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Red Flag Warning 28, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this red flag warning at May 27, 2012, 3:35 AM MDT for Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado; Dundy County, Nebraska; 10 counties in Kansas. It took effect at May 27, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 9 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
- May 27, 2012, 3:35 AM MDT (09:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 27, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- May 27, 2012, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
Counties Cheyenne County, CO, Kit Carson County, CO, Yuma County, CO, Cheyenne County, KS, Gove County, KS, Greeley County, KS, Logan County, KS, Rawlins County, KS, Sheridan County, KS, Sherman County, KS, Thomas County, KS, Wallace County, KS, Wichita County, KS, Dundy County, NE
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:35 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
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 158 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
- 6327 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 79 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 239 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 208 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
499 WWUS83 KGLD 270935 RFWGLD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 335 AM MDT SUN MAY 27 2012 COZ252>254-KSZ001-002-013>015-027>029-041-042-NEZ079-272100- /O.NEW.KGLD.FW.W.0028.120527T1800Z-120528T0300Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-SHERMAN-THOMAS- SHERIDAN-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY- 335 AM MDT SUN MAY 27 2012 /435 AM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ TODAY TO 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...013...014...015... 027...028...029...041...042...079...252...253 AND 254... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ TODAY TO 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 252 YUMA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 253 KIT CARSON AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 254 CHEYENNE CO. IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 CHEYENNE KS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 RAWLINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 SHERMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 014 THOMAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 015 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 027 WALLACE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 028 LOGAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 029 GOVE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 GREELEY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 WICHITA. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 079 DUNDY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 15 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 20 PERCENT. 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 AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GLD (ALL LOWER CASE)
3 follow-up statements
717 WWUS83 KGLD 271831 RFWGLD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1231 PM MDT SUN MAY 27 2012 COZ252>254-KSZ001-002-013>015-027>029-041-042-NEZ079-280300- /O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0028.000000T0000Z-120528T0300Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-SHERMAN-THOMAS- SHERIDAN-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY- 1231 PM MDT SUN MAY 27 2012 /131 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...013...014...015...027...028...029...041...042...079... 252...253 AND 254... * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 252 YUMA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 253 KIT CARSON AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 254 CHEYENNE CO. IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 CHEYENNE KS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 RAWLINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 SHERMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 014 THOMAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 015 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 027 WALLACE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 028 LOGAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 029 GOVE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 GREELEY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 WICHITA. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 079 DUNDY. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GLD (ALL LOWER CASE)
652 WWUS83 KGLD 272151 RFWGLD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 351 PM MDT SUN MAY 27 2012 COZ252>254-KSZ001-002-013>015-027>029-041-042-NEZ079-280300- /O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0028.000000T0000Z-120528T0300Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-SHERMAN-THOMAS- SHERIDAN-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY- 351 PM MDT SUN MAY 27 2012 /451 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...013...014...015...027...028...029...041...042... 079...252...253 AND 254... * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 252 YUMA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 253 KIT CARSON AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 254 CHEYENNE CO. IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 CHEYENNE KS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 RAWLINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 SHERMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 014 THOMAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 015 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 027 WALLACE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 028 LOGAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 029 GOVE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 GREELEY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 WICHITA. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 079 DUNDY. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT. 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 AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GLD (ALL LOWER CASE)
749 WWUS83 KGLD 280259 RFWGLD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 859 PM MDT SUN MAY 27 2012 COZ252>254-KSZ001-002-013>015-027>029-041-042-NEZ079-280400- /O.EXP.KGLD.FW.W.0028.000000T0000Z-120528T0300Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-SHERMAN-THOMAS- SHERIDAN-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY- 859 PM MDT SUN MAY 27 2012 /959 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...013...014...015...027...028...029...041...042...079... 252...253 AND 254... A COLD FRONT IS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA BRINGING NORTHERLY WINDS AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES TO THE AREA. CRITICAL FIRE WX CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GLD (ALL LOWER CASE)
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 11:42 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 3 hr |
| May 27, 3:30 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 9 hr |
| May 26, 7:11 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Wichita | 34 min |
| May 26, 8:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Greeley, Logan, Wallace, Wichita | 34 min |
| May 26, 8:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Greeley, Logan, Wallace | 30 min |
| May 26, 8:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Greeley, Logan, Wallace, Wichita | 50 min |
| May 26, 9:33 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Greeley, Sherman, Wallace | 42 min |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Kansas, 2012Red Flag Warnings in Colorado, 2012Red Flag Warnings in Nebraska, 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.