Alert archive / Missouri / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 6, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this red flag warning at Aug 22, 2012, 3:34 PM CDT for 37 counties in Missouri; 7 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Aug 23, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 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
- Aug 22, 2012, 3:34 PM CDT (20:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 23, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Aug 23, 2012, 6:59 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
All 44 counties
Atchison County, KS, Doniphan County, KS, Johnson County, KS, Leavenworth County, KS, Linn County, KS, Miami County, KS, Wyandotte County, KS, Adair County, MO, Andrew County, MO, Atchison County, MO, Bates County, MO, Buchanan County, MO, Caldwell County, MO, Carroll County, MO, Cass County, MO, Chariton County, MO, Clay County, MO, Clinton County, MO, Cooper County, MO, Daviess County, MO, DeKalb County, MO, Gentry County, MO, Grundy County, MO, Harrison County, MO, Henry County, MO, Holt County, MO, Howard County, MO, Jackson County, MO, Johnson County, MO, Lafayette County, MO, Linn County, MO, Livingston County, MO, Macon County, MO, Mercer County, MO, Nodaway County, MO, Pettis County, MO, Platte County, MO, Putnam County, MO, Randolph County, MO, Ray County, MO, Saline County, MO, Schuyler County, MO, Sullivan County, MO, Worth County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:31 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
Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 154 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
- 10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -250 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1984 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -126 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -104 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
761 WWUS83 KEAX 222034 RFWEAX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 334 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...EXTREME FIRE DANGER EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR PARTS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI AND EASTERN KANSAS...AND THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ACROSS EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI... .THE COMBINATION OF VERY DRY CONDITIONS FROM THE ONGOING DROUGHT...HOT TEMPERATURES IN THE MIDDLE...RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS FROM THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20 PERCENT RANGE AND INCREASING SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING UP TO 25 MPH WILL GREATLY INCREASE THE RISK OF WILDFIRES BURNING OUT OF CONTROL. KSZ057-060-103>105-MOZ005-013-014-021-022-028>030-037-043-053- 230600- /O.NEW.KEAX.FW.W.0006.120823T1700Z-120824T0000Z/ /O.CON.KEAX.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120823T0000Z/ MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-HARRISON-DE KALB- DAVIESS-CLINTON-CALDWELL-PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-JACKSON-CASS-BATES- 334 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 005...013... 014...021...022...028...029...030...037...043...053...057...060... 103...104 AND 105... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 005...013...014... 021...022...028...029...030...037...043...053...057...060...103... 104 AND 105... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 057 MIAMI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 060 LINN KS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 LEAVENWORTH... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 WYANDOTTE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 JOHNSON KS. IN MISSOURI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 HARRISON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 DE KALB...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 014 DAVIESS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 CLINTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 CALDWELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 028 PLATTE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 029 CLAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030 RAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 JACKSON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 CASS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 053 BATES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...PEAK FIRE DANGER WILL PERSIST THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 18 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 90S. * LIGHTNING...NONE * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES...PARTICULARLY OVER GRASSY AREAS...WILL HAVE A HIGH PROBABILITY OF SPREADING RAPIDLY FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST. 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. && $$ MOZ006>008-015>017-023>025-031>033-038>040-044>046-054-230600- /O.NEW.KEAX.FW.W.0006.120823T1700Z-120824T0000Z/ MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO- MACON-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD- JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-COOPER-HENRY- 334 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 006...007...008... 015...016...017...023...024...025...031...032...033...038...039... 040...044...045...046 AND 054... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN MISSOURI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 006 MERCER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 007 PUTNAM...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 008 SCHUYLER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 015 GRUNDY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 016 SULLIVAN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 ADAIR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 LIVINGSTON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 024 LINN MO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 MACON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 CARROLL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 CHARITON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 RANDOLPH... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 038 LAFAYETTE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 039 SALINE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 HOWARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 JOHNSON MO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 PETTIS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 COOPER AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 054 HENRY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...PEAK FIRE DANGER WILL OCCUR BETWEEN NOON AND 7 PM THURSDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...LOWER TO MIDDLE 90S. * LIGHTNING...NONE * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES...PARTICULARLY OVER GRASSY AREAS...WILL HAVE A HIGH PROBABILITY OF SPREADING RAPIDLY FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST. 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. && $$ KSZ025-102-MOZ001>004-011-012-020-230000- /O.CON.KEAX.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120823T0000Z/ ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HOLT-ANDREW- BUCHANAN- 334 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002... 003...004...011...012...020...025 AND 102... * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 ATCHISON KS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 DONIPHAN. IN MISSOURI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 ATCHISON MO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 NODAWAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 WORTH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 GENTRY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 HOLT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 012 ANDREW AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 BUCHANAN. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...PEAK FIRE DANGER WILL OCCUR BETWEEN NOON AND 7 PM TODAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MIDDLE 90S. * LIGHTNING...NONE * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES...PARTICULARLY OVER GRASSY AREAS...WILL HAVE A HIGH PROBABILITY OF SPREADING RAPIDLY FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST. 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. && $$ ACH
