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Red Flag Warning 32, NWS Goodland, KS

June 24, 201212 counties in Kansas; Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado; Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Nebraska

NWS Goodland, KS issued this red flag warning at Jun 24, 2012, 7:17 PM CDT for 12 counties in Kansas; Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado; Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Nebraska. It took effect at Jun 25, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 10 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
Jun 24, 2012, 7:17 PM CDT (00:17 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 25, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired
Jun 25, 2012, 10:00 PM CDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS

Counties Cheyenne County, CO, Kit Carson County, CO, Yuma County, CO, Cheyenne County, KS, Decatur County, KS, Gove County, KS, Graham 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, Hitchcock County, NE

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:15 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, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 170 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, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2012-06-25Temperature 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, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2012-06-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -23 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
5715 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-23 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
60 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.

861 
WWUS83 KGLD 250017
RFWGLD

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
617 PM MDT SUN JUN 24 2012

COZ252>254-KSZ001-013-014-027>029-041-042-250400-
/O.UPG.KGLD.FW.A.0019.120625T1700Z-120626T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KGLD.FW.W.0032.120625T1700Z-120626T0300Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-120625T0300Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-THOMAS-WALLACE-
LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
617 PM MDT SUN JUN 24 2012 /717 PM CDT SUN JUN 24 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
001...013...014...027...028...029...041...042...252...253 AND
254...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MDT /NOON CDT/ TO 9 PM
MDT /10 PM CDT/ MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...013...014...027...028...029...041...
042...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 11 AM MDT /NOON CDT/ TO 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ MONDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* 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 013 SHERMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 014 THOMAS...
  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.

* WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL
  GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS GUSTING
  TO AROUND 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY MORNING.


* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HUMIDITIES LESS THAN 10 PERCENT WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES
  AROUND 5 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...FIRES WILL START EASILY AND SPREAD RAPIDLY.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ015-016-250400-
/O.NEW.KGLD.FW.W.0032.120625T1700Z-120626T0300Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-120625T0300Z/
SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-
717 PM CDT SUN JUN 24 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 015 AND
016...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM CDT MONDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 015 AND
016...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM NOON TO 10 PM CDT MONDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 015 SHERIDAN AND 
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 016 GRAHAM.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL
  GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL
  DEVELOP MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HUMIDITIES LESS THAN 10 PERCENT WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES
  AROUND 5 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...FIRES WILL START EASILY AND SPREAD RAPIDLY.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ002-NEZ079-250400-
/O.UPG.KGLD.FW.A.0019.120625T1700Z-120626T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KGLD.FW.W.0032.120625T1700Z-120626T0300Z/
RAWLINS-DUNDY-
617 PM MDT SUN JUN 24 2012 /717 PM CDT SUN JUN 24 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MDT /NOON CDT/ TO 9 PM
MDT /10 PM CDT/ MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 002 AND 079...

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 MDT /NOON CDT/ TO 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ MONDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 RAWLINS. IN 
  NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 079 DUNDY.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...

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.

&&

$$

KSZ003-NEZ080-250400-
/O.NEW.KGLD.FW.W.0032.120625T1700Z-120626T0300Z/
DECATUR-HITCHCOCK-
717 PM CDT SUN JUN 24 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM CDT MONDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 003 AND
080...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM NOON TO 10 PM CDT MONDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 DECATUR. IN 
  NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 080 HITCHCOCK.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...FIRES WILL START EASILY AND SPREAD RAPIDLY.

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.

&&

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GLD (ALL LOWER CASE)
4 follow-up statements
468 
WWUS83 KGLD 250300
RFWGLD

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
900 PM MDT SUN JUN 24 2012

COZ252>254-KSZ001-013>016-027>029-041-042-251200-
/O.EXP.KGLD.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-120625T0300Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0032.120625T1700Z-120626T0300Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-
GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
900 PM MDT SUN JUN 24 2012 /1000 PM CDT SUN JUN 24 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MDT /NOON CDT/
TO 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 001...013...014...027...028...029...041...042...
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 013 SHERMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 014 THOMAS...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 015 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 016 
  GRAHAM...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.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...FIRES WILL START EASILY AND SPREAD RAPIDLY.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ002-003-NEZ079-080-251200-
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0032.120625T1700Z-120626T0300Z/
RAWLINS-DECATUR-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-
900 PM MDT SUN JUN 24 2012 /1000 PM CDT SUN JUN 24 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MDT /NOON CDT/
TO 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 003 AND 080...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 RAWLINS AND 
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 DECATUR. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  079 DUNDY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 080 HITCHCOCK.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...FIRES WILL START EASILY AND SPREAD RAPIDLY.

