Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this red flag warning at Feb 25, 2012, 4:50 AM CST for 13 counties in Kansas; Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Colorado. It took effect at Feb 25, 2012, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 25, 2012, 4:50 AM CST (10:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 25, 2012, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2012, 7:14 PM CST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
Counties Cheyenne County, CO, Kit Carson County, CO, Cheyenne County, KS, Decatur County, KS, Gove County, KS, Graham County, KS, Greeley County, KS, Logan County, KS, Norton County, KS, Rawlins County, KS, Sheridan County, KS, Sherman County, KS, Thomas County, KS, Wallace County, KS, Wichita County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:51 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, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 188 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
- 2220 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 79 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 255 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 399 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
882 WWUS83 KGLD 251050 RFWGLD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 350 AM MST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY... .LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 24 FROM FLAGLER COLORADO TO HOXIE KANSAS. COZ253-254-KSZ013>015-027>029-041-042-260000- /O.UPG.KGLD.FW.A.0004.120225T1800Z-120226T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.FW.W.0004.120225T1800Z-120226T0000Z/ KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE- GREELEY-WICHITA- 350 AM MST SAT FEB 25 2012 /450 AM CST SAT FEB 25 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 013...014...015...027... 028...029...041...042...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 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 253 KIT CARSON AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 254 CHEYENNE CO. IN KANSAS...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. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 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...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
3 follow-up statements
483 WWUS83 KGLD 251955 RFWGLD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1255 PM MST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY... .LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 24 FROM FLAGLER COLORADO TO HOXIE KANSAS. KSZ001>004-016-260000- /O.EXA.KGLD.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120226T0000Z/ CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-GRAHAM- 155 PM CST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002... 003...004 AND 016... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 CHEYENNE KS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 RAWLINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 DECATUR... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 NORTON AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 016 GRAHAM. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 18 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ COZ253-254-KSZ013>015-027>029-041-042-260000- /O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120226T0000Z/ KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE- GREELEY-WICHITA- 1255 PM MST SAT FEB 25 2012 /155 PM CST SAT FEB 25 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 013...014...015...027...028...029...041...042... 253 AND 254... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 253 KIT CARSON AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 254 CHEYENNE CO. IN KANSAS...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. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 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...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
038 WWUS83 KGLD 252342 RFWGLD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 442 PM MST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY... .LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 24 FROM FLAGLER COLORADO TO HOXIE KANSAS. COZ253-254-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-260200- /O.EXT.KGLD.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120226T0200Z/ KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN- THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- 442 PM MST SAT FEB 25 2012 /542 PM CST SAT FEB 25 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST /8 PM CST/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 013...014...015...027...028...029...041...042...253 AND 254... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST /8 PM CST/ THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 253 KIT CARSON AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 254 CHEYENNE CO. IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 SHERMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 014 THOMAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 015 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 027 WALLACE... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 028 LOGAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 029 GOVE... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 GREELEY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 WICHITA. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
198 WWUS83 KGLD 260114 RFWGLD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 614 PM MST SAT FEB 25 2012 COZ253-254-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-260215- /O.CAN.KGLD.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120226T0200Z/ KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN- THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- 614 PM MST SAT FEB 25 2012 /714 PM CST SAT FEB 25 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...004...013... 014...015...016...027...028...029...041...042...253 AND 254... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. HUMIDITES HAVE RECOVERED ACROSS THE AREA AND WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO DECREASE. THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE DECREASING...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT SHIFTING THE WINDS TO THE NORTH AND ICREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AS IT PASSES. ANYONE CURRENTLY WORKING ON FIRE CONTROL SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE SHIFT IN WINDS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 9:40 AM CST | Wind Advisory | GLD | Gove, Graham, Norton, Sheridan | 8 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Kansas, 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.