4 follow-up statements
751 WWUS83 KEAX 230001 RFWEAX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 701 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...EXTREME FIRE DANGER EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ACROSS EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI... .THE COMBINATION OF VERY DRY CONDITIONS FROM THE ONGOING DROUGHT...HOT TEMPERATURES IN THE MIDDLE 90S...RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT AND INCREASING SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING UP TO 25 MPH WILL GREATLY INCREASE THE RISK OF WILDFIRES BURNING OUT OF CONTROL. KSZ057-060-103>105-MOZ005-013-014-021-022-028>030-037-043-053- 231115- /O.EXP.KEAX.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120823T0000Z/ /O.CON.KEAX.FW.W.0006.120823T1700Z-120824T0000Z/ MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-HARRISON-DE KALB- DAVIESS-CLINTON-CALDWELL-PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-JACKSON-CASS-BATES- 701 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 005... 013...014...021...022...028...029...030...037...043...053...057... 060...103...104 AND 105... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 005...013...014... 021...022...028...029...030...037...043...053...057...060...103... 104 AND 105... * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 057 MIAMI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 060 LINN KS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 LEAVENWORTH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 WYANDOTTE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 JOHNSON KS. IN MISSOURI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 HARRISON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 DE KALB...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 014 DAVIESS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 CLINTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 CALDWELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 028 PLATTE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 029 CLAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030 RAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 JACKSON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 CASS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 053 BATES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...PEAK FIRE DANGER WILL BE BETWEEN NOON AND 7 PM THURSDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MIDDLE 90S. * LIGHTNING...NONE * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES...PARTICULARLY OVER GRASSY AREAS...WILL HAVE A HIGH PROBABILITY OF SPREADING RAPIDLY FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST. 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. && $$ KSZ025-102-MOZ001>004-011-012-020-230115- /O.EXP.KEAX.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120823T0000Z/ ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HOLT-ANDREW- BUCHANAN- 701 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003... 004...011...012...020...025 AND 102... DECREASING WINDS AND FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL BRING AN END TO THE CRITICAL FIRE THREAT THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...THE FIRE DANGER WILL STILL REMAIN ELEVATED TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. $$ MOZ006>008-015>017-023>025-031>033-038>040-044>046-054-231115- /O.CON.KEAX.FW.W.0006.120823T1700Z-120824T0000Z/ MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO- MACON-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD- JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-COOPER-HENRY- 701 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 006... 007...008...015...016...017...023...024...025...031...032...033... 038...039...040...044...045...046 AND 054... * AFFECTED AREA...IN MISSOURI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 006 MERCER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 007 PUTNAM...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 008 SCHUYLER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 015 GRUNDY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 016 SULLIVAN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 ADAIR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 LIVINGSTON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 024 LINN MO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 MACON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 CARROLL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 CHARITON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 RANDOLPH... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 038 LAFAYETTE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 039 SALINE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 HOWARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 JOHNSON MO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 PETTIS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 COOPER AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 054 HENRY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...PEAK FIRE DANGER WILL OCCUR BETWEEN NOON AND 7 PM THURSDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...LOWER TO MIDDLE 90S. * LIGHTNING...NONE * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES...PARTICULARLY OVER GRASSY AREAS...WILL HAVE A HIGH PROBABILITY OF SPREADING RAPIDLY FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
400 WWUS83 KEAX 230915 RFWEAX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 415 AM CDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...EXTREME FIRE DANGER EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ACROSS EXTREME EASTERN KANSAS AND WEST CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI... .THE COMBINATION OF EXTREMELY DRY CONDITIONS FROM THE ONGOING DROUGHT...HOT TEMPERATURES IN THE MIDDLE 90S...RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT AND INCREASING SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING UP TO 25 MPH WILL GREATLY INCREASE THE RISK OF WILDFIRES BURNING OUT OF CONTROL. KSZ057-060-103>105-MOZ005>008-013>017-021>025-028>033-037>040- 043>046-053-054-231715- /O.CON.KEAX.FW.W.0006.120823T1700Z-120824T0000Z/ MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-HARRISON-MERCER- PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-CLINTON- CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-CARROLL- CHARITON-RANDOLPH-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-CASS-JOHNSON MO- PETTIS-COOPER-BATES-HENRY- 415 AM CDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 005...013...014...021...022... 028...029...030...037...043...053...057...060...103...104 AND 105... * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 057 MIAMI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 060 LINN KS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 LEAVENWORTH... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 WYANDOTTE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 JOHNSON KS. IN MISSOURI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 HARRISON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 006 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 007 PUTNAM... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 008 SCHUYLER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 DE KALB...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 014 DAVIESS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 015 GRUNDY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 016 SULLIVAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 ADAIR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 CLINTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 CALDWELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 LIVINGSTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 024 LINN MO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 MACON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 028 PLATTE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 029 CLAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030 RAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 CARROLL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 CHARITON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 RANDOLPH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 JACKSON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 038 LAFAYETTE... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 039 SALINE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 HOWARD... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 CASS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 JOHNSON MO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 PETTIS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 COOPER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 053 BATES AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 054 HENRY. * WINDS...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...PEAK FIRE DANGER WILL BE BETWEEN NOON AND 7 PM TODAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FROM 18 TO 22 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MIDDLE 90S. * LIGHTNING...NONE * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES...PARTICULARLY OVER GRASSY AREAS...WILL HAVE A HIGH PROBABILITY OF SPREADING RAPIDLY FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST. 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. && $$ MJ
