Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this red flag warning at Apr 8, 2011, 4:18 AM CDT for 8 counties in Kansas; Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado. It took effect at Apr 8, 2011, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 10 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
- Apr 8, 2011, 4:18 AM CDT (09:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 8, 2011, 11:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 8, 2011, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
Counties Cheyenne County, CO, Kit Carson County, CO, Yuma County, CO, Cheyenne County, KS, Gove County, KS, Greeley County, KS, Logan County, KS, Sherman County, KS, Thomas County, KS, Wallace County, KS, Wichita County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:20 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
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 156 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
- 2473 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
392 WWUS83 KGLD 080918 RFWGLD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 318 AM MDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY AND SATURDAY... .A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP WITH GUSTY WINDS INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY. A VERY WARM AND DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH SATURDAY WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON. KSZ002-015-NEZ079-082130- /O.CAN.KGLD.FW.A.0007.110408T1600Z-110409T0200Z/ /O.CON.KGLD.FW.A.0008.110409T1600Z-110410T0200Z/ RAWLINS-SHERIDAN-DUNDY- 318 AM MDT FRI APR 8 2011 /418 AM CDT FRI APR 8 2011/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 002...015 AND 079... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 002...015 AND 079... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DECREASE TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 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. && $$ COZ252>254-KSZ001-013-014-027>029-041-042-082130- /O.UPG.KGLD.FW.A.0007.110408T1600Z-110409T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.FW.W.0013.110408T1600Z-110409T0200Z/ /O.CON.KGLD.FW.A.0008.110409T1600Z-110410T0200Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-THOMAS-WALLACE- LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- 318 AM MDT FRI APR 8 2011 /418 AM CDT FRI APR 8 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MDT /11 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...013...014...027...028... 029...041...042...252...253 AND 254... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...013...014...027...028...029...041... 042...252...253 AND 254... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MDT /11 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DECREASE TO 10 TO 20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL INCREASE AGAIN DURING THE EVENING AS TEMPERATURES DECREASE. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ KSZ003-004-016-NEZ080-081-082130- /O.CON.KGLD.FW.A.0008.110409T1600Z-110410T0200Z/ DECATUR-NORTON-GRAHAM-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- 418 AM CDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 003...004...016...080 AND 081... * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 DECATUR... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 NORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 016 GRAHAM. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 080 HITCHCOCK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 081 RED WILLOW. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS EXPECTED. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DECREASE TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL INCREASE AGAIN DURING THE EVENING AS TEMPERATURES DECREASE. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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/GOODLAND
1 follow-up statement
916 WWUS83 KGLD 082130 RFWGLD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 330 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SATURDAY... .SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE UPPER 70S TO UPPER 80S RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL QUICKLY FALL INTO THE 10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE CREATING A CRITICAL FIRE DANGER. COZ252>254-KSZ001-013-014-027>029-041-042-091200- /O.UPG.KGLD.FW.A.0008.110409T1600Z-110410T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.FW.W.0014.110409T1600Z-110410T0200Z/ /O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110409T0200Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-THOMAS-WALLACE- LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- 330 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011 /430 PM CDT FRI APR 8 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...013...014...027...028...029...041...042...252... 253 AND 254... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MDT /11 AM CDT/ TO 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...013...014...027...028...029...041...042... 252...253 AND 254... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MDT /11 AM CDT/ TO 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN IN THE 10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ KSZ002>004-015-016-NEZ079>081-091200- /O.UPG.KGLD.FW.A.0008.110409T1600Z-110410T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.FW.W.0014.110409T1600Z-110410T0200Z/ RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- 330 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011 /430 PM CDT FRI APR 8 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MDT /11 AM CDT/ TO 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 002...003...004...015...016...079...080 AND 081... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MDT /11 AM CDT/ TO 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON BY MID TO LATE MORNING SATURDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL QUICKLY FALL INTO THE 10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND COULD BECOME OUT OF CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GOODLAND
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2:06 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Graham, Greeley, Logan and 7 more | 9 hr |
| Apr 8, 4:30 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Graham, Greeley, Logan and 7 more | 29 hr |
| Apr 7, 7:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 29 min |
| Apr 7, 7:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Yuma | 26 min |
| Apr 7, 7:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 29 min |
| Apr 7, 8:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 34 min |
| Apr 7, 8:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 27 min |
| Apr 7, 8:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 24 min |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Kansas, 2011Red Flag Warnings in Colorado, 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.