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Red Flag Warning 8, NWS Goodland, KS

March 20, 2011Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado; 10 counties in Kansas; Dundy County, Nebraska

NWS Goodland, KS issued this red flag warning at Mar 20, 2011, 2:56 PM MDT for Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado; 10 counties in Kansas; Dundy County, Nebraska. It took effect at Mar 21, 2011, 9:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 12 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, 2:56 PM MDT (20:56 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 21, 2011, 9:00 AM MDT
Expired
Mar 21, 2011, 9:00 PM MDT
In force
12 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, Rawlins County, KS, Sheridan County, KS, Sherman County, KS, Thomas County, KS, Wallace County, KS, Wichita County, KS, Dundy County, NE

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:54 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, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 158 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2011-03-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2011-03-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 49 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

837 
WWUS83 KGLD 202056
RFWGLD

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
256 PM MDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY MONDAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RE-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...TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 80S AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

COZ252>254-KSZ001-013-014-027>029-041-042-210530-
/O.UPG.KGLD.FW.A.0002.110321T1500Z-110322T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KGLD.FW.W.0008.110321T1500Z-110322T0300Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-THOMAS-WALLACE-
LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
256 PM MDT SUN MAR 20 2011 /356 PM CDT SUN MAR 20 2011/

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MDT /10 AM CDT/ TO 9 PM
MDT /10 PM CDT/ MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
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 9 AM MDT /10 AM CDT/ TO 9 PM
MDT /10 PM CDT/ MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 

* AFFECTED AREA: IN COLORADO...FIRE ZONE 252 YUMA...FIRE ZONE 
  253 KIT CARSON...FIRE ZONE 254 CHEYENNE CO. IN KANSAS...FIRE 
  ZONE 001 CHEYENNE KS...FIRE ZONE 013 SHERMAN...FIRE ZONE 014 
  THOMAS...FIRE ZONE 027 WALLACE...FIRE ZONE 028 LOGAN...FIRE 
  ZONE 029 GOVE...FIRE ZONE 041 GREELEY...FIRE ZONE 042 
  WICHITA. 

* WIND: SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP MONDAY
  WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE.

* 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 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.

&&

$$

KSZ002-015-NEZ079-210530-
/O.NEW.KGLD.FW.W.0008.110321T1500Z-110322T0300Z/
RAWLINS-SHERIDAN-DUNDY-
256 PM MDT SUN MAR 20 2011 /356 PM CDT SUN MAR 20 2011/

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MDT /10 AM CDT/ TO 9 PM
MDT /10 PM CDT/ MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
ZONES 002...015 AND 079...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MDT /10 AM CDT/ TO 9 PM
MDT /10 PM CDT/ MONDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA: IN KANSAS...FIRE ZONE 002 RAWLINS...FIRE ZONE 
  015 SHERIDAN. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE ZONE 079 DUNDY. 

* WIND: SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP MONDAY
  WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE.

* HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO AROUND 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS: FIRES THAT START WILL SPREAD QUICKLY AND BURN
  INTENSELY. ALL 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GOODLAND
5 follow-up statements
709 
WWUS83 KGLD 210514
RFWGLD

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1114 PM MDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY 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...TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 80S AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

COZ252>254-KSZ001-002-013>015-027>029-041-042-NEZ079-211800-
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0008.110321T1500Z-110322T0300Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-SHERMAN-THOMAS-
SHERIDAN-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-
1114 PM MDT SUN MAR 20 2011 /1214 AM CDT MON MAR 21 2011/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MDT /10 AM CDT/
TO 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE ZONES 001...013...014...027...028...029...041...042...
252... 253 AND 254...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MDT /10 AM CDT/ TO
9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ MONDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA: IN COLORADO...FIRE ZONE 252 YUMA...FIRE ZONE 
  253 KIT CARSON...FIRE ZONE 254 CHEYENNE CO. IN KANSAS...FIRE 
  ZONE 001 CHEYENNE KS...FIRE ZONE 013 SHERMAN...FIRE ZONE 014 
  THOMAS...FIRE ZONE 027 WALLACE...FIRE ZONE 028 LOGAN...FIRE 
  ZONE 029 GOVE...FIRE ZONE 041 GREELEY...FIRE ZONE 042 
  WICHITA. 

* WIND: SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP MONDAY 
  WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE.

* 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 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
484 
WWUS83 KGLD 210923
RFWGLD

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
323 AM MDT MON MAR 21 2011

...EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY AND TOMORROW...

.A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. STRONG
WINDS...WARM TEMPERATURES AND A VERY DRY AIR MASS WILL EXIST
SOUTH OF THIS WARM FRONT RESULTING IN RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
FALLING OF LESS THAN 10 PERCENT FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH MUCH OF
THE AFTERNOON. ADDITIONALLY...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION ON TUESDAY. THEREFORE...A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. 

