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Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Mar 16, 2012, 6:45 PM CDT for 13 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 2 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 16, 2012, 6:45 PM CDT (23:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2012, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Finney County, KS, Grant County, KS, Gray County, KS, Hamilton County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Lane County, KS, Meade County, KS, Morton County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 103 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
- 3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -421 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2526 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
918 WWUS83 KDDC 162345 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 645 PM CDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY THIS WEEKEND... .GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE PRODUCING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS EVENING AND WILL AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND POSSIBLY ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS WELL. KSZ043-044-061>063-074>077-084>086-170745- /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0013.120316T2345Z-120317T0200Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0012.120317T1800Z-120318T0200Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0008.120318T1800Z-120319T0000Z/ SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY- MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD- 645 PM CDT FRI MAR 16 2012 /545 PM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST KANSAS... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ SATURDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS...WEST OF A LINE FROM DIGHTON TO MONTEZUMA TO LIBERAL... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS FOR MUCH OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. * 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 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING AND FROM NOON THROUGH LATE DAY BOTH ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 70S TO THE 80S. * IMPACTS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH CAN EASILY CREATE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID WILDFIRE GROWTH. 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ KSZ087-170200- /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0013.120316T2345Z-120317T0200Z/ MEADE- 645 PM CDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS FOR SOUTHWEST KANSAS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 087 MEADE. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 70S. * IMPACTS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH CAN EASILY CREATE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID WILDFIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
1 follow-up statement
303 WWUS83 KDDC 170137 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 837 PM CDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY THIS WEEKEND... .GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND POSSIBLY ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS WELL. KSZ043-044-061>063-074>077-084>086-170945- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120317T0200Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0012.120317T1800Z-120318T0200Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0008.120318T1800Z-120319T0000Z/ SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY- MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD- 837 PM CDT FRI MAR 16 2012 /737 PM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ SATURDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST KANSAS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS FOR MUCH OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST KANSAS... * 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 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...FROM NOON THROUGH LATE DAY BOTH ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 70S AND 80S. * IMPACTS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH CAN EASILY CREATE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID WILDFIRE GROWTH. 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ KSZ087-170245- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120317T0200Z/ MEADE- 837 PM CDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS FOR SOUTHWEST KANSAS... WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED THIS EVENING AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS CONTINUE TO RISE. THEREFORE, THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS EVENING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 7:48 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ford, Gray and 6 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:15 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | Finney, Grant, Gray, Hamilton, Haskell, Kearny and 6 more | 36 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:15 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Finney, Grant, Gray, Hamilton, Haskell, Kearny and 6 more | 30 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.