Alert archive / Nebraska / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 32, NWS Hastings, NE
NWS Hastings, NE issued this red flag warning at Oct 16, 2012, 3:44 PM CDT for 24 counties in Nebraska; 6 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Oct 17, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr. 2 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
- Oct 16, 2012, 3:44 PM CDT (20:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 17, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 17, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Hastings, NE
All 30 counties
Jewell County, KS, Mitchell County, KS, Osborne County, KS, Phillips County, KS, Rooks County, KS, Smith County, KS, Adams County, NE, Buffalo County, NE, Clay County, NE, Dawson County, NE, Fillmore County, NE, Franklin County, NE, Furnas County, NE, Gosper County, NE, Greeley County, NE, Hall County, NE, Hamilton County, NE, Harlan County, NE, Howard County, NE, Kearney County, NE, Merrick County, NE, Nance County, NE, Nuckolls County, NE, Phelps County, NE, Polk County, NE, Sherman County, NE, Thayer County, NE, Valley County, NE, Webster County, NE, York County, NE
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:47 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 | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 1:35 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | York Airport, NE | PEAK WIND GUST SO FAR TODAY. |
| Oct 17, 3:30 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Grand Island, NE | PEAK WIND SO FAR TODAY |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 179 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
- 1988 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -150 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -131 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
896 WWUS83 KGID 162044 RFWGID URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 344 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY IN ALL AREAS AND ACROSS SOUTHWEST COUNTIES AGAIN THURSDAY... .ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL OVERSPREAD ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS. THURSDAY AFTERNOON WILL FEATURE EVEN STRONGER NORTHWEST WINDS...WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS GENERALLY 35 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 60 MPH. THESE WINDS...IN COMBINATION WITH DRY VEGETATION AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AREA-WIDE ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AND FOR PLACES MAINLY SOUTHWEST OF A LEXINGTON NEBRASKA TO BELOIT KANSAS LINE ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ060-072>074-082>084-170500- /O.UPG.KGID.FW.A.0014.121017T1700Z-121018T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGID.FW.W.0032.121017T1700Z-121018T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGID.FW.A.0015.121018T1700Z-121019T0000Z/ PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-DAWSON-GOSPER-PHELPS- KEARNEY-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN- 344 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 005...006... 007...017...018...019...060...072...073...074...082...083 AND 084... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 005...006...007...017...018...019...060...072... 073...074...082...083 AND 084... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 PHILLIPS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 006 SMITH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 007 JEWELL... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 ROOKS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 OSBORNE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MITCHELL. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 060 DAWSON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 072 GOSPER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 073 PHELPS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 KEARNEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 082 FURNAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 083 HARLAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 FRANKLIN. * WINDS...ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. THURSDAY AFTERNOON WINDS WILL BE EVEN STRONGER...WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS GENERALLY 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FALLING TO BETWEEN 15 AND 20 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS ON BOTH AFTERNOONS. * IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH AND MAKE ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN. USE CAUTION WHEN CONDUCTING ACTIVITIES WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. THIS INCLUDES THOSE STILL COMPLETING HARVEST...AS THE USE OF LARGE FARM MACHINERY AND OFF ROAD VEHICLES IN THESE CONDITIONS COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENTAL FIRE. 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. && $$ NEZ039>041-046>049-061>064-075>077-085>087-170500- /O.UPG.KGID.FW.A.0014.121017T1700Z-121018T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGID.FW.W.0032.121017T1700Z-121018T0000Z/ VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-BUFFALO-HALL- HAMILTON-YORK-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER- 344 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 039...040... 041...046...047...048...049...061...062...063...064...075...076... 077...085...086 AND 087... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. THIS REPLACES THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 039 VALLEY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 GREELEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 NANCE... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 SHERMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 HOWARD... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 048 MERRICK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 049 POLK... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 BUFFALO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 HALL... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 HAMILTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 YORK... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 ADAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 CLAY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 FILLMORE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 WEBSTER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 NUCKOLLS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 087 THAYER. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FALLING TO BETWEEN 15 AND 20 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS DURING THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH AND MAKE ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN. USE CAUTION WHEN CONDUCTING ACTIVITIES WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. THIS INCLUDES THOSE STILL COMPLETING HARVEST...AS THE USE OF LARGE FARM MACHINERY AND OFF ROAD VEHICLES IN THESE CONDITIONS COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENTAL FIRE. 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. && $$ PFANNKUCH
5 follow-up statements
