Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 39, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Jun 29, 2011, 11:26 AM CDT for 18 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Jun 30, 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 29, 2011, 11:26 AM CDT (16:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 30, 2011, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 30, 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, Lane County, KS, Meade County, KS, Morton County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:27 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, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 66 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
- 389 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -547 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1937 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 121 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 725 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. && $$ KSZ043-044-300200- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0036.110630T1800Z-110701T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0039.110630T1800Z-110701T0200Z/ SCOTT-LANE- 1126 AM CDT WED JUN 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043 AND 044... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM DIGHTON TO DODGE CITY TO KINSLEY. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AND AGAIN ON THURSDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND RANGING FROM 8 TO 11 PERCENT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID LARGE FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
5 follow-up statements
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. && $$ KSZ043-044-301000- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0039.110630T1800Z-110701T0200Z/ SCOTT-LANE- 846 PM CDT WED JUN 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043 AND 044... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...THE AREA IN AND AROUND SCOTT CITY AND DIGHTON. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 11 PERCENT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID LARGE FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
749 WWUS83 KDDC 300836 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 336 AM CDT THU JUN 30 2011 ...RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... .NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES...AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FROM 5 TO 15 PERCENT...AND WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. THIS COMBINATION WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR CONDITIONS. KSZ043-044-061>063-074>080-084>089-301645- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0039.110630T1800Z-110701T0200Z/ SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD- EDWARDS-KIOWA-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE- 336 AM CDT THU JUN 30 2011 /236 AM MDT THU JUN 30 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 043...044...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. * 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. && $$ WAH
342 WWUS83 KDDC 301409 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 909 AM CDT THU JUN 30 2011 ...RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... .NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES...AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FROM 5 TO 15 PERCENT...AND WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH ARE FORECAST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS COMBINATION WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR CONDITIONS. KSZ043-044-061>063-074>080-084>089-010200- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0039.110630T1800Z-110701T0200Z/ SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD- EDWARDS-KIOWA-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE- 909 AM CDT THU JUN 30 2011 /809 AM MDT THU JUN 30 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044...061... 062...063...074...075...076...077...078...079...080...084...085... 086...087...088 AND 089... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...THE AREA ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM SYRACUSE THROUGH GARDEN CITY...DODGE CITY AND KINSLEY. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID LARGE FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ 06
951 WWUS83 KDDC 301955 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 255 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2011 ...RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND POSSIBLY FRIDAY AS WELL... .NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES...AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FROM 5 TO 15 PERCENT...AND WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH ARE FORECAST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS COMBINATION WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR CONDITIONS. KSZ078>080-086>089-010400- /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.A.0037.110701T1600Z-110702T0200Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110701T0200Z/ FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE- 255 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043... 044...061...062...063...074...075...076...077...078...079...080... 084...085...086...087...088 AND 089... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 078...079...080...086...087...088 AND 089... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...THIS AFTERNOON ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM SYRACUSE THROUGH GARDEN CITY...DODGE CITY AND KINSLEY AND ON FRIDAY IN AN AREA BOUNDED BY LIBERAL...DODGE CITY...KINSLEY AND COLDWATER. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RANGE FROM 10 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. && $$ KSZ043-044-061>063-074>077-084-085-010200- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110701T0200Z/ SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY- MORTON-STEVENS- 255 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2011 /155 PM MDT THU JUN 30 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044...061...062...063...074...075...076...077...078... 079...080...084...085...086...087...088 AND 089... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...THE AREA ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM SYRACUSE THROUGH GARDEN CITY...DODGE CITY AND KINSLEY. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID LARGE FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
420 WWUS83 KDDC 010158 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 858 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2011 ...RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES...AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FROM 5 TO 15 PERCENT...AND WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE HIGHWAY 56 CORRIDOR. THIS COMBINATION OF ELEMENTS MAY CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR CONDITIONS. KSZ078>080-086>089-011000- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110701T0200Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0037.110701T1600Z-110702T0200Z/ FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE- 858 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 078...079...080...086...087...088 AND 089... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 078...079... 080...086...087...088 AND 089... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR A PORTION OF THE AREA. * AFFECTED AREA...FRIDAY AFTERNOON ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM LIBERAL TO DODGE CITY AND KINSLEY. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY COULD RANGE FROM 10 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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ KSZ043-044-061>063-074>077-084-085-010300- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110701T0200Z/ SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY- MORTON-STEVENS- 858 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2011 /758 PM MDT THU JUN 30 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044...061...062...063...074...075...076...077...084 AND 085... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES HAVE FALLEN SUFFICIENTLY TO INCREASE RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE 15 PERCENT OVER THE ENTIRE AREA. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 7:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Morton, Stanton | 47 min |
| Jun 28, 7:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Grant, Hamilton, Kearny, Stanton | 44 min |
| Jun 28, 8:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Grant, Kearny | 39 min |
| Jun 28, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Finney, Grant, Haskell, Kearny | 45 min |
| Jun 28, 8:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Stevens | 42 min |
| Jun 28, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Seward | 45 min |
| Jun 28, 10:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DDC | Edwards, Ford, Hodgeman, Pawnee | 41 min |
| Jun 28, 11:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DDC | Edwards | 47 min |
| Jun 29, 3:40 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | DDC | Barber, Ellis, Pawnee, Pratt, Rush, Stafford | 15 hr |
| Jun 29, 2:08 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | DDC | Barber, Ellis, Pawnee, Pratt, Rush, Stafford | 29 hr |
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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.