Red Flag Warning 10, NWS Dodge City, KS

Issued

Mar 6, 2012, 1:37 AM CST (07:37 UTC)

In effect from

Mar 6, 2012, 12:00 PM CST

Expired

Mar 6, 2012, 7:00 PM CST

In force

7 hr

Issued by

NWS Dodge City, KS

Counties 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, Lane County, KS, Meade County, KS, Morton County, KS, Ness County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Rush County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS, Trego County, KS

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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709 
WWUS83 KDDC 060737
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
137 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY...

.DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PROMOTE AGGRESSIVE AND DANGEROUS
FIRE BEHAVIOR DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS TODAY.

KSZ043-061>063-074>076-084>086-061900-
/O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0004.120306T1800Z-120307T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0010.120306T1800Z-120307T0100Z/
SCOTT-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-MORTON-STEVENS-
SEWARD-
137 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 /1237 AM MST TUE MAR 6 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO
7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
AND GUSTY WINDS FOR SOUTHWEST KANSAS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 SCOTT...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 061 HAMILTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 STANTON...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 075 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 HASKELL...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 084 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 STEVENS AND 
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD.

* TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 
  NOON AND 7 PM CST TODAY. 

* WINDS...WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT
  GUSTS OF 30 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE AS LOW AS 10 
  PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY 
  WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. 
  VEGETATION IS FULLY CURED AND WILL BURN EASILY. OUTDOOR 
  BURNING SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 

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.

&&

$$

KSZ030-031-044>046-064-065-077-078-087-061900-
/O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0010.120306T1800Z-120307T0100Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-GRAY-FORD-MEADE-
137 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CST THIS
EVENING FOR VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR
SOUTHWEST KANSAS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR
SOUTHWEST KANSAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CST
THIS EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030 TREGO...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 031 ELLIS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 LANE...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 045 NESS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 RUSH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  064 HODGEMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065 PAWNEE...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 077 GRAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 078 FORD AND FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 087 MEADE.

* TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 
  NOON AND 7 PM CST TODAY. 

* WINDS...WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT
  GUSTS OF 30 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE AS LOW AS 10 
  PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY 
  WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. 
  VEGETATION IS FULLY CURED AND WILL BURN EASILY. OUTDOOR 
  BURNING SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 

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.

&&

$$

UMSCHEID

673 
WWUS83 KDDC 061734
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1134 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...

.DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PROMOTE AGGRESSIVE AND DANGEROUS
FIRE BEHAVIOR DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS TODAY.

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>065-074>078-084>087-070100-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0010.120306T1800Z-120307T0100Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-
PAWNEE-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-
MEADE-
1134 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 /1034 AM MST TUE MAR 6 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/
THIS EVENING FOR VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR
SOUTHWEST KANSAS...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030 TREGO...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 031 ELLIS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 SCOTT...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 044 LANE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 NESS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  046 RUSH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  064 HODGEMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065 PAWNEE...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 074 STANTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 076 HASKELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 GRAY...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 078 FORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 085 STEVENS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD AND FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 087 MEADE.

* TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 
  NOON AND 7 PM CST TODAY. 

* WINDS...WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT 
  GUSTS OF 30 MPH. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE AS LOW AS 10 
  PERCENT. 

* TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY 
  WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. 
  VEGETATION IS FULLY CURED AND WILL BURN EASILY. OUTDOOR 
  BURNING SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 

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

329 
WWUS83 KDDC 070107
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
707 PM CST TUE MAR 6 2012

...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

.WITH THE TEMPERATURES LOWERING AND WINDS DECREASING, THE RISK OF
FIRE DANGERS HAVE DIMINISHED AS WELL.

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>065-074>078-084>087-070215-
/O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120307T0100Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-
PAWNEE-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-
MEADE-
707 PM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 /607 PM MST TUE MAR 6 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
AND GUSTY WINDS FOR SOUTHWEST KANSAS...

DUE TO DECREASING STRONG WINDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES RISING, THE
RED FLAG WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

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