284 WWUS83 KEAX 231802 RFWEAX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 102 PM CDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...EXTREME FIRE DANGER EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ACROSS EXTREME EASTERN KANSAS AS WELL AS ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MISSOURI... .THE COMBINATION OF EXTREMELY DRY CONDITIONS FROM THE ONGOING DROUGHT...HOT TEMPERATURES IN THE MIDDLE 90S...RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT AND GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WILL GREATLY INCREASE THE RISK OF WILDFIRES BURNING OUT OF CONTROL. KSZ025-102-MOZ001>004-011-012-020-240000- /O.EXA.KEAX.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120824T0000Z/ ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HOLT-ANDREW- BUCHANAN- 102 PM CDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...004...011...012...020...025 AND 102... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 ATCHISON KS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 DONIPHAN. IN MISSOURI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 ATCHISON MO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 NODAWAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 WORTH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 GENTRY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 HOLT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 012 ANDREW AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 BUCHANAN. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...PEAK FIRE DANGER WILL BE BETWEEN NOON AND 7 PM TODAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 18 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...91 TO 95. * LIGHTNING...NONE * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES...PARTICULARLY OVER GRASSY AREAS...WILL HAVE A HIGH PROBABILITY OF SPREADING RAPIDLY FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST. 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. && $$ KSZ057-060-103>105-MOZ005>008-013>017-021>025-028>033-037>040- 043>046-053-054-240000- /O.CON.KEAX.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120824T0000Z/ MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-HARRISON-MERCER- PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-CLINTON- CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-CARROLL- CHARITON-RANDOLPH-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-CASS-JOHNSON MO- PETTIS-COOPER-BATES-HENRY- 102 PM CDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 005...013...014...021...022...028...029... 030...037...043...053...057...060...103...104 AND 105... * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 057 MIAMI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 060 LINN KS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 LEAVENWORTH... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 WYANDOTTE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 JOHNSON KS. IN MISSOURI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 HARRISON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 006 MERCER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 007 PUTNAM... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 008 SCHUYLER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 DE KALB...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 014 DAVIESS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 015 GRUNDY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 016 SULLIVAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 ADAIR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 CLINTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 CALDWELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 LIVINGSTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 024 LINN MO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 MACON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 028 PLATTE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 029 CLAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030 RAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 CARROLL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 CHARITON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 RANDOLPH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 JACKSON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 038 LAFAYETTE... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 039 SALINE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 HOWARD... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 CASS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 JOHNSON MO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 PETTIS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 COOPER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 053 BATES AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 054 HENRY. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...PEAK FIRE DANGER WILL BE BETWEEN NOON AND 7 PM TODAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 18 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MIDDLE 90S. * LIGHTNING...NONE * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES...PARTICULARLY OVER GRASSY AREAS...WILL HAVE A HIGH PROBABILITY OF SPREADING RAPIDLY FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST. 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. && $$ BOOKBINDER
368 WWUS83 KEAX 232359 RFWEAX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 659 PM CDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...WINDS DIMINISHING AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES RECOVERING THIS EVENING TO BELOW RED FLAG WARNING CRITERIA... .RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER SOMEWHAT OVERNIGHT AND WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. HOWEVER...FUEL MOISTURE REMAINS VERY LOW SO THERE WILL BE A CONTINUED HEIGHTENED FIRE DANGER. KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040- 043>046-053-054-240100- /O.CAN.KEAX.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120824T0000Z/ ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE- JOHNSON KS-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER- PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR- BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-PLATTE-CLAY- RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD- CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-COOPER-BATES-HENRY- 659 PM CDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 005... 013...014...021...022...028...029...030...037...043...053...057... 060...103...104 AND 105... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. AS THE SUN SETS THIS EVENING...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RISE TO AROUND 30 PERCENT BY SUNSET AND CONTINUE TO RISE INTO THE 40 PERCENT RANGE OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION...THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO AROUND 10 MPH FROM THE SOUTH AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 700 PM CDT. INCREASING MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTH IS EXPECTED TOMORROW. $$ ADOLPHSON
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Red Flag Warnings in Missouri, 2012Red Flag Warnings in Kansas, 2012Every red flag warning in 2012
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.