956 WWUS83 KGID 170228 RFWGID URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 928 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY IN ALL AREAS...AND ACROSS SOUTHWEST COUNTIES AGAIN THURSDAY... .THE COMBINATION OF A STRONG WIND...LOW VALUES OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY VEGETATION WILL WORK TO PROMOTE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. THESE SAME CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING...PRIMARILY ALONG AND SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM LEXINGTON...MINDEN...TO FRANKLIN IN NEBRASKA...TO MANKATO IN KANSAS. KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ060-072>074-082>084-171000- /O.CON.KGID.FW.W.0032.121017T1700Z-121018T0000Z/ /O.CON.KGID.FW.A.0015.121018T1700Z-121019T0000Z/ PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-DAWSON-GOSPER-PHELPS- KEARNEY-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN- 928 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 005...006...007...017...018...019...060...072...073...074... 082...083 AND 084... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 005...006...007...017...018...019...060... 072...073...074...082...083 AND 084... * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 PHILLIPS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 006 SMITH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 007 JEWELL... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 ROOKS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 OSBORNE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MITCHELL. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 060 DAWSON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 072 GOSPER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 073 PHELPS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 KEARNEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 082 FURNAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 083 HARLAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 FRANKLIN. * WIND...ON WEDNESDAY...FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH. ON THURSDAY...FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FALLING TO BETWEEN 15 AND 20 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS ON BOTH AFTERNOONS. * IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH AND MAKE ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN. USE CAUTION WHEN CONDUCTING ACTIVITIES WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. THIS INCLUDES THOSE STILL COMPLETING HARVEST...AS THE USE OF LARGE FARM MACHINERY AND OFF ROAD VEHICLES IN THESE CONDITIONS COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENTAL FIRE. 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. && $$ NEZ039>041-046>049-061>064-075>077-085>087-171000- /O.CON.KGID.FW.W.0032.121017T1700Z-121018T0000Z/ VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-BUFFALO-HALL- HAMILTON-YORK-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER- 928 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 039...040...041...046...047...048...049...061...062...063... 064...075...076...077...085...086 AND 087... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 039 VALLEY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 GREELEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 NANCE... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 SHERMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 HOWARD... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 048 MERRICK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 049 POLK... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 BUFFALO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 HALL... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 HAMILTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 YORK... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 ADAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 CLAY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 FILLMORE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 WEBSTER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 NUCKOLLS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 087 THAYER. * WIND...FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FALLING TO BETWEEN 15 AND 20 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS DURING THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH AND MAKE ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN. USE CAUTION WHEN CONDUCTING ACTIVITIES WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. THIS INCLUDES THOSE STILL COMPLETING HARVEST...AS THE USE OF LARGE FARM MACHINERY AND OFF ROAD VEHICLES IN THESE CONDITIONS COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENTAL FIRE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ BRYANT
307 WWUS83 KGID 171008 RFWGID URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 508 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY IN ALL AREAS...AND POSSIBLY ACROSS SOUTHWEST COUNTIES AGAIN THURSDAY... .THE COMBINATION OF A VERY STRONG WINDS...VERY LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS...AND DRY VEGETATION WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY THURSDAY EVENING...PRIMARILY ALONG AND SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM LEXINGTON...MINDEN...TO FRANKLIN IN NEBRASKA...TO MANKATO IN KANSAS. THE THREAT FOR TOMORROW IS MORE MARGINAL DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR SLIGHTLY HIGHER HUMIDITY LEVELS. KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ060-072>074-082>084-171815- /O.CON.KGID.FW.W.0032.121017T1700Z-121018T0000Z/ /O.CON.KGID.FW.A.0015.121018T1700Z-121019T0000Z/ PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-DAWSON-GOSPER-PHELPS- KEARNEY-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN- 508 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 005...006...007...017...018...019...060...072...073...074... 082...083 AND 084... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 005...006...007...017...018...019...060... 072...073...074...082...083 AND 084... * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 PHILLIPS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 006 SMITH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 007 JEWELL... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 ROOKS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 OSBORNE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MITCHELL. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 060 DAWSON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 072 GOSPER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 073 PHELPS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 KEARNEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 082 FURNAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 083 HARLAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 FRANKLIN. * WIND...TODAY NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. THURSDAY...FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FALLING TO BETWEEN 15 AND 20 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS DURING THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THURSDAY ...AROUND 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH AND MAKE ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN. USE CAUTION WHEN CONDUCTING ACTIVITIES WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. THIS INCLUDES THOSE STILL COMPLETING HARVEST...AS THE USE OF LARGE FARM MACHINERY AND OFF ROAD VEHICLES IN THESE CONDITIONS COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENTAL FIRE. 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. && $$ NEZ039>041-046>049-061>064-075>077-085>087-171815- /O.CON.KGID.FW.W.0032.121017T1700Z-121018T0000Z/ VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-BUFFALO-HALL- HAMILTON-YORK-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER- 508 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 039...040...041...046...047...048...049...061...062...063... 064...075...076...077...085...086 AND 087... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 039 VALLEY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 GREELEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 NANCE... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 SHERMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 HOWARD... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 048 MERRICK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 049 POLK... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 BUFFALO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 HALL... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 HAMILTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 YORK... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 ADAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 CLAY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 FILLMORE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 WEBSTER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 NUCKOLLS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 087 THAYER. * WIND...FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FALLING TO BETWEEN 15 AND 20 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH AND MAKE ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN. USE CAUTION WHEN CONDUCTING ACTIVITIES WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. THIS INCLUDES THOSE STILL COMPLETING HARVEST...AS THE USE OF LARGE FARM MACHINERY AND OFF ROAD VEHICLES IN THESE CONDITIONS COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENTAL FIRE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HALBLAUB