COZ252>254-KSZ001-002-013>015-027>029-041-042-NEZ079-212200-
/O.NEW.KGLD.FW.A.0003.110322T1500Z-110323T0200Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0008.110321T1500Z-110322T0300Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-SHERMAN-THOMAS-
SHERIDAN-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-
323 AM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 /423 AM CDT MON MAR 21 2011/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MDT /10 AM CDT/
THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS
AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 001...002...013...014...015...
027...028...029...041...042...079...252...253 AND 254...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES
001...002...013...014...015...027...028...029...041...042...079...
252...253 AND 254...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM
MDT /10 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA: IN COLORADO...FIRE ZONE 252 YUMA...FIRE ZONE 
  253 KIT CARSON...FIRE ZONE 254 CHEYENNE CO. IN KANSAS...FIRE 
  ZONE 001 CHEYENNE KS...FIRE ZONE 002 RAWLINS...FIRE ZONE 013 
  SHERMAN...FIRE ZONE 014 THOMAS...FIRE ZONE 015 SHERIDAN... 
  FIRE ZONE 027 WALLACE...FIRE ZONE 028 LOGAN...FIRE ZONE 029 
  GOVE...FIRE ZONE 041 GREELEY...FIRE ZONE 042 WICHITA. IN 
  NEBRASKA...FIRE ZONE 079 DUNDY. 

* WIND: SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
  40 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
  AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA EARLY TUESDAY
  MORNING RESULTING IN NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
  HIGHER GUSTS.

* HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TODAY WILL FALL TO LESS THAN
  10 PERCENT FOR MANY LOCATIONS WITH VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT
  EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. 

* IMPACTS: EXPLOSIVE GROWTH IS LIKELY WITH ANY FIRE WHICH DOES
  START. ALL BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. 

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-NEZ080-081-212200-
/O.NEW.KGLD.FW.A.0003.110322T1500Z-110323T0200Z/
DECATUR-NORTON-GRAHAM-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
423 AM CDT MON MAR 21 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES
003...004...016...080 AND 081...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA: IN KANSAS...FIRE ZONE 003 DECATUR...FIRE ZONE 
  004 NORTON...FIRE ZONE 016 GRAHAM. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE ZONE 
  080 HITCHCOCK...FIRE ZONE 081 RED WILLOW. 

* WIND: NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL
  BE POSSIBLE FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

* HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 10 AND
  15 PERCENT. 

* IMPACTS: EXPLOSIVE GROWTH IS LIKELY WITH ANY FIRE WHICH DOES
  START. ALL BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.


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
544 
WWUS83 KGLD 210956 CCA
RFWGLD

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
356 AM MDT MON MAR 21 2011

...EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY AND TOMORROW...

.A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. STRONG
WINDS...WARM TEMPERATURES AND A VERY DRY AIR MASS WILL EXIST
SOUTH OF THIS WARM FRONT RESULTING IN RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
FALLING TO LESS THAN 10 PERCENT FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH MUCH OF
THE AFTERNOON. ADDITIONALLY...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION ON TUESDAY. THEREFORE...A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED.

COZ252>254-KSZ001-002-013>015-027>029-041-042-NEZ079-212245-
/O.NEW.KGLD.FW.A.0003.110322T1500Z-110323T0200Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0008.110321T1500Z-110322T0300Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-SHERMAN-THOMAS-
SHERIDAN-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-
356 AM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 /456 AM CDT MON MAR 21 2011/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MDT /10 AM CDT/
THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS
AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 001...002...013...014...015...
027...028...029...041...042...079...252...253 AND 254...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES
001...002...013...014...015...027...028...029...041...042...079...
252...253 AND 254...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM
MDT /10 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA: IN COLORADO...FIRE ZONE 252 YUMA...FIRE ZONE 
  253 KIT CARSON...FIRE ZONE 254 CHEYENNE CO. IN KANSAS...FIRE 
  ZONE 001 CHEYENNE KS...FIRE ZONE 002 RAWLINS...FIRE ZONE 013 
  SHERMAN...FIRE ZONE 014 THOMAS...FIRE ZONE 015 SHERIDAN... 
  FIRE ZONE 027 WALLACE...FIRE ZONE 028 LOGAN...FIRE ZONE 029 
  GOVE...FIRE ZONE 041 GREELEY...FIRE ZONE 042 WICHITA. IN 
  NEBRASKA...FIRE ZONE 079 DUNDY. 

* WIND: SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
  40 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
  AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA EARLY TUESDAY
  MORNING RESULTING IN NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
  HIGHER GUSTS.

* HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TODAY WILL FALL TO LESS THAN
  10 PERCENT FOR MANY LOCATIONS WITH VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT
  EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. 

* IMPACTS: EXPLOSIVE GROWTH IS LIKELY WITH ANY FIRE WHICH DOES
  START. ALL BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. 

