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Red Flag Warning 16, NWS Dodge City, KS

April 13, 20128 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Apr 13, 2012, 3:58 PM CDT for 8 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Apr 14, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 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
Apr 13, 2012, 3:58 PM CDT (20:58 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 14, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 14, 2012, 6:54 PM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS

Counties Finney County, KS, Grant County, KS, Hamilton County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stanton County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:55 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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 114 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, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2012-04-13Temperature 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 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2012-04-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -150 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
1901 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
64 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-150 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-53 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.

491 
WWUS83 KDDC 132058
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
358 PM CDT FRI APR 13 2012

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW AFTERNOON...

.STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED
TOMORROW AFTERNOON WEST OF HIGHWAY 83. THIS IS DUE TO A DRYLINE
AND A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT. 

KSZ043-061>063-074>076-086-140500-
/O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0016.120414T1800Z-120415T0200Z/
SCOTT-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-SEWARD-
358 PM CDT FRI APR 13 2012 /258 PM MDT FRI APR 13 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 9 PM
CDT /8 PM MDT/ SATURDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR 
AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 83...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/
SATURDAY.

* 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 AND 
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING...A DRY LINE WILL BE POSITIONED ACROSS HIGHWAY 283 IN THE
  AFTERNOON WITH STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AND RELATIVE
  HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT WEST OF HIGHWAY 83.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 70S.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND 
  GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE 
  BEHAVIOR. VEGETATION IS GREENING UP... BUT SUFFICIENT CURED 
  VEGETATION MAY BE AVAILABLE IN SOME AREAS TO SUPPORT THE RAPID 
  SPREAD OF WILDFIRES. 


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.

&&

$$

HOVORKA 42
4 follow-up statements
650 
WWUS83 KDDC 140347
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1047 PM CDT FRI APR 13 2012

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW
AFTERNOON...

.STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED
TOMORROW AFTERNOON WEST OF HIGHWAY 83. THIS IS DUE TO A DRYLINE
EXPECTED TO ADVANCE EASTWARD ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS AND A TIGHT
PRESSURE GRADIENT DEVELOPING ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS FROM A SURFACE
LOW STRENGTHENING ACROSS NORTHEASTERN COLORADO.

KSZ043-061>063-074>076-086-141300-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0016.120414T1800Z-120415T0200Z/
SCOTT-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-SEWARD-
1047 PM CDT FRI APR 13 2012 /947 PM MDT FRI APR 13 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO
9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ SATURDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES FOR AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 83...

* 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 AND 
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...A DRY LINE WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS
  THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AND
  RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT GENERALLY WEST OF HIGHWAY
  83.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 70S AND LOWER 80S.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND 
  GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE 
  BEHAVIOR. VEGETATION IS GREENING UP... BUT SUFFICIENT CURED 
  VEGETATION MAY BE AVAILABLE IN SOME AREAS TO SUPPORT THE RAPID 
  SPREAD OF WILDFIRES. 

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.

&&

$$
684 
WWUS83 KDDC 141057
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
557 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW
AFTERNOON...

.STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED
TOMORROW AFTERNOON WEST OF HIGHWAY 83. THIS IS DUE TO A DRYLINE
EXPECTED TO ADVANCE EASTWARD ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS AND A TIGHT
PRESSURE GRADIENT DEVELOPING ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS FROM A SURFACE
LOW STRENGTHENING ACROSS NORTHEASTERN COLORADO.

KSZ043-061>063-074>076-086-142100-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0016.120414T1800Z-120415T0200Z/
SCOTT-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-SEWARD-
557 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2012 /457 AM MDT SAT APR 14 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/
THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG
WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 83...

* 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 AND 
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...A DRY LINE WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS 
  THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AND 
  RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT GENERALLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 
  83. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 75 TO 80.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND 
  GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE 
  BEHAVIOR. VEGETATION IS GREENING UP... BUT SUFFICIENT CURED 
  VEGETATION MAY BE AVAILABLE IN SOME AREAS TO SUPPORT THE RAPID 
  SPREAD OF WILDFIRES. 

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.

&&

$$
563 
WWUS83 KDDC 142043 AAA
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
343 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
EARLY EVENING...

.STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BEHIND A
DRYLINE IS RESULTING IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER FAR
WESTERN KANSAS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY
EVENING. 

KSZ043-061>063-074>076-086-150200-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120415T0200Z/
SCOTT-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-SEWARD-
343 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012 /243 PM MDT SAT APR 14 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR
AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 83...

* 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 AND 
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  EARLY EVENING AS LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS AND WARM TEMPERATURES
  COMBINE WITH STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO BRING EXTREME FIRE GROWTH
  POTENTIAL.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 80.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND 
  GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE 
  BEHAVIOR. VEGETATION IS GREENING UP... BUT SUFFICIENT CURED 
  VEGETATION MAY BE AVAILABLE IN SOME AREAS TO SUPPORT THE RAPID 
  SPREAD OF WILDFIRES. 

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.

&&

$$
044 
WWUS83 KDDC 142354
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
654 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012


KSZ043-061>063-074>076-086-150100-
/O.CAN.KDDC.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120415T0200Z/
SCOTT-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-SEWARD-
654 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012 /554 PM MDT SAT APR 14 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR VERY LOW HUMIDITIES FOR
AND STRONG WINDS FOR SOUTHWEST KANSAS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING.

HUMIDITY LEVELS HAVE INCREASED WHILE WINDS HAVE DECREASED
SLIGHTLY. FOR THIS REASON THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

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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.