000 WWUS83 KGID 171608 RFWGID URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 1108 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY...AND POSSIBLY ACROSS SOUTHWEST COUNTIES AGAIN THURSDAY... .THE COMBINATION OF A VERY STRONG WINDS...VERY LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS...AND DRY VEGETATION WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY THURSDAY EVENING...PRIMARILY ALONG AND SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM LEXINGTON...MINDEN...TO FRANKLIN NEBRASKA...TO MANKATO KANSAS. KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ060-072>074-082>084-180000- /O.CON.KGID.FW.W.0032.121017T1700Z-121018T0000Z/ /O.CON.KGID.FW.A.0015.121018T1700Z-121019T0000Z/ PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-DAWSON-GOSPER-PHELPS- KEARNEY-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN- 1108 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 005... 006...007...017...018...019...060...072...073...074...082... 083 AND 084... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 005...006...007...017...018...019...060... 072...073...074...082...083 AND 084... * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 PHILLIPS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 006 SMITH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 007 JEWELL... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 ROOKS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 OSBORNE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MITCHELL. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 060 DAWSON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 072 GOSPER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 073 PHELPS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 KEARNEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 082 FURNAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 083 HARLAN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 FRANKLIN. * WIND...NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH TODAY. ON THURSDAY WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 30 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FALLING TO BETWEEN 15 AND 20 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS DURING THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THURSDAY AROUND...20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH AND MAKE ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN. USE CAUTION WHEN CONDUCTING ACTIVITIES WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. THIS INCLUDES THOSE STILL COMPLETING HARVEST...AS THE USE OF LARGE FARM MACHINERY AND OFF ROAD VEHICLES IN THESE CONDITIONS COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENTAL FIRE. 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. && $$ NEZ039>041-046>049-061>064-075>077-085>087-180000- /O.CON.KGID.FW.W.0032.121017T1700Z-121018T0000Z/ VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-BUFFALO-HALL- HAMILTON-YORK-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER- 1108 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 039... 040...041...046...047...048...049...061...062...063...064...075... 076...077...085...086 AND 087... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 039 VALLEY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 GREELEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 NANCE... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 SHERMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 HOWARD... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 048 MERRICK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 049 POLK... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 BUFFALO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 HALL... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 HAMILTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 YORK... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 ADAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 CLAY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 FILLMORE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 WEBSTER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 NUCKOLLS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 087 THAYER. * WIND...NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FALLING TO BETWEEN 15 AND 20 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH AND MAKE ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN. USE CAUTION WHEN CONDUCTING ACTIVITIES WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. THIS INCLUDES THOSE STILL COMPLETING HARVEST...AS THE USE OF LARGE FARM MACHINERY AND OFF ROAD VEHICLES IN THESE CONDITIONS COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENTAL FIRE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
676 WWUS83 KGID 171947 RFWGID URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 247 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS... .THE COMBINATION OF A VERY STRONG WINDS...VERY LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS...AND DRY VEGETATION WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE DANGER THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. LOCATIONS WEST OF A LINE FROM LEXINGTON TO FRANKLIN NEBRASKA TO BELOIT KANSAS WILL LIKELY SEE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY FOR FURNAS...HARLAN...PHILLIPS AND SMITH COUNTIES. KSZ005-017-NEZ082-083-180400- /O.UPG.KGID.FW.A.0015.121018T1700Z-121019T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGID.FW.W.0033.121018T1700Z-121019T0000Z/ /O.CON.KGID.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-121018T0000Z/ PHILLIPS-ROOKS-FURNAS-HARLAN- 247 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 005... 017...082 AND 083... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 005...017... 082 AND 083... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY. THIS REPLACES THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 PHILLIPS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 ROOKS. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 082 FURNAS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 083 HARLAN. * WIND...NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. ON THURSDAY WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 30 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 15 AND 20 PERCENT THROUGH EARLY EVENING. ON THURSDAY...FALLING BETWEEN 18 AND 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH AND MAKE ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN. USE CAUTION WHEN CONDUCTING ACTIVITIES WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. THIS INCLUDES THOSE STILL COMPLETING HARVEST...AS THE USE OF LARGE FARM MACHINERY AND OFF ROAD VEHICLES IN THESE CONDITIONS COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENTAL FIRE. 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. && $$ KSZ006-007-018-019-NEZ060-072>074-084-180400- /O.CON.KGID.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-121018T0000Z/ /O.CON.KGID.FW.A.0015.121018T1700Z-121019T0000Z/ SMITH-JEWELL-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-DAWSON-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY- FRANKLIN- 247 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 006... 007...018...019...060...072...073...074 AND 084... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 006...007...018...019...060...072...073... 