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Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Goodland, KS

January 28, 201210 counties in Kansas; Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado; Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska

NWS Goodland, KS issued this red flag warning at Jan 28, 2012, 1:51 AM CST for 10 counties in Kansas; Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado; Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska. It took effect at Jan 28, 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
Jan 28, 2012, 1:51 AM CST (07:51 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 28, 2012, 12:00 PM CST
Expired
Jan 28, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS

Counties Kit Carson County, CO, Yuma County, CO, Cheyenne County, KS, Decatur County, KS, Gove County, KS, Graham County, KS, Logan County, KS, Norton County, KS, Rawlins County, KS, Sheridan County, KS, Sherman County, KS, Thomas County, KS, Dundy County, NE, Hitchcock County, NE, Red Willow County, NE

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 173 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2012-01-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2012-01-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -66 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1127 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-66 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
41 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

737 
WWUS83 KGLD 280751
RFWGLD

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1251 AM MST SAT JAN 28 2012

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED...

.STRONG WEST NORTH WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA ON
SATURDAY. THE STRONG WINDS...COMBINED WITH VERY DRY CONDITIONS
WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR A PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

COZ252-KSZ001>004-013>016-028-029-NEZ079>081-281600-
/O.UPG.KGLD.FW.A.0002.120128T1800Z-120129T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KGLD.FW.W.0002.120128T1800Z-120129T0000Z/
YUMA-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-
GRAHAM-LOGAN-GOVE-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
1251 AM MST SAT JAN 28 2012 /151 AM CST SAT JAN 28 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ THIS
MORNING TO 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...004...
013...014...015...016...028...029...079...080...081 AND 252...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/
THIS AFTERNOON. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 252 YUMA. IN 
  KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 CHEYENNE KS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  002 RAWLINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 DECATUR...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 004 NORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 SHERMAN...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 014 THOMAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 015 SHERIDAN...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 016 GRAHAM...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 028 LOGAN AND FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 029 GOVE. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 079 
  DUNDY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 080 HITCHCOCK AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  081 RED WILLOW.

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

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

* IMPACTS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MEAN THAT FIRES START
  QUICKLY...SPREAD FURIOUSLY AND BURN INTENSELY. FIRES WILL BE
  DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

COZ253-281600-
/O.NEW.KGLD.FW.W.0002.120128T1800Z-120129T0000Z/
KIT CARSON-
1251 AM MST SAT JAN 28 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST
THIS AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 253...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 253 KIT CARSON.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MEAN THAT FIRES START
  QUICKLY...SPREAD FURIOUSLY AND BURN INTENSELY. FIRES WILL BE
  DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
397 
WWUS83 KGLD 281725
RFWGLD

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1025 AM MST SAT JAN 28 2012

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED...

.STRONG WEST NORTH WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA ON
SATURDAY. THE STRONG WINDS...COMBINED WITH VERY DRY CONDITIONS
WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR A PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

COZ252-253-KSZ001>004-013>016-028-029-NEZ079>081-290000-
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0002.120128T1800Z-120129T0000Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS-
SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-LOGAN-GOVE-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
1025 AM MST SAT JAN 28 2012 /1125 AM CST SAT JAN 28 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/
THIS AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...004...013...014...015...016...
028...029...079...080...081 AND 252...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/
THIS AFTERNOON. 

* AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 252 YUMA. IN 
  KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 CHEYENNE KS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  002 RAWLINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 DECATUR...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 004 NORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 SHERMAN...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 014 THOMAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 015 SHERIDAN...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 016 GRAHAM...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 028 LOGAN AND FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 029 GOVE. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 079 
  DUNDY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 080 HITCHCOCK AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  081 RED WILLOW. 

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MEAN THAT FIRES 
  START QUICKLY...SPREAD FURIOUSLY AND BURN INTENSELY. FIRES 
  WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$
648 
WWUS83 KGLD 282039
RFWGLD

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
139 PM MST SAT JAN 28 2012

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED...

.GUSTTY WEST NORTH WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA
THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS...COMBINED WITH VERY DRY CONDITIONS
WILL BRING A PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

COZ252-253-KSZ001>004-013>016-028-029-NEZ079>081-290000-
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120129T0000Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS-
SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-LOGAN-GOVE-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
139 PM MST SAT JAN 28 2012 /239 PM CST SAT JAN 28 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/
THIS AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...004...013...014...015...016...
028...029...079...080...081 AND 252...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/
THIS AFTERNOON. 

* AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 252 YUMA. IN 
  KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 CHEYENNE KS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  002 RAWLINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 DECATUR...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 004 NORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 SHERMAN...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 014 THOMAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 015 SHERIDAN...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 016 GRAHAM...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 028 LOGAN AND FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 029 GOVE. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 079 
  DUNDY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 080 HITCHCOCK AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  081 RED WILLOW. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MEAN THAT FIRES 
  START QUICKLY...SPREAD FURIOUSLY AND BURN INTENSELY. FIRES 
  WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

JRM
513 
WWUS83 KGLD 282142
RFWGLD

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
242 PM MST SAT JAN 28 2012

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AGAIN TOMORROW...

.GUSTTY WEST NORTH WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA
THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS...COMBINED WITH VERY DRY CONDITIONS
WILL BRING A PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE DRY
AIR MASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE TRI-STATE REGION ON
SUNDAY WHICH WILL LIKELY BRING ANOTHER DAY OF CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS. 

COZ252-253-KSZ001>004-013>016-028-029-NEZ079>081-291200-
/O.NEW.KGLD.FW.A.0003.120129T1800Z-120130T0000Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120129T0000Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS-
SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-LOGAN-GOVE-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
242 PM MST SAT JAN 28 2012 /342 PM CST SAT JAN 28 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/
THIS AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...004...013...014...015...016...
028...029...079...080...081...252 AND 253...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...004...013...014...015...016...
028...029...079...080...081...252 AND 253...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 252 YUMA. IN 
  KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 CHEYENNE KS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  002 RAWLINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 DECATUR...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 004 NORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 SHERMAN...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 014 THOMAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 015 SHERIDAN...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 016 GRAHAM...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 028 LOGAN AND FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 029 GOVE. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 079 
  DUNDY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 080 HITCHCOCK AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  081 RED WILLOW. 

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MEAN THAT FIRES 
  START QUICKLY...SPREAD FURIOUSLY AND BURN INTENSELY. FIRES 
  WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE IMMINENT. 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.

&&

$$

COZ254-KSZ027-041-042-291200-
/O.NEW.KGLD.FW.A.0003.120129T1800Z-120130T0000Z/
CHEYENNE CO-WALLACE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
242 PM MST SAT JAN 28 2012 /342 PM CST SAT JAN 28 2012/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 027...041...042 AND 254...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 254 CHEYENNE 
  CO. IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 027 WALLACE...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 041 GREELEY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 WICHITA.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL BE
  POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MEAN THAT FIRES 
  START QUICKLY...SPREAD FURIOUSLY AND BURN INTENSELY. FIRES 
  WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL.

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.

&&

$$
570 
WWUS83 KGLD 290003
RFWGLD

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
503 PM MST SAT JAN 28 2012

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AGAIN TOMORROW...

.THE DRY AIR MASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE TRI-STATE
REGION ON SUNDAY WHICH WILL LIKELY BRING ANOTHER DAY OF CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

COZ252-253-KSZ001>004-013>016-028-029-NEZ079>081-291200-
/O.EXP.KGLD.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120129T0000Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.A.0003.120129T1800Z-120130T0000Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS-
SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-LOGAN-GOVE-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
503 PM MST SAT JAN 28 2012 /603 PM CST SAT JAN 28 2012/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...004...013...014...015...
016...028...029...079...080...081...252 AND 253...

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...004...013...
014...015...016...028...029...079...080...081...252 AND 253...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

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.

&&

$$

COZ254-KSZ027-041-042-291200-
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.A.0003.120129T1800Z-120130T0000Z/
CHEYENNE CO-WALLACE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
503 PM MST SAT JAN 28 2012 /603 PM CST SAT JAN 28 2012/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 027...041...042 AND 254...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 254 CHEYENNE 
  CO. IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 027 WALLACE...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 041 GREELEY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 WICHITA. 

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MEAN THAT FIRES 
  START QUICKLY...SPREAD FURIOUSLY AND BURN INTENSELY. FIRES 
  WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. 

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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 28, 3:42 PM CSTFire Weather WatchGLDCheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Graham, Greeley, Logan and 7 more20 hr

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in Kansas, 2012Red Flag Warnings in Nebraska, 2012Red Flag Warnings in Colorado, 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.