, Ford, Grant and 12 more | 22 hr |
| Jun 28, 6:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Hamilton, Morton, Stanton | 86 min |
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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.