Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 11, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Mar 12, 2012, 12:14 PM CDT for 25 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 13, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 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 12, 2012, 12:14 PM CDT (17:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 13, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 13, 2012, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
All 25 counties
Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Edwards County, KS, 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, Kiowa 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, Stafford County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS, Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:18 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
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 38 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
- 3423 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -72 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -8 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
478 WWUS83 KDDC 121714 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1214 PM CDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY... .WARM DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THESE CONDITIONS WILL PROMOTE AGGRESSIVE AND DANGEROUS FIRE BEHAVIOR. KSZ043-044-061>063-074>077-084>087-130115- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0005.120313T1800Z-120314T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0011.120313T1800Z-120314T0100Z/ SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY- MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE- 1214 PM CDT MON MAR 12 2012 /1114 AM MDT MON MAR 12 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ TUESDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WIND AREAS GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF A TREGO CENTER TO JETMORE AND MEADE LINE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WIND...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 SCOTT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 LANE...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 077 GRAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 STEVENS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 087 MEADE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 1 PM CDT AND 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 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. && $$ KSZ030-045-064-130115- /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0011.120313T1800Z-120314T0100Z/ TREGO-NESS-HODGEMAN- 1214 PM CDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WIND... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WIND...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030 TREGO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 NESS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 HODGEMAN. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 1 PM CDT AND 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. . * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 70S. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. VEGETATION IS FULLY CURED AND WILL BURN EASILY. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ KSZ031-046-065-066-078>080-088-089-130115- /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.A.0006.120313T1800Z-120314T0100Z/ ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-CLARK-COMANCHE- 1214 PM CDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WIND... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WIND...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 ELLIS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 RUSH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065 PAWNEE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 066 STAFFORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 078 FORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 079 EDWARDS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 080 KIOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088 CLARK AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 089 COMANCHE. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 1 PM CDT AND 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
4 follow-up statements
569 WWUS83 KDDC 130059 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 759 PM CDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...TUESDAY AFTERNOON WILL SEE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS... .WARM, DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PROMOTE AGGRESSIVE AND PERHAPS UNCONTROLLABLE FIRE BEHAVIORS. KSZ030-043>045-061>064-074>077-084>087-131000- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0011.120313T1800Z-120314T0100Z/ TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON- GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE- 759 PM CDT MON MAR 12 2012 /659 PM MDT MON MAR 12 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ TUESDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WIND... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030 TREGO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 SCOTT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 LANE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 NESS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 HODGEMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 STANTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 HASKELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 GRAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 STEVENS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 087 MEADE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...BETWEEN 1 PM CDT AND 8 PM CDT TUESDAY. . * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 80S. * 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 NOT BE ATTEMPTED. 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. && $$ KSZ031-046-065-066-078>080-088-089-131000- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0006.120313T1800Z-120314T0100Z/ ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-CLARK-COMANCHE- 759 PM CDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WIND... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 ELLIS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 RUSH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065 PAWNEE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 066 STAFFORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 078 FORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 079 EDWARDS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 080 KIOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088 CLARK AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 089 COMANCHE. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 1 PM CDT AND 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WILL LOWER TO 15 TO 20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 80S. * 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 NOT BE ATTEMPTED. 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. STAY TUNED TO A NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR SEE OUR WEB SITE FOR UPDATES...WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DDC && $$ 12
800 WWUS83 KDDC 130808 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 308 AM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... .UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND A DRY AIRMASS WILL COMBINE TO DROP RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS TO LESS THAN 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. THIS WILL RESULT IN CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR LARGE WILDFIRE GROWTH. KSZ031-046-065-066-078>080-088-089-132100- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0006.120313T1800Z-120314T0100Z/ /O.EXA.KDDC.FW.W.0011.120313T1800Z-120314T0100Z/ ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-CLARK-COMANCHE- 308 AM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WIND FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL INTO SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST KANSAS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WIND...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 ELLIS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 RUSH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065 PAWNEE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 066 STAFFORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 078 FORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 079 EDWARDS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 080 KIOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088 CLARK AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 089 COMANCHE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...BETWEEN 1 PM CDT AND 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW TO MIDDLE 80S. * 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 NOT BE ATTEMPTED. 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. && $$ KSZ030-043>045-061>064-074>077-084>087-132100- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0011.120313T1800Z-120314T0100Z/ TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON- GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE- 308 AM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012 /208 AM MDT TUE MAR 13 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WIND FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF A TREGO CENTER TO JETMORE AND MEADE LINE... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030 TREGO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 SCOTT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 LANE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 NESS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 HODGEMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 STANTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 HASKELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 GRAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 STEVENS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 087 MEADE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...BETWEEN 1 PM CDT AND 8 PM CDT TUESDAY. . * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 80S. * 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 NOT BE ATTEMPTED. 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. && $$
113 WWUS83 KDDC 131926 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 226 PM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON... .UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND A DRY AIRMASS WILL COMBINE TO DROP RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS TO LESS THAN 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. THIS WILL RESULT IN CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR LARGE WILDFIRE GROWTH. KSZ046-065-066-132030- /O.CAN.KDDC.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120314T0100Z/ RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD- 226 PM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WIND FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO STAY ABOVE 15 PERCENT THROUGH THE REMAINDER AFTERNOON. AS A RESULT THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ KSZ030-031-043>045-061>064-074>080-084>089-140100- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120314T0100Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-MORTON-STEVENS- SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE- 226 PM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012 /126 PM MDT TUE MAR 13 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WIND FOR WESTERN KANSAS AND PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL 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 061 HAMILTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 HODGEMAN...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 079 EDWARDS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 080 KIOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 STEVENS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 087 MEADE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088 CLARK AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 089 COMANCHE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...BETWEEN 2 PM CDT AND 8 PM CDT TUESDAY. . * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 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 NOT BE ATTEMPTED. 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. && $$
264 WWUS83 KDDC 140036 AAA RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 736 PM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012 KSZ030-031-043>045-061>064-074>080-084>089-140145- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120314T0100Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-MORTON-STEVENS- SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE- 736 PM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012 /636 PM MDT TUE MAR 13 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL INCREASE FOR THE REST OF THIS EVENING. $$ 06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 3:31 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | Barber, Comanche, Edwards, Kiowa, Pawnee, Pratt and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 12, 12:14 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Ford, Kiowa and 3 more | 15 hr |
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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.