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Red Flag Warning 22, NWS Dodge City, KS

September 11, 201223 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Sep 11, 2012, 12:26 AM CDT for 23 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Sep 11, 2012, 2:00 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: Sep 11, 2012, 12:26 AM CDT (05:26 UTC)
In effect from: Sep 11, 2012, 2:00 PM CDT
Expired: Sep 11, 2012, 8:00 PM CDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS

All 23 counties

Barber County, KS, Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Edwards County, KS, Ellis County, KS, Finney County, KS, Ford County, KS, Grant County, KS, Gray County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Lane County, KS, Meade County, KS, Ness County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Rush County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stafford County, KS, Stevens County, KS, Trego County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 13 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:26 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 00:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 12 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 3320 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -2 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 94 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

233 
WWUS83 KDDC 110526
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1226 AM CDT TUE SEP 11 2012

...EXPECT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...

KSZ031-046-064>066-078>081-087>090-112100-
/O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0022.120911T1900Z-120912T0100Z/
ELLIS-RUSH-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-
MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
1226 AM CDT TUE SEP 11 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
CDT THIS EVENING FOR WINDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
KANSAS...

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 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 ELLIS...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 046 RUSH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 HODGEMAN...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 081 PRATT...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 087 MEADE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088 CLARK...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 089 COMANCHE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 090 BARBER.

* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TIMING...BETWEEN 2 PM CDT AND 8 PM CDT.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 90S.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE WHICH STARTS COULD EASILY SPREAD AND QUICKLY
  BECOME OUT OF CONTROL. NO OUTDOOR FIRES SHOULD BE CONSIDERED
  THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

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3 follow-up statements

749 
WWUS83 KDDC 111323
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
823 AM CDT TUE SEP 11 2012

...EXPECT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...

KSZ030-043>045-063-075>077-085-086-112130-
/O.EXA.KDDC.FW.W.0022.120911T1900Z-120912T0100Z/
TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-FINNEY-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-STEVENS-SEWARD-
823 AM CDT TUE SEP 11 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
CDT THIS EVENING FOR WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR 
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS 
IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

* 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 063 FINNEY...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 075 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 HASKELL...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 077 GRAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 STEVENS AND FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 086 SEWARD.

* WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TIMING...BETWEEN 2 PM CDT AND 8 PM CDT.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...RISING INTO THE LOWER TO MID 90S.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE WHICH STARTS COULD EASILY SPREAD AND 
  QUICKLY BECOME OUT OF CONTROL. NO OUTDOOR FIRES SHOULD BE 
  CONSIDERED THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. 

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.

&&

$$

KSZ031-046-064>066-078>081-087>090-112130-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0022.120911T1900Z-120912T0100Z/
ELLIS-RUSH-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-
MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
823 AM CDT TUE SEP 11 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR 
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 ELLIS...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 046 RUSH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 HODGEMAN...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 081 PRATT...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 087 MEADE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088 CLARK...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 089 COMANCHE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 090 BARBER.

* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TIMING...BETWEEN 2 PM CDT AND 8 PM CDT.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...RISING INTO THE LOWER TO MID 90S.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE WHICH STARTS COULD EASILY SPREAD AND 
  QUICKLY BECOME OUT OF CONTROL. NO OUTDOOR FIRES SHOULD BE 
  CONSIDERED THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. 

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

552 
WWUS83 KDDC 112109
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
409 PM CDT TUE SEP 11 2012

...EXPECT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LATE THIS AFTERNOON
INTO EARLY THIS EVENING...

KSZ030-031-043>046-063>066-075>081-085>090-120100-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120912T0100Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-
GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-
CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
409 PM CDT TUE SEP 11 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR SOUTH 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 
  046 RUSH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  064 HODGEMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065 PAWNEE...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 066 STAFFORD...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 081 PRATT...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 085 STEVENS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 087 MEADE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088 CLARK...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 089 COMANCHE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 090 BARBER.

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

* TIMING...BETWEEN 2PM CDT AND 8 PM CDT.

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

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 90S.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE WHICH STARTS COULD EASILY SPREAD AND 
  QUICKLY BECOME OUT OF CONTROL. NO OUTDOOR FIRES SHOULD BE 
  CONSIDERED THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. 

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.

&&

$$

42

733 
WWUS83 KDDC 120041
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
741 PM CDT TUE SEP 11 2012

...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE INCREASED AND WIND SPEEDS HAVE
DECREASED ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS ALLOWING FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING
TO EXPIRE...

KSZ030-031-043>046-063>066-075>081-085>090-120145-
/O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120912T0100Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-
GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-
CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
741 PM CDT TUE SEP 11 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...


$$

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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.