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-NEZ080-081-212245-
/O.NEW.KGLD.FW.A.0003.110322T1500Z-110323T0200Z/
DECATUR-NORTON-GRAHAM-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
456 AM CDT MON MAR 21 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES
003...004...016...080 AND 081...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA: IN KANSAS...FIRE ZONE 003 DECATUR...FIRE ZONE 
  004 NORTON...FIRE ZONE 016 GRAHAM. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE ZONE 
  080 HITCHCOCK...FIRE ZONE 081 RED WILLOW. 

* WIND: NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL
  BE POSSIBLE FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

* HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 10 AND
  15 PERCENT. 

* IMPACTS: EXPLOSIVE GROWTH IS LIKELY WITH ANY FIRE WHICH DOES
  START. ALL BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.


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
157 
WWUS83 KGLD 212220
RFWGLD

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
420 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2011


COZ252>254-KSZ001-002-013>015-027>029-041-042-NEZ079-220300-
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110322T0300Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.A.0003.110322T1500Z-110323T0200Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-SHERMAN-THOMAS-
SHERIDAN-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-
420 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 /520 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2011/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES
001...002...013...014...015...027...028...029...041...042...079...
252...253 AND 254...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
ZONES 001...002...013...014...015...027...028...029...041...042...
079...252...253 AND 254...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY
MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA: IN COLORADO...FIRE ZONE 252 YUMA...FIRE ZONE 
  253 KIT CARSON...FIRE ZONE 254 CHEYENNE CO. IN KANSAS...FIRE 
  ZONE 001 CHEYENNE KS...FIRE ZONE 002 RAWLINS...FIRE ZONE 013 
  SHERMAN...FIRE ZONE 014 THOMAS...FIRE ZONE 015 SHERIDAN... 
  FIRE ZONE 027 WALLACE...FIRE ZONE 028 LOGAN...FIRE ZONE 029 
  GOVE...FIRE ZONE 041 GREELEY...FIRE ZONE 042 WICHITA. IN 
  NEBRASKA...FIRE ZONE 079 DUNDY. 

* WIND: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  AROUND 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
  AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA EARLY TUESDAY
  MORNING RESULTING IN NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
  HIGHER GUSTS.

* HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TODAY WILL FALL TO LESS THAN
  10 PERCENT FOR MANY LOCATIONS. 

* IMPACTS: EXPLOSIVE GROWTH IS LIKELY WITH ANY FIRE WHICH DOES 
  START. ALL BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL 
  DAYS.

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-NEZ080-081-220300-
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.A.0003.110322T1500Z-110323T0200Z/
DECATUR-NORTON-GRAHAM-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
520 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
ZONES 003...004...016...080 AND 081...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA: IN KANSAS...FIRE ZONE 003 DECATUR...FIRE ZONE 
  004 NORTON...FIRE ZONE 016 GRAHAM. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE ZONE 
  080 HITCHCOCK...FIRE ZONE 081 RED WILLOW. 

* WIND: NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
  WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON 
  HOURS. 

* HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 15 AND
  20 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS: EXPLOSIVE GROWTH IS LIKELY WITH ANY FIRE WHICH DOES 
  START. ALL BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL 
  DAYS.

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
370 
WWUS83 KGLD 220255
RFWGLD

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
855 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2011

COZ252>254-KSZ001-002-013>015-027>029-041-042-NEZ079-221200-
/O.EXP.KGLD.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110322T0300Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.A.0003.110322T1500Z-110323T0200Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-SHERMAN-THOMAS-
SHERIDAN-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-
855 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 /955 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2011/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
ZONES 001...002...013...014...015...027...028...029...041...042...
079...252...253 AND 254...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 001...
002...013...014...015...027...028...029...041...042...079...252...
253 AND 254...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY
MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY 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.

&&

$$

KSZ003-004-016-NEZ080-081-221200-
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.A.0003.110322T1500Z-110323T0200Z/
DECATUR-NORTON-GRAHAM-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
955 PM CDT MON MAR 21 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
ZONES 003...004...016...080 AND 081...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA: IN KANSAS...FIRE ZONE 003 DECATUR...FIRE ZONE 
  004 NORTON...FIRE ZONE 016 GRAHAM. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE ZONE 
  080 HITCHCOCK...FIRE ZONE 081 RED WILLOW. 

* WIND: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE
  POSSIBLE FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

* HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 15 
  AND 20 PERCENT. 

* IMPACTS: EXPLOSIVE GROWTH IS LIKELY WITH ANY FIRE WHICH DOES 
  START. ALL BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL 
  DAYS. 

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 20, 9:33 AM MDTRed Flag WarningGLDCheyenne, Kit Carson3 hr

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in Kansas, 2011Red Flag Warnings in Colorado, 2011Red Flag Warnings in Nebraska, 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.