Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Mar 4, 2012, 1:41 PM CST for 15 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 5, 2012, 12:00 PM CST. 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
- Mar 4, 2012, 1:41 PM CST (19:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 5, 2012, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Mar 5, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 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, Ness County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS, Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:45 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, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 90 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
- 2876 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 115 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 139 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
136 WWUS83 KDDC 041941 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 141 PM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED MONDAY AND TUESDAY... .TWO DAYS OF DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL PROMOTE AGGRESSIVE AND DANGEROUS FIRE BEHAVIOR ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY. KSZ043-061>063-074>076-084>086-050345- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0003.120305T1800Z-120306T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0009.120305T1800Z-120305T2300Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0004.120306T1800Z-120307T0000Z/ SCOTT-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-MORTON-STEVENS- SEWARD- 141 PM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 /1241 PM MST SUN MAR 4 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO 5 PM CST /4 PM MST/ MONDAY FOR VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR ALL AREAS ALONG A WEST OF A LINE FROM WAKEENEY TO MEADE... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST KANSAS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO 5 PM CST /4 PM MST/ MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * 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. * TIMING...DURING THE AFTERNOON ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 1 PM AND 5 PM CST BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST NEAR 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. 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. && $$ KSZ030-044-045-077-087-050345- /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0009.120305T1800Z-120305T2300Z/ TREGO-LANE-NESS-GRAY-MEADE- 141 PM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM CST MONDAY FOR VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST KANSAS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO 5 PM CST /4 PM MST/ MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030 TREGO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 LANE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 NESS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 GRAY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 087 MEADE. * TIMING...DURING THE AFTERNOON ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 1 PM AND 5 PM CST BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST NEAR 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ 33
4 follow-up statements
908 WWUS83 KDDC 050319 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 919 PM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED MONDAY AND TUESDAY... .TWO DAYS OF DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL PROMOTE AGGRESSIVE AND DANGEROUS FIRE BEHAVIOR ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY. KSZ043-061>063-074>076-084>086-051100- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0009.120305T1800Z-120305T2300Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0004.120306T1800Z-120307T0000Z/ SCOTT-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-MORTON-STEVENS- SEWARD- 919 PM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 /819 PM MST SUN MAR 4 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO 5 PM CST /4 PM MST/ MONDAY FOR VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR ALL AREAS ALONG A WEST OF A LINE FROM WAKEENEY TO MEADE... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND 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. * TIMING...THE RED FLAG CRITERIA WILL BE MET DURING THE AFTERNOON, ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 1 PM AND 5 PM CST BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * WINDS...WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWESTERLY NEAR 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HUMIDITY WILL BE 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. 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. && $$ KSZ030-044-045-077-087-051100- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0009.120305T1800Z-120305T2300Z/ TREGO-LANE-NESS-GRAY-MEADE- 919 PM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM CST MONDAY FOR VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST KANSAS... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030 TREGO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 LANE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 NESS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 GRAY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 087 MEADE. * TIMING...THE RED FLAG CRITERIA WILL BE MET DURING THE AFTERNOON, ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 1 PM AND 5 PM CST BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * WINDS...WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWESTERLY NEAR 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HUMIDITY WILL BE 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FINCH
