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Red Flag Warning 50, NWS