074 AND 084... * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 006 SMITH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 007 JEWELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 OSBORNE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MITCHELL. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 060 DAWSON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 072 GOSPER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 073 PHELPS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 KEARNEY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 FRANKLIN. * WIND...NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. ON THURSDAY WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 30 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 15 AND 20 PERCENT THROUGH EARLY EVENING. ON THURSDAY...FALLING TO AROUND 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH AND MAKE ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN. USE CAUTION WHEN CONDUCTING ACTIVITIES WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. THIS INCLUDES THOSE STILL COMPLETING HARVEST...AS THE USE OF LARGE FARM MACHINERY AND OFF ROAD VEHICLES IN THESE CONDITIONS COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENTAL FIRE. 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. && $$ NEZ039>041-046>049-061>064-075>077-085>087-180000- /O.CON.KGID.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-121018T0000Z/ VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-BUFFALO-HALL- HAMILTON-YORK-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER- 247 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 039... 040...041...046...047...048...049...061...062...063...064...075... 076...077...085...086 AND 087... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 039 VALLEY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 GREELEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 NANCE... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 SHERMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 HOWARD... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 048 MERRICK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 049 POLK... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 BUFFALO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 HALL... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 HAMILTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 YORK... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 ADAMS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 CLAY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 FILLMORE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 WEBSTER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 NUCKOLLS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 087 THAYER. * WIND...NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 15 AND 20 PERCENT THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH AND MAKE ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN. USE CAUTION WHEN CONDUCTING ACTIVITIES WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. THIS INCLUDES THOSE STILL COMPLETING HARVEST...AS THE USE OF LARGE FARM MACHINERY AND OFF ROAD VEHICLES IN THESE CONDITIONS COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENTAL FIRE. 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. && $$
149 WWUS83 KGID 180001 RFWGID URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 701 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AGAIN ON THURSDAY... .THE COMBINATION OF A VERY STRONG WINDS...VERY LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS...AND DRY VEGETATION WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE DANGER...ESPECIALLY LOCATIONS WEST OF A LINE FROM LEXINGTON TO FRANKLIN NEBRASKA TO BELOIT KANSAS...WITH PARTICULAR CONCERNS FOR FURNAS...HARLAN...PHILLIPS AND SMITH COUNTIES. KSZ005-017-NEZ082-083-180800- /O.EXP.KGID.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-121018T0000Z/ /O.CON.KGID.FW.W.0033.121018T1700Z-121019T0000Z/ PHILLIPS-ROOKS-FURNAS-HARLAN- 701 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 005...017...082 AND 083... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 005...017... 082 AND 083... * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 PHILLIPS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 ROOKS. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 082 FURNAS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 083 HARLAN. * WIND...ON THURSDAY WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 30 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...ON THURSDAY...FALLING BETWEEN 18 AND 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH AND MAKE ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN. USE CAUTION WHEN CONDUCTING ACTIVITIES WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. THIS INCLUDES THOSE STILL COMPLETING HARVEST...AS THE USE OF LARGE FARM MACHINERY AND OFF ROAD VEHICLES IN THESE CONDITIONS COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENTAL FIRE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ KSZ006-007-018-019-NEZ060-072>074-084-180800- /O.EXP.KGID.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-121018T0000Z/ /O.CON.KGID.FW.A.0015.121018T1700Z-121019T0000Z/ SMITH-JEWELL-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-DAWSON-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY- FRANKLIN- 701 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 006...007...018...019...060...072...073... 074 AND 084... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 006...007... 018...019...060...072...073...074 AND 084... * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 006 SMITH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 007 JEWELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 OSBORNE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MITCHELL. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 060 DAWSON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 072 GOSPER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 073 PHELPS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 KEARNEY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 FRANKLIN. * WIND...ON THURSDAY WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 30 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...ON THURSDAY...FALLING TO AROUND 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH AND MAKE ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN. USE CAUTION WHEN CONDUCTING ACTIVITIES WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. THIS INCLUDES THOSE STILL COMPLETING HARVEST...AS THE USE OF LARGE FARM MACHINERY AND OFF ROAD VEHICLES IN THESE CONDITIONS COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENTAL FIRE. 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. && $$ NEZ039>041-046>049-061>064-075>077-085>087-180115- /O.EXP.KGID.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-121018T0000Z/ VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-BUFFALO-HALL- HAMILTON-YORK-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER- 701 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 039...040... 041...046...047...048...049...061...062...063...064...075...076... 077...085...086 AND 087... RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE SLOWLY...ALONG WITH CONTINUED BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS TONIGHT. $$ HEINLEIN
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Hastings, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Oct 16, 3:20 PM CDT, 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 16, 3:20 PM CDT, 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
320 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012
.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. FOCUS IS ON WIND AND FIRE
WEATHER. PATTERN ALOFT FEATURED PROGRESSIVE WESTERLY FLOW ACROSS
THE INTERIOR CONUS. A SUBTLE SHORTWAVE TROUGH HAD CROSSED THE
CENTRAL PLAINS EARLIER TODAY AND THIS WAVE WAS LOCATED NEAR THE
MISSOURI RIVER THIS AFTN. UPSTREAM...NEXT SYSTEM TO IMPACT OUR
WEATHER WAS LOCATED IN WA/OR.