007 WWUS83 KDDC 050858 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 258 AM CST MON MAR 5 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY... .TWO DAYS OF DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL PROMOTE AGGRESSIVE AND DANGEROUS FIRE BEHAVIOR ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY AND TOMORROW. KSZ030-045-051000- /O.CAN.KDDC.FW.W.0009.120305T1800Z-120305T2300Z/ TREGO-NESS- 258 AM CST MON MAR 5 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS FOR WEST CENTRAL KANSAS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO REACH 15 PERCENT ...HOWEVER...OUTDOOR BURNING IS STILL DISCOURAGED DUE TO STRONG WINDS. $$ KSZ043-061>063-074>076-084>086-060000- /O.EXT.KDDC.FW.W.0009.120305T1800Z-120306T0000Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0004.120306T1800Z-120307T0000Z/ SCOTT-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-MORTON-STEVENS- SEWARD- 258 AM CST MON MAR 5 2012 /158 AM MST MON MAR 5 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS FOR SOUTHWEST AND FAR WEST CENTRAL KANSAS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FAR WESTERN 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. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN NOON AND 6 PM CST TODAY AND AGAIN BETWEEN NOON TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. * WINDS...WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWESTERLY AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH TODAY AND SOUTHERLY AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT TODAY AND NEAR 10 PERCENT TOMORROW. * TEMPERATURES...MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL PEAK IN THE MID 70S TODAY AND AROUND 80 DEGREES TUESDAY. * 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ KSZ044-077-087-060000- /O.EXT.KDDC.FW.W.0009.120305T1800Z-120306T0000Z/ LANE-GRAY-MEADE- 258 AM CST MON MAR 5 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS FOR SOUTHWEST KANSAS... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 LANE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 GRAY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 087 MEADE. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN NOON AND 6 PM CST TODAY. * WINDS...WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWESTERLY AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH TODAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL PEAK IN THE LOW TO MID 70S THIS AFTERNOON. * 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. && $$ SUGDEN
822 WWUS83 KDDC 051733 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1133 AM CST MON MAR 5 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY... .TWO DAYS OF DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL PROMOTE AGGRESSIVE AND DANGEROUS FIRE BEHAVIOR ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY AND TUESDAY. KSZ043-061>063-074>076-084>086-060145- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0009.120305T1800Z-120306T0000Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0004.120306T1800Z-120307T0000Z/ SCOTT-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-MORTON-STEVENS- SEWARD- 1133 AM CST MON MAR 5 2012 /1033 AM MST MON MAR 5 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS FOR SOUTHWEST AND FAR WEST CENTRAL KANSAS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FAR WESTERN 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. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN NOON AND 6 PM CST TODAY AND AGAIN BETWEEN NOON TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW TO 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ KSZ044-077-087-060000- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0009.120305T1800Z-120306T0000Z/ LANE-GRAY-MEADE- 1133 AM CST MON MAR 5 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS FOR SOUTHWEST KANSAS... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 LANE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 GRAY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 087 MEADE. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN NOON AND 6 PM CST TODAY. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 16 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 60S TO NEAR 70. * 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. && $$
570 WWUS83 KDDC 060014 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 614 PM CST MON MAR 5 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY... .DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PROMOTE AGGRESSIVE AND DANGEROUS FIRE BEHAVIOR DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON TUESDAY. KSZ043-061>063-074>076-084>086-060115- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120306T0000Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0004.120306T1800Z-120307T0000Z/ SCOTT-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-MORTON-STEVENS- SEWARD- 614 PM CST MON MAR 5 2012 /514 PM MST MON MAR 5 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FAR WESTERN KANSAS... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS FOR SOUTHWEST AND FAR WEST CENTRAL KANSAS... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 SCOTT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 STANTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 HASKELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 STEVENS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN NOON AND 6 PM CST TUESDAY. * WINDS...WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HUMIDITY WILL BE AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. VEGETATION IS FULLY CURED AND WILL BURN EASILY. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ KSZ044-077-087-060115- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120306T0000Z/ LANE-GRAY-MEADE- 614 PM CST MON MAR 5 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS FOR SOUTHWEST KANSAS... RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE RISEN TO ABOVE 15 PERCENT AND WILL CONTINUE TO RISE WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING. $$ FINCH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 9:15 PM CST | Wind Advisory | DDC | Ellis, Rush, Trego | 17 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:42 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | Finney, Grant, Hamilton, Haskell, Kearny, Morton and 4 more | 10 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:42 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | Finney, Grant, Hamilton, Haskell, Kearny, Morton and 4 more | 46 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:28 PM CST | Wind Advisory | DDC | Clark, Edwards, Ellis, Finney, Ford, Grant and 18 more | 28 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.