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.

&&

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GLD (ALL LOWER CASE)
036 
WWUS83 KGLD 251132
RFWGLD

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
532 AM MDT MON JUN 25 2012

COZ252>254-KSZ001>003-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079-080-252145-
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0032.120625T1700Z-120626T0300Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-SHERMAN-
THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-
HITCHCOCK-
532 AM MDT MON JUN 25 2012 /632 AM CDT MON JUN 25 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MDT /NOON CDT/
THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...013...
014...015...016...027...028...029...041...042...079...080...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 003 
  DECATUR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 SHERMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  014 THOMAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 015 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 016 GRAHAM...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 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  080 HITCHCOCK.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...FIRES WILL START EASILY AND SPREAD RAPIDLY.

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.

&&

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GLD (ALL LOWER CASE)
453 
WWUS83 KGLD 251745
RFWGLD

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1145 AM MDT MON JUN 25 2012

COZ252>254-KSZ001>003-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079-080-260300-
/O.NEW.KGLD.FW.W.0033.120626T1700Z-120627T0300Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-120626T0300Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-SHERMAN-
THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-
HITCHCOCK-
1145 AM MDT MON JUN 25 2012 /1245 PM CDT MON JUN 25 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...003...013...014...015...016...027...028...029...
041...042...079...080...252...253 AND 254...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MDT /NOON CDT/ TO 9 PM
MDT /10 PM CDT/ TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...013...014...015...016...
027...028...029...041...042...079...080...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 11 AM MDT /NOON CDT/ TO 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ TUESDAY.

* 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 003 
  DECATUR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 SHERMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  014 THOMAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 015 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 016 GRAHAM...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 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  080 HITCHCOCK.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...FIRES WILL START EASILY AND SPREAD RAPIDLY.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ004-NEZ081-260300-
/O.NEW.KGLD.FW.W.0033.120626T1700Z-120627T0300Z/
NORTON-RED WILLOW-
1245 PM CDT MON JUN 25 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 004 AND
081...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM NOON TO 10 PM CDT TUESDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 NORTON. IN 
  NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 081 RED WILLOW.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...FIRES WILL START EASILY AND SPREAD RAPIDLY.

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.

&&

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GLD (ALL LOWER CASE)
175 
WWUS83 KGLD 260254
RFWGLD

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
854 PM MDT MON JUN 25 2012

COZ252>254-KSZ001>003-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079-080-261200-
/O.EXP.KGLD.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-120626T0300Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0033.120626T1700Z-120627T0300Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-SHERMAN-
THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-
HITCHCOCK-
854 PM MDT MON JUN 25 2012 /954 PM CDT MON JUN 25 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MDT /NOON CDT/
TO 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...013...014...
015...016...027...028...029...041...042...079...080...252...
253 AND 254...
...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...003...013...014...015...016...027...028...029...041...
042...079...080...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 003 
  DECATUR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 SHERMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  014 THOMAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 015 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 016 GRAHAM...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 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  080 HITCHCOCK.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...FIRES WILL START EASILY AND SPREAD RAPIDLY.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ004-NEZ081-261200-
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0033.120626T1700Z-120627T0300Z/
NORTON-RED WILLOW-
954 PM CDT MON JUN 25 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM CDT
TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
004 AND 081...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 NORTON. IN 
  NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 081 RED WILLOW.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...FIRES WILL START EASILY AND SPREAD RAPIDLY.

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.

&&

$$

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 25, 12:45 PM CDTRed Flag WarningGLDCheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Graham, Greeley, Logan and 7 more33 hr

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.