AHEAD OF THIS NEXT SYSTEM...A SURFACE TROUGH WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE
NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS THIS AFTN/EVENING AND AS SYSTEM RAPIDLY
TRANSLATES SOUTHEASTWARD THIS EVENING/TONIGHT DRIVEN BY 130KT H3
JET...THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL SWEEP ACROSS OUR CWA
TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL BE NEAR KODX AROUND MIDNIGHT PUSH SOUTH
INTO KS BY 12Z WEDNESDAY. WINDS SHIFT NORTHWEST BEHIND THE BOUNDARY
WITH 3HR PRESSURE RISES FOLLOWING FRONT EXPECTED TO AVERAGE 3 TO
6MB. WINDS INCREASE WITH FROPA AND REMAIN STRONG DURING THE DAY ON
WEDNESDAY IN TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WITH A DEEP LOW
PRESSURE CENTERED IN NORTHERN WISCONSIN AND HIGH PRESSURE LOCATED IN
THE NORTHERN ROCKIES. WE ARE LOOKING AT NW WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35
MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH IN DEEP MIXING WITH FCST SOUNDINGS
INDICATING MIXING ABOVE H7. GIVEN THE EXPECTED STRONG WINDS WILL GO
AHEAD WITH A WIND ADVISORY FOR WEDNESDAY. HAVE SOME CONCERNS THAT
OUR FAR SOUTHEAST ZONES MAY NOT REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA...HOWEVER IT
MAY BE CLOSE AT TIMES.
ALSO WITH FROPA TONIGHT...STRONG MID LEVEL FRONTOGENESIS IS PROGGED
BETWEEN H85 AN H7...AND COULD SEE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED RAIN SHOWER
DEVELOPMENT NW/SE IN PRESENCE OF FORCING FROM ROUGHLY 06Z TO 15Z
WEDNESDAY BEFORE DRY AIR ADVECTS SOUTHEAST. WENT WITH SOME 20 TO 30
POPS FOR TONIGHT/EARLY WED.
WINDS/CLOUD COVER WILL AID IN HOLDING UP TEMPS TONIGHT AND HAVE KEPT
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S OVERALL. LOWERED HIGHS A DEGREE OR TWO FOR
WEDNESDAY IN THE CAA...BUT THIS WILL BE A BATTLE BETWEEN GOOD MIXING
WITH DOWNSLOPE WIND COMPONENT AND THE CAA. TRIED TO PLAY SOMEWHERE
IN THE MIDDLE.
.MID TERM...WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY. CLEARLY THE MAIN
CONCERN DURING THIS 48-HOUR PERIOD WILL BE THE CONTINUATION OF THE
WINDIEST BACK-TO-BACK DAYS THE AREA HAS SEEN IN AWHILE...ALONG WITH
RESULTANT FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. PLEASE SEE
SEPARATE FIRE SECTION BELOW FOR FIRE WEATHER-SPECIFIC DETAILS.
PRECIP-WISE...HAVE MAINTAINED THE DRY FORECAST THURS-THURS NIGHT
FROM PREVIOUS FORECAST...BUT THIS IS SOMEWHAT IN QUESTION.
STARTING WITH WEDNESDAY EVENING/NIGHT...KEPT IT DRY AS ANY RAIN
CHANCE THROUGH THE NIGHT SHOULD HOLD WELL TO THE NORTH MAINLY IN
EASTERN SD/MN. ALOFT...THE 12Z NAM/GFS/ECMWF ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT
DEPICTING A DEEP MID LEVEL LOW COVERING THE ENTIRE CENTRAL
PLAINS/UPPER MS VALLEY REGION...ANCHORED BY A FAIRLY VERTICALLY
STACKED CIRCULATION OVER MN INCLUDING A STOUT ROUGHLY 990MB SURFACE
LOW AT 12Z THURS. ALTHOUGH IT WILL CERTAINLY REMAIN BREEZY THROUGH
THE NIGHT WITH SUSTAINED WEST-NORTHWEST SPEEDS 15-25 MPH AND
HIGHER GUSTS...IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE ADVISORY LEVEL SPEEDS OF 30+
MPH SUSTAINED WILL BE MET DURING THE NIGHT...AND THUS WILL FEATURE
A BREAK BETWEEN THE WEDNESDAY DAYTIME WIND HEADLINES AND THE
THURSDAY DAYTIME HEADLINES. TEMP-WISE...FEEL THAT MIXING WILL
GENERALLY TRUMP THE EFFECTS OF WEAK COLD AIR ADVECTION. AS A
RESULT...KEPT LOWS ROUGHLY 3 DEGREES ABOVE MET/MAV GUIDANCE
BLEND...AND THUS SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS FORECAST WITH ALL AREAS
DIPPING NO LOWER THAN 38-40.
