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Red Flag Warning 47, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this red flag warning at Aug 29, 2012, 2:07 PM CDT for 7 counties in Kansas; Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska; Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado. It took effect at Aug 30, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 8 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
- Aug 29, 2012, 2:07 PM CDT (19:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 30, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Aug 30, 2012, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
Counties Cheyenne County, CO, Kit Carson County, CO, Yuma County, CO, Cheyenne County, KS, Decatur County, KS, Greeley County, KS, Rawlins County, KS, Sherman County, KS, Thomas County, KS, Wallace County, KS, Dundy County, NE, Hitchcock County, NE, Red Willow County, NE
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:10 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 (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 146 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
- 3276 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 4 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
551 WWUS83 KGLD 291907 RFWGLD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 107 PM MDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING AND AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... .HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS THROUGH TOMORROW. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL OCCUR AT THE SAME TIME AND CREATE EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. COZ252>254-KSZ001>003-013-014-027-NEZ079>081-300315- /O.UPG.KGLD.FW.A.0025.120830T1700Z-120831T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.FW.W.0047.120830T1700Z-120831T0100Z/ /O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0045.000000T0000Z-120830T0200Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-SHERMAN- THOMAS-WALLACE-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- 107 PM MDT WED AUG 29 2012 /207 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 003...004...014...015...016...027...028...029...041...042... 081 AND 254... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MDT /NOON CDT/ TO 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...013...014...027...079...080... 081...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 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THURSDAY. 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 002 RAWLINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 DECATUR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 SHERMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 014 THOMAS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 027 WALLACE. IN NEBRASKA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 079 DUNDY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 080 HITCHCOCK AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 081 RED WILLOW. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS WILL FAVOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$ KSZ004-015-016-028-029-041-042-300200- /O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0045.000000T0000Z-120830T0200Z/ NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- 107 PM MDT WED AUG 29 2012 /207 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 003...004...014...015...016...027...028...029...041...042... 081 AND 254... * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 NORTON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 015 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 016 GRAHAM...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 028 LOGAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 029 GOVE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 GREELEY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 WICHITA. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS WILL FAVOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GLD (ALL LOWER CASE)
2 follow-up statements
588 WWUS83 KGLD 300157 RFWGLD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 757 PM MDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... .HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS THURSDAY. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL OCCUR AT THE SAME TIME AND CREATE EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. COZ252>254-KSZ001>003-013-014-027-NEZ079>081-301200- /O.EXP.KGLD.FW.W.0045.000000T0000Z-120830T0200Z/ /O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0047.120830T1700Z-120831T0100Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-SHERMAN- THOMAS-WALLACE-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- 757 PM MDT WED AUG 29 2012 /857 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MDT /NOON CDT/ TO 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...013...014... 027...079...080...081...252...253 AND 254... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...013...014...027...079...080...081...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 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 027 WALLACE. IN NEBRASKA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 079 DUNDY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 080 HITCHCOCK AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 081 RED WILLOW. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS WILL FAVOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$ KSZ004-015-016-028-029-041-042-300300- /O.EXP.KGLD.FW.W.0045.000000T0000Z-120830T0200Z/ NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- 757 PM MDT WED AUG 29 2012 /857 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 004...015...016...028...029...041 AND 042... WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE AREA AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE...SO THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GLD (ALL LOWER CASE)
077 WWUS83 KGLD 300941 RFWGLD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 341 AM MDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... .HOT...DRY...AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL EXIST OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AS A RESULT. KSZ041-310100- /O.EXA.KGLD.FW.W.0047.120830T1700Z-120831T0100Z/ GREELEY- 341 AM MDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041... 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 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 GREELEY. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS WILL FAVOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$ COZ252>254-KSZ001>003-013-014-027-NEZ079>081-310100- /O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0047.120830T1700Z-120831T0100Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-SHERMAN- THOMAS-WALLACE-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- 341 AM MDT THU AUG 30 2012 /441 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MDT /NOON CDT/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...013... 014...027...079...080...081...252...253 AND 254... * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 252 YUMA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 253 KIT CARSON AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 254 CHEYENNE CO. IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 CHEYENNE KS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 RAWLINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 DECATUR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 SHERMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 014 THOMAS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 027 WALLACE. IN NEBRASKA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 079 DUNDY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 080 HITCHCOCK AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 081 RED WILLOW. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS WILL FAVOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 4:19 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Decatur, Rawlins, Sherman, Thomas, Wallace | 10 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.