Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 47, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Oct 3, 2011, 3:26 PM CDT for 27 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Oct 4, 2011, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 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
- Oct 3, 2011, 3:26 PM CDT (20:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 4, 2011, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 4, 2011, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 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 20:23 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, 8.4 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
- 3057 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 105 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 181 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
925 WWUS83 KDDC 032026 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 326 PM CDT MON OCT 3 2011 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY... .GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN A CONTINUED THREAT FOR WILDFIRES THIS AFTERNOON. THE THREAT WILL DIMINISH TOWARD SUNSET AS WINDS DIMINISH AND HUMIDITY LEVELS INCREASE. THE THREAT FOR WILDFIRES WILL RETURN AGAIN ON TUESDAY AS SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS FALL TO AROUND 15 PERCENT OR LESS. ANY FIRES THAT START WILL SPREAD QUICKLY AND BURN VIGOROUSLY. KSZ030-043>045-061>064-074>078-084>088-040900- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0041.111004T1800Z-111005T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0047.111004T1800Z-111005T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0046.000000T0000Z-111004T0100Z/ TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON- GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- 326 PM CDT MON OCT 3 2011 /226 PM MDT MON OCT 3 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY 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 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY 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 FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...GENERALLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 283...OR WEST OF A LINE FROM WAKEENEY TO DODGE CITY TO ASHLAND FOR THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY. * WINDS...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING AND THEN INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH AGAIN BY NOON ON TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL LOWER TO BETWEEN 10 TO 15 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACTS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. VERY DRY SURFACE CONDITIONS WILL INCREASE THE WILD FIRE DANGER EVEN MORE. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD NOT BE ATTEMPTED THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY 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. && $$ KSZ031-046-065-079-080-089-040900- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0041.111004T1800Z-111005T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0047.111004T1800Z-111005T0100Z/ ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-EDWARDS-KIOWA-COMANCHE- 326 PM CDT MON OCT 3 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 031...046... 065...079...080 AND 089... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FROM HAYS THROUGH LARNED AND COLDWATER. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY NOON TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL FALL INTO THE 10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. VERY DRY SURFACE CONDITIONS WILL INCREASE THE WILD FIRE DANGER EVEN MORE. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD NOT BE ATTEMPTED THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ KSZ066-081-090-040900- /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.A.0042.111004T1800Z-111005T0100Z/ STAFFORD-PRATT-BARBER- 326 PM CDT MON OCT 3 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 066...081 AND 090... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FROM STAFFORD THROUGH PRATT AND MEDICINE LODGE. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE INTO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS MAY FALL TO AROUND 15 PERCENT OR LESS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. VERY DRY SURFACE CONDITIONS WILL INCREASE THE WILD FIRE DANGER EVEN MORE. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD NOT BE ATTEMPTED THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY 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. && $$ GERARD
5 follow-up statements
286 WWUS83 KDDC 040055 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 755 PM CDT MON OCT 3 2011 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED AGAIN ON TUESDAY... .GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AT 20 TO NEAR 30 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AT OR LESS THAN 15 PERCENT CAN BE EXPECTED BY EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THESE CONDITIONS WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. ANY FIRES THAT START WILL SPREAD QUICKLY AND BURN VIGOROUSLY. KSZ030-043>045-061>064-074>078-084>088-040900- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0046.000000T0000Z-111004T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0047.111004T1800Z-111005T0100Z/ TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON- GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK- 755 PM CDT MON OCT 3 2011 /655 PM MDT MON OCT 3 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY 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 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY 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 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...GENERALLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 183...OR WEST OF A LINE FROM HAYS TO LARNED TO COLDWATER. * WINDS...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY NOON ON TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL LOWER TO BETWEEN 10 TO 15 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. VERY DRY SURFACE CONDITIONS WILL INCREASE THE WILD FIRE DANGER EVEN MORE. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD NOT BE ATTEMPTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY 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. && $$ KSZ031-046-065-079-080-089-040900- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0047.111004T1800Z-111005T0100Z/ ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-EDWARDS-KIOWA-COMANCHE- 755 PM CDT MON OCT 3 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 031...046...065...079...080 AND 089... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FROM HAYS THROUGH LARNED AND COLDWATER. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY NOON TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL FALL INTO THE 10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. VERY DRY SURFACE CONDITIONS WILL INCREASE THE WILD FIRE DANGER EVEN MORE. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD NOT BE ATTEMPTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY 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. && $$ KSZ066-081-090-040900- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0042.111004T1800Z-111005T0100Z/ STAFFORD-PRATT-BARBER- 755 PM CDT MON OCT 3 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 066...081 AND 090... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FROM STAFFORD THROUGH PRATT AND MEDICINE LODGE. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE INTO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS MAY FALL TO AROUND 15 PERCENT OR LESS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. VERY DRY SURFACE CONDITIONS WILL INCREASE THE WILD FIRE DANGER EVEN MORE. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD NOT BE ATTEMPTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ 18