THURSDAY...THIS IS STILL LOOKING LIKE THE WINDIEST OF THE TWO
DAYS...THANKS TO THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF A TIGHTER SURFACE PRESSURE
GRADIENT ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE DEEP MN/WI SURFACE LOW...AND DEEP
MIXING UP TO AROUND 750MB. TAKING 12Z NAM BUFKIT SOUNDINGS AT FACE
VALUE...ALONG WITH LATEST ROUND OF MET/MAV GUIDANCE...CONCERNS ARE
INCREASING THAT AT LEAST NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA COULD SEE AT
LEAST A FEW HOURS OF HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA OF 40+ MPH SUSTAINED
NORTHWEST SPEEDS WITH GUSTS INTO THE 55-60 MPH RANGE. THESE
STRONGEST WINDS WOULD GENERALLY FOCUS BETWEEN THE MID-MORNING AND
MID-AFTERNOON HOURS. FOR THESE AREAS WHERE THIS CONCERN IS
GREATEST...INCLUDING MOST COUNTIES ALONG/NORTH OF I-80...HAVE ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WATCH RUNNING NEARLY ALL DAY LONG. FOR THE REMAINDER OF
THE CWA...ALTHOUGH WE WOULD NORMALLY NOT ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY 4
PERIODS OUT...THIS SETUP SEEMS TO WARRANT IT WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE IN
MEETING SEVERAL HOURS OF SUSTAINED SPEEDS AT LEAST 30-35 MPH AND
GUSTS AT LEAST 45 MPH. EVENTUALLY...THE CURRENT WATCH/ADVISORY
CONFIGURATION WILL BE ADJUSTED/CONVERTED TO A POSSIBLE
WARNING/ADVISORY COMBO. TURNING TO PRECIP CONCERNS...THE PREVIOUS
SHIFT PULLED SLIGHT RAIN CHANCES OUT OF THE FAR NORTHEAST
COUNTIES...AND LATEST MODEL VARY WITH THE NAM SHOWING THIS AREA
SHOULD STAY DRY...WHILE THE 12Z ECMWF/GFS SUGGESTS THAT POPS IN THE
FAR NORTHEAST COULD PROBABLY STILL BE WARRANTED. IT ALL DEPENDS ON
HOW FAR WEST WRAP-AROUND FORCING MAKES IT AROUND THE DEEP MID
LEVEL LOW CENTERED OVER THE IA/WI/IL BORDER AREA. FOR NOW WILL
LEAVE DRY GIVEN THIS RAIN CHANCE WAS JUST PULLED OUT WITHIN THE
LAST 12 HOURS...BUT NEXT FEW SHIFTS WILL HAVE TO LOOK CLOSELY AND
SEE IF AT LEAST A SLIGHT CHANCE MAY NEED ADDED BACK INTO SOME
NORTHEAST COUNTIES. TEMP-WISE...IT COULD BE TRICKY ESPECIALLY IF
AT LEAST MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WRAP AROUND INTO THE EASTERN COUNTIES
WHILE WESTERN AREAS SHOULD STAY AT LEAST MOSTLY SUNNY. BASED ON
THIS POSSIBILITY...NUDGED UP ROUGHLY THE SOUTHWEST 1/2 VERY
SLIGHTLY...AND NUDGED DOWN THE NORTHEAST 1-2 DEGREES...NOW RANGING
FROM MID 50S NORTHEAST TO LOW 60S SOUTHWEST.
THURSDAY NIGHT...KEPT IT DRY...BUT AGAIN IF THE ECMWF IS ONTO
SOMETHING WITH THE SLOWER DEPARTURE OF THE DEEP LOW/FARTHER WEST
WRAP-AROUND RAIN...THEN IT COULD BE A CLOSE CALL WHETHER THOSE SAME
FAR NORTHEAST AREAS STAY DRY. THE CONSENSUS OF THE NAM/GFS/SREF
HOWEVER IS TO KEEP ANY RAIN AT LEAST JUST EAST OF THE AREA...SO FOR
NOW WILL FOLLOW THIS CONSENSUS...BUT BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR A
POSSIBLE RAIN CHANGE ADDED NORTHEAST OF THE TRI-CITIES. WIND-
WISE...THE CURRENT WATCH/ADVISORY COMBO DROPS AT 00Z...AND
ALTHOUGH IT WILL REMAIN QUITE BREEZE ESPECIALLY THROUGH
MIDNIGHT...IT SHOULD NO LONGER BE HEADLINE-WORTHY AFTER DARK. FOR
LOW TEMPS...BASED ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT BREEZES WILL CONTINUE TO
EASE UP LATE IN THE NIGHT AND SKIES STAY GENERALLY CLEAR...COULD
SEE A DECENT DROP AND LOWERED 2-4 DEGREES FROM PREVIOUS FORECAST
RANGING FROM NEAR 30 WEST TO MID 30S EAST...ALTHOUGH THIS IS STILL
ROUGHLY 3 DEGREES ABOVE THE COLDER MET/MAV BLEND.
