Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Louisville, KY

Issued

Oct 16, 2011, 1:56 AM CDT (06:56 UTC)

In effect from

Oct 16, 2011, 11:00 AM CDT

Expired

Oct 16, 2011, 4:33 PM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Louisville, KY

Counties Adair County, KY, Bourbon County, KY, Boyle County, KY, Casey County, KY, Clark County, KY, Clinton County, KY, Cumberland County, KY, Fayette County, KY, Garrard County, KY, Harrison County, KY, Jessamine County, KY, Lincoln County, KY, Madison County, KY, Nicholas County, KY, Russell County, KY

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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996 
WWUS83 KLMK 160656
RFWLMK

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
256 AM EDT SUN OCT 16 2011

...HAZARDOUS BURNING CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON...

.THE COMBINATION OF STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY SURFACE WINDS...LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE MID 20 TO LOW 30 PERCENT
RANGE..AND DRY SMALL FUELS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. THE POTENTIAL FOR UNCONTROLLED AND
EXTREME FIRE GROWTH WILL EXIST.

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>036-038>040-045>047-053-054-
061>065-070>076-160800-
/O.CAN.KLMK.FW.A.0001.111016T1600Z-111016T2300Z/
ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN-
CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-HANCOCK KY-
BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY-
JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY-
SCOTT KY-SPENCER KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY-NELSON KY-
WASHINGTON KY-MERCER KY-LARUE KY-MARION KY-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-
HART KY-GREEN KY-TAYLOR KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY-ALLEN KY-
BARREN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY-
256 AM EDT SUN OCT 16 2011 /156 AM CDT SUN OCT 16 2011/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR SOUTHERN INDIANA AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
KENTUCKY.  

AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ABOVE 30 PERCENT WILL NOT REACH
CRITERIA LOW ENOUGH TO WARRANT A RED FLAG WARNING...THEREFORE THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED. GUSTY WINDS WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND
35 MPH WILL STILL CREATE HAZARDOUS BURNING CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON.

$$

KYZ037-041>043-048-049-055>057-066-067-077-078-081-082-161500-
/O.UPG.KLMK.FW.A.0001.111016T1600Z-111016T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KLMK.FW.W.0004.111016T1600Z-111016T2300Z/
HARRISON KY-FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-JESSAMINE KY-
CLARK KY-BOYLE KY-GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-
ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON KY-
256 AM EDT SUN OCT 16 2011 /156 AM CDT SUN OCT 16 2011/

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/ TODAY TO
7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR VERY GUSTY WINDS...DRY 
CONDITIONS AND DRY SMALL FUELS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/ TODAY TO
7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 30 TO 35 MPH.
  A FEW GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND NORTH OF
  I-64.

* TIMING...THE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM EDT/11 AM CDT 
  SUNDAY T0 7 PM EDT/6 PM CDT.  

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WILL DROP TO AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT FOR A FEW
  HOURS THIS AFTERNOON.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOW 80S.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY DUE
  TO THE ABOVE CONDITIONS ALONG WITH VERY DRY VEGETATION. OUTDOOR
  BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

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.

&&

$$

BJS

971 
WWUS83 KLMK 161450
RFWLMK

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1050 AM EDT SUN OCT 16 2011

...HAZARDOUS BURNING CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON...

.THE COMBINATION OF STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY SURFACE WINDS...LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE MID 20 TO LOW 30 PERCENT
RANGE..AND DRY SMALL FUELS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. THE POTENTIAL FOR UNCONTROLLED AND
EXTREME FIRE GROWTH WILL EXIST.

KYZ037-041>043-048-049-055>057-066-067-077-078-081-082-162300-
/O.CON.KLMK.FW.W.0004.111016T1600Z-111016T2300Z/
HARRISON KY-FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-JESSAMINE KY-
CLARK KY-BOYLE KY-GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-
ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON KY-
1050 AM EDT SUN OCT 16 2011 /950 AM CDT SUN OCT 16 2011/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING FOR VERY GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND 
DRY SMALL FUELS...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH. A
  FEW LOCALIZED GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* TIMING...THE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM EDT/11 AM CDT TO 7 PM
  EDT/6 PM CDT TODAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WILL DROP TO AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT FOR A FEW
  HOURS THIS AFTERNOON.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOW 80S.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY 
  DUE TO THE ABOVE CONDITIONS ALONG WITH VERY DRY VEGETATION. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 

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.

&&

$$

MJP

175 
WWUS83 KLMK 162133
RFWLMK

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
533 PM EDT SUN OCT 16 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING CANCELED...

.RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS IN THE WARNING AREA WERE INCHING THEIR
WAY UPWARD EARLY THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES BEGAN TO DIP FROM
THEIR DAYTIME HIGHS. WITH WIND SPEEDS STARTING TO DECREASE AS
WELL...RED FLAG WARNING CONDITIONS NO LONGER EXIST.

KYZ037-041>043-048-049-055>057-066-067-077-078-081-082-162245-
/O.CAN.KLMK.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-111016T2300Z/
HARRISON KY-FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-JESSAMINE KY-
CLARK KY-BOYLE KY-GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-
ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON KY-
533 PM EDT SUN OCT 16 2011 /433 PM CDT SUN OCT 16 2011/

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE INTERSTATE 75 CORRIDOR IN 
CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS CANCELED THE RED
FLAG WARNING. 

WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS STARTING TO RISE ABOVE 30 PERCENT
AND WIND GUSTS DIMINISHING IN VELOCITY...EXTREME FIRE CONDITIONS
NO LONGER EXIST. EVEN SO...CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN WITH ANY OPEN
FIRES THIS EVENING.

$$

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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.