387 WWUS83 KDDC 040358 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1058 PM CDT MON OCT 3 2011 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY... .GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AT 20 TO NEAR 30 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AT OR LESS THAN 15 PERCENT CAN BE EXPECTED BY EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THESE CONDITIONS WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. ANY FIRES THAT START WILL SPREAD QUICKLY AND BURN VIGOROUSLY. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>065-074>080-084>089-041200- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0047.111004T1800Z-111005T0100Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-MORTON- STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE- 1058 PM CDT MON OCT 3 2011 /958 PM MDT MON OCT 3 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031...043...044...045...046...061... 062...063...064...065...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 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...GENERALLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 183...OR WEST OF A LINE FROM HAYS TO LARNED TO COLDWATER. * WINDS...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY NOON ON TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL LOWER TO BETWEEN 10 TO 15 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. VERY DRY SURFACE CONDITIONS WILL INCREASE THE WILD FIRE DANGER EVEN MORE. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD NOT BE ATTEMPTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY 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. && $$ KSZ066-081-090-041200- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0042.111004T1800Z-111005T0100Z/ STAFFORD-PRATT-BARBER- 1058 PM CDT MON OCT 3 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 066...081 AND 090... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FROM STAFFORD THROUGH PRATT AND MEDICINE LODGE. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE INTO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS MAY FALL TO AROUND 15 PERCENT OR LESS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. VERY DRY SURFACE CONDITIONS WILL INCREASE THE WILD FIRE DANGER EVEN MORE. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD NOT BE ATTEMPTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ 18
132 WWUS83 KDDC 040724 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 224 AM CDT TUE OCT 4 2011 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. .STRONG SOUTH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES CAN BE EXPECTED BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THESE CONDITIONS WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. ANY FIRES THAT START WILL SPREAD QUICKLY AND BURN VIGOROUSLY. KSZ066-081-090-042100- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0042.111004T1800Z-111005T0100Z/ /O.EXA.KDDC.FW.W.0047.111004T1800Z-111005T0100Z/ STAFFORD-PRATT-BARBER- 224 AM CDT TUE OCT 4 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 066...081 AND 090... 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 THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...GENERALLY WEST OF LINE FROM SAINT JOHN TO PRATT AND MEDICINE LODGE AND WEST TO THE COLORADO BORDER. * WINDS...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL LOWER TO BETWEEN 10 TO 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. VERY DRY SURFACE CONDITIONS WILL INCREASE THE WILD FIRE DANGER EVEN MORE. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD NOT BE ATTEMPTED THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY 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. && $$ KSZ030-031-043>046-061>065-074>080-084>089-042100- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0047.111004T1800Z-111005T0100Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-MORTON- STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE- 224 AM CDT TUE OCT 4 2011 /124 AM MDT TUE OCT 4 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031...043... 044...045...046...061...062...063...064...065...074...075...076... 077...078...079...080...084...085...086...087...088 AND 089... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...GENERALLY WEST OF LINE FROM SAINT JOHN TO PRATT AND MEDICINE LODGE AND WEST TO THE COLORADO BORDER. * WINDS...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL LOWER TO BETWEEN 10 TO 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. VERY DRY SURFACE CONDITIONS WILL INCREASE THE WILD FIRE DANGER EVEN MORE. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD NOT BE ATTEMPTED THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ 06
599 WWUS83 KDDC 042050 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 350 PM CDT TUE OCT 4 2011 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR A FEW MORE HOURS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. .STRONG SOUTH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. ANY FIRES THAT START WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BURN VIGOROUSLY. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AS WINDS DIMINISH AND TEMPERATURES DROP OFF TOWARD SUNSET. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-050100- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0047.000000T0000Z-111005T0100Z/ 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- 350 PM CDT TUE OCT 4 2011 /250 PM MDT TUE OCT 4 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE 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... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS. * WINDS...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL LOWER TO BETWEEN 10 TO 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. VERY DRY SURFACE CONDITIONS WILL INCREASE THE WILD FIRE DANGER EVEN MORE. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD NOT BE ATTEMPTED THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY 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. && $$ GERARD
298 WWUS83 KDDC 050055 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 755 PM CDT TUE OCT 4 2011 ...RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER BEING MET... .FALLING TEMPERATURES HAVE ALLOWED RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO INCREASE TO THE POINT THAT RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER BEING. KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-050200- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0047.000000T0000Z-111005T0100Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA- PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- 755 PM CDT TUE OCT 4 2011 /655 PM MDT TUE OCT 4 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031...043...044...045...046...061...062...063...064...065... 066...074...075...076...077...078...079...080...081...084...085... 086...087...088...089 AND 090... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. $$ 33
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 3:11 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney, Ford and 18 more | 12 hr |
| Oct 3, 3:26 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | Barber, Pratt, Stafford | 11 hr |
Nearby
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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.