Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this red flag warning at Mar 20, 2011, 9:33 AM MDT for 6 counties in Kansas; Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Colorado. It was in force for 3 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
- Mar 20, 2011, 9:33 AM MDT (15:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 20, 2011, 1:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
Counties Cheyenne County, CO, Kit Carson County, CO, Greeley County, KS, Logan County, KS, Sherman County, KS, Thomas County, KS, Wallace County, KS, Wichita County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:34 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 12:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 163 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
- 3973 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 76 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 170 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
622 WWUS83 KGLD 201533 RFWGLD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 933 AM MDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...RED FLAG CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON SUNDAY... .A COLD FRONT PUSHING THROUGH THE AREA IS GENERATING GUSTY WINDS THIS MORNING IN AREAS WHERE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE RATHER LOW. THIS WILL GENERATE RED FLAG CONDITIONS FOR A SHORT TIME THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. COZ253-254-KSZ013-014-027-028-041-042-210345- /O.NEW.KGLD.FW.W.0007.110320T1533Z-110320T1900Z/ /O.CON.KGLD.FW.A.0002.110321T1500Z-110322T0100Z/ KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-SHERMAN-THOMAS-WALLACE-LOGAN-GREELEY- WICHITA- 933 AM MDT SUN MAR 20 2011 /1033 AM CDT SUN MAR 20 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MDT /2 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 013... 014...027...028...041...042...253 AND 254... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 013...014...027...028...041...042...253 AND 254... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MDT /2 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: IN COLORADO...FIRE ZONE 253 KIT CARSON...FIRE ZONE 254 CHEYENNE CO. IN KANSAS...FIRE ZONE 013 SHERMAN... FIRE ZONE 014 THOMAS...FIRE ZONE 027 WALLACE...FIRE ZONE 028 LOGAN...FIRE ZONE 041 GREELEY...FIRE ZONE 042 WICHITA. * WIND: SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 20 MPH WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON * HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO AROUND 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS: FIRES THAT START WILL SPREAD QUICKLY AND BURN INTENSELY. ALL OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. IN ADDITION...WIND DIRECTION SUNDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON MAY CHANGE RAPIDLY FROM WEST-SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST AS A COLD FRONT PASSES THE AREA MAKING FIRE CONTROL DIFFICULT. 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. 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. && $$ COZ252-KSZ001-029-210345- /O.CON.KGLD.FW.A.0002.110321T1500Z-110322T0100Z/ YUMA-CHEYENNE KS-GOVE- 933 AM MDT SUN MAR 20 2011 /1033 AM CDT SUN MAR 20 2011/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 001...029 AND 252... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: IN COLORADO...FIRE ZONE 252 YUMA. IN KANSAS... FIRE ZONE 001 CHEYENNE KS...FIRE ZONE 029 GOVE. * WIND: SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO AROUND 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS: FIRES THAT START WILL SPREAD QUICKLY AND BURN INTENSELY. ALL OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GOODLAND
1 follow-up statement
896 WWUS83 KGLD 201850 RFWGLD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1250 PM MDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MONDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER COLORADO ON MONDAY... INCREASING SURFACE WINDS AND PUSHING A WARM FRONT ACROSS THE REGION. TO THE SOUTH OF THIS WARM FRONT...GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ALONG WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR 80 AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. COZ253-254-KSZ013-014-027-028-041-042-210700- /O.EXP.KGLD.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110320T1900Z/ /O.CON.KGLD.FW.A.0002.110321T1500Z-110322T0100Z/ KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-SHERMAN-THOMAS-WALLACE-LOGAN-GREELEY- WICHITA- 1250 PM MDT SUN MAR 20 2011 /150 PM CDT SUN MAR 20 2011/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 013...014...027...028...041...042...253 AND 254... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM MDT /2 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 013... 014...027...028...041...042...253 AND 254... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM MDT /2 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: IN COLORADO...FIRE ZONE 253 KIT CARSON...FIRE ZONE 254 CHEYENNE CO. IN KANSAS...FIRE ZONE 013 SHERMAN... FIRE ZONE 014 THOMAS...FIRE ZONE 027 WALLACE...FIRE ZONE 028 LOGAN...FIRE ZONE 041 GREELEY...FIRE ZONE 042 WICHITA. * WIND: SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL DEVELOP MONDAY. * HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO AROUND 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS: FIRES THAT START WILL SPREAD QUICKLY AND BURN INTENSELY. ALL 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. && $$ COZ252-KSZ001-029-210700- /O.CON.KGLD.FW.A.0002.110321T1500Z-110322T0100Z/ YUMA-CHEYENNE KS-GOVE- 1250 PM MDT SUN MAR 20 2011 /150 PM CDT SUN MAR 20 2011/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 001...029 AND 252... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: IN COLORADO...FIRE ZONE 252 YUMA. IN KANSAS... FIRE ZONE 001 CHEYENNE KS...FIRE ZONE 029 GOVE. * WIND: SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO AROUND 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS: FIRES THAT START WILL SPREAD QUICKLY AND BURN INTENSELY. ALL OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GOODLAND
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2:56 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Gove, Greeley, Logan, Rawlins, Sheridan and 4 more | 30 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.