FRIDAY...UNLIKE THURSDAY AFTERNOON/NIGHT...CONFIDENCE IS HIGH THAT
THE ENTIRE CWA AND NOT JUST THE MAJORITY OF IT WILL BE DRY...AS EVEN
THE SLOWER ECMWF SOLUTION MOVES THE CENTER OF THE DEPARTING MID
LEVEL LOW EAST TOWARD THE SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN AREA...ALLOWING
HEIGHTS TO BUILD SLIGHTLY ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS AS MID-UPPER
FLOW TURNS MORE WESTERLY VERSUS NORTHERLY. ALTHOUGH AT LEAST A 10-15
MPH SUSTAINED WESTERLY BREEZE IS FORECAST THROUGH PART OF THE
DAY...WINDS WILL BE A FAR CRY FROM THOSE OF WED/THURS...LEADING TO A
SEASONABLY COOL BUT PLEASANT END OF THE WEEK. KEPT HIGHS SIMILAR TO
PREVIOUS PER CONSENSUS OF 12Z MEX GUIDANCE AND NAM...RANGING FROM
LOW 60S NORTH TO UPPER 60S SOUTHWEST.
.LONG TERM...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY. OVERALL...LITTLE
CHANGE TO THE PREVIOUS FORECAST THROUGH THE FRIDAY NIGHT-MONDAY TIME
FRAME...AND ALTHOUGH THERE ARE STILL PLENTY OF QUESTIONS REGARDING
THE NEW MONDAY NIGHT-TUESDAY PERIOD...HAVE OPTED TO KEEP IT DRY FOR
NOW GIVEN OVERALL MODEL CONSENSUS IN THE DAY 7 RANGE.
FRIDAY NIGHT...DRY WEST-NORTHWEST FLOW DOMINATES THE AREA WITH
GENERALLY LIGHT SOUTHERLY WIND ANTICIPATED. NUDGED DOWN LOW TEMPS
VERY SLIGHTLY FROM PREVIOUS FORECAST AND VERY POSSIBLE NOT
ENOUGH...BUT AT LEAST HAVE MOST AREAS LOW 40S FOR NOW.
SATURDAY/SAT NIGHT...CONFIDENCE REMAINS HIGH IN A DRY AND PLEASANT
PERIOD AS THE CWA REMAINS IN QUASI-ZONAL FLOW BETWEEN THE DEPARTING
NORTHEAST CONUS LOW AND THE NEXT BATCH OF SHORTWAVE ENERGY CROSSING
THE NORTHERN ROCKIES TOWARD THE CENTRAL PLAINS. NUDGED UP SATURDAY
HIGHS A FEW DEGREES ESPECIALLY SOUTHWEST...WITH FORECAST RANGING
FROM LOW 70S NORTHEAST TO UPPER 70S SOUTHWEST.
SUNDAY/SUNDAY NIGHT...KEPT IT DRY ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT NECESSARILY A
GUARANTEE AS BOTH THE ECMWF/GFS TRACK WEAK SHORTWAVES INTO THE
PLAINS ON WEST-SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT...ALONG WITH THE PASSAGE OF AT
LEAST A WEAK SURFACE COLD FRONT. FOR NOW AT LEAST THOUGH...MODELS
FOCUS QPF EITHER NORTHWEST OR SOUTHEAST OF THE CWA.
TEMP-WISE...LITTLE CHANGE TO HIGHS WITH LOW-MID 70S IN MOST AREAS
DESPITE THE WEAK COLD FRONT.
MONDAY/MONDAY NIGHT...LATEST MODELS CONTINUE TO FOCUS MOST
FORCING/QPF BOTH NORTHWEST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE CWA...AND THUS WAS
OKAY CONTINUING TO LEAVE DRY FOR NOW. CHANGED MONDAY HIGHS VERY
LITTLE WITH A BIT OF A COOLDOWN VERSUS SUNDAY...RANGING FROM NEAR 60
NORTH TO NEAR 70 SOUTH.
TUESDAY...BROAD WEST-SOUTHWEST FLOW CONTINUES WELL TO THE EAST OF A
LARGER MEAN TROUGH OFF THE PACIFIC COAST. WILL KEEP IT DRY FOR NOW
AND RUN WITH MODEL CONSENSUS HIGHS GENERALLY A FEW DEGREES EITHER
SIDE OF 60.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...FIRST FOR WEDNESDAY...DRY AIR ADVECTS SOUTHEAST
FOLLOWING THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE WITH SFC DPS DROPPING TO THE
TEENS IN THE AFTN. FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE DEEP MIXING OF THE
DRY AIR AND IT IS LOOKING FAVORABLE FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO
DROP NEAR OR BELOW 20 PERCENT FOR A FEW HOURS. NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY INTO THE AFTN WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45
MPH COMMON. GIVEN THE WINDY CONDITIONS...DRY FUELS AND EXPECTED
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...OUR CURRENT RED FLAG WATCH WILL BE
CONVERTED TO A RED FLAG WARNING.
