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Red Flag Warning 5, NWS Dodge City, KS

February 28, 201210 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Feb 28, 2012, 3:19 AM CST for 10 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Feb 28, 2012, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 7 hr. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Feb 28, 2012, 3:19 AM CST (09:19 UTC)
In effect from: Feb 28, 2012, 12:00 PM CST
Expired: Feb 28, 2012, 7:29 PM CST
In force: 7 hr
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS

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

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:24 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where
Feb 28, 12:31 PM CST	NON-TSTM WND GST 58	Ulysses, KS
Feb 28, 1:00 PM CST	NON-TSTM WND GST 58	3 W Scott City, KS
Feb 28, 1:06 PM CST	NON-TSTM WND GST 63	1 Wsw Grigston, KS
Feb 28, 1:28 PM CST	NON-TSTM WND GST 59	8 Se Garden City, KS
Feb 28, 1:48 PM CST	NON-TSTM WND GST 63	8 Se Garden City, KS

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 121 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: 1501 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 352 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 436 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.

819 
WWUS83 KDDC 280919
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
319 AM CST TUE FEB 28 2012

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP TODAY...

.STRONG SOUTHWEST WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A DRYLINE WHICH WILL CROSS
WESTERN KANSAS BY LATE MORNING. IN ADDITION DRIER AIR WILL ALSO
RETURN AND AS A RESULT AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO
15 PERCENT OR LESS. THIS COMBINATION WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS WEST OF HIGHWAY 83.

KSZ061-062-074>076-084>086-281730-
/O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0005.120228T1800Z-120229T0200Z/
HAMILTON-KEARNY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-
319 AM CST TUE FEB 28 2012 /219 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR  GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE 
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY
TO 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THIS EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 062 KEARNY...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.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
  TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...BETWEEN 1 AND 7 PM TUESDAY.

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

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 50S.

* 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.

&&

$$

18

3 follow-up statements

525 
WWUS83 KDDC 280947
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
346 AM CST TUE FEB 28 2012

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP TODAY...

.STRONG SOUTHWEST WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A DRYLINE WHICH WILL CROSS
WESTERN KANSAS BY LATE MORNING. IN ADDITION DRIER AIR WILL ALSO
RETURN AND AS A RESULT AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO
15 PERCENT OR LESS. THIS COMBINATION WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS WEST OF HIGHWAY 83.

KSZ043-063-281800-
/O.EXA.KDDC.FW.W.0005.120228T1800Z-120229T0200Z/
SCOTT-FINNEY-
346 AM CST TUE FEB 28 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CST THIS
EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR 
SOUTHWEST KANSAS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE 
HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CST THIS
EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 SCOTT AND FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 063 FINNEY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
  60 MPH.

* TIMING...BETWEEN 1 AND 7 PM TUESDAY.

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

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 50S.


* 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.

&&

$$

KSZ061-062-074>076-084>086-281800-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0005.120228T1800Z-120229T0200Z/
HAMILTON-KEARNY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-
346 AM CST TUE FEB 28 2012 /246 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/
TODAY TO 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR SOUTHWEST KANSAS...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 062 KEARNY...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.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
  60 MPH.

* TIMING...BETWEEN 1 AND 7 PM TUESDAY.

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

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 50S.

* 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.

&&

$$

540 
WWUS83 KDDC 281808
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1208 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...

.STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE BEHIND A DRYLINE WHICH CROSSED
WESTERN KANSAS LATE THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION DRIER AIR WILL ALSO
RETURN AND AS A RESULT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO 15
PERCENT OR LESS. THIS COMBINATION WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS WEST OF HIGHWAY 83.

KSZ043-061>063-074>076-084>086-290200-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120229T0200Z/
SCOTT-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-MORTON-STEVENS-
SEWARD-
1208 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012 /1108 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR
SOUTHWEST KANSAS...

* 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.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...BETWEEN 1 AND 7 PM TODAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 50S.

* 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.

&&

$$

12

678 
WWUS83 KDDC 290129
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
729 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012


KSZ043-061>063-074>076-084>086-290230-
/O.CAN.KDDC.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120229T0200Z/
SCOTT-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-MORTON-STEVENS-
SEWARD-
729 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012 /629 PM MST TUE FEB 28 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR HIGH WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR
SOUTHWEST KANSAS...

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

RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE RISEN TO ABOVE 15 PERCENT AND WILL
CONTINUE TO RISE.

$$

FINCH

The office that day

Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 28, 3:42 AM CST	Wind Advisory	DDC	Barber, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Kiowa, Pawnee and 3 more	15 hr
Feb 28, 5:54 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	DDC	Pratt	51 min

Nearby

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.