FOLLOWING ON THE HEELS OF WEDNESDAYS FIRE WEATHER SETUP...WINDS WILL
INCREASE EVEN FURTHER ON THURSDAY...WHICH SHOULD IN FACT BE THE
OVERALL WINDIEST DAY MOST OF THE AREA HAS SEEN IN MONTHS. THE
CURRENT EXPECTATION IS THAT THE ENTIRE AREA WILL SEE SEVERAL HOURS
OF SUSTAINED NORTHWESTERLY SPEEDS AT LEAST 30-35 MPH AND GUSTS
45+...WITH AREAS NEAR AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 MOST FAVORED TO SEE
EVEN HIGHER SUSTAINED SPEEDS CLOSER TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS POTENTIALLY
NEAR 60 MPH. HOWEVER...DUE TO CONSIDERABLE WRAP-AROUND CLOUD COVER
AND COOLER TEMPS ACROSS ROUGHLY THE NORTHEAST 1/2 OF THE CWA...AM
NOT EXPECTING RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HERE TO DROP BELOW THE
CRITICAL 20 PERCENT THRESHOLD. HOWEVER...AREAS MAINLY SOUTHWEST OF A
LEXINGTON-BELOIT LINE HAVE HIGHER CONFIDENCE OF A BIT WARMER TEMPS
AND RESULTANT RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING INTO THE 15-20
PERCENT RANGE...AND THUS HAVE ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR MUCH
OF THIS SOUTHWESTERN AREA. EVEN IF RH VALUES DO END UP
MARGINAL...THE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE A CONSIDERABLE FIRE
HAZARD IN ITSELF.
LOOKING AHEAD TO FRIDAY...ALTHOUGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES COULD
AGAIN AT LEAST FLIRT WITH CRITICAL LEVELS ESPECIALLY IN THE FAR
WEST...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MUCH LIGHTER WITH AFTERNOON
SUSTAINED SPEEDS GENERALLY NO MORE THAN 10-15 MPH...AND THUS NO
FIRE WEATHER HEADLINES ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1228 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012/
AVIATION...18Z TAF. A SURFACE TROUGH HAD PASSED KGRI EARLIER THIS
MORNING...SWITCHING WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST. A NEW SURFACE TROUGH
WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE HIGH PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH WINDS
TRANSITIONING WESTERLY AND SOUTHWESTERLY FOR THE EVENING/FIRST
PART OF TONIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL CROSS KGRI AFTER
MIDNIGHT...WITH WINDS TRANSITIONING NW AND INCREASING TONIGHT AND
REMAINING STRONG ON WEDNESDAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO
30KTS WITH GUSTS OF 35KTS OR HIGHER DUE TO A TIGHT SURFACE
GRADIENT IN PLACE. MID LEVEL CLOUD COVER WILL INCREASE IN VCNTY OF
COLD FRONT BUT ATTM NOT LOOKING AT MUCH IN THE WAY OF PCPN...BUT
SPRINKLES OR AN ISOLATED SHOWER IS POSSIBLE.
&&
.GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR NEZ039>041-
046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR NEZ039>041-
046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR NEZ049-063-064-
072>077-082>087.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING FOR NEZ060-072>074-082>084.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
FOR NEZ039>041-046>048-060>062.
KS...RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR KSZ005>007-
017>019.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR KSZ005>007-
017>019.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR KSZ005>007-
017>019.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING FOR KSZ005>007-017>019.
&&
SHORT TERM/AVIATION/FIRE WEATHER...FAY
MID TERM/LONG TERM/FIRE WEATHER...PFANNKUCHHazardous weather outlook, Oct 16, 3:41 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 341 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012 KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087- 171200- PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE- SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-YORK- GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN- WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER- 341 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. WIND ADVISORIES OR A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR BOTH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST WIND MESSAGE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR LOCATIONS GENERALLY WEST OF A LINE FROM LEXINGTON TO FRANKLIN NEBRASKA...TO BELOIT KANSAS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. && MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS (ALL LOWERCASE)
The office that day
Everything else NWS Hastings, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 3:11 PM CDT | High Wind Watch | GID | Buffalo, Dawson, Greeley, Hall, Howard, Merrick and 3 more | 24 hr |
| Oct 16, 3:11 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | GID | Adams, Buffalo, Clay, Dawson, Fillmore, Franklin and 18 more | 28 hr |
| Oct 16, 3:11 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | GID | Adams, Clay, Fillmore, Franklin, Furnas, Gosper and 9 more | 54 hr |
| Oct 16, 3:44 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | GID | Dawson, Franklin, Furnas, Gosper, Harlan, Kearney and 1 more | 37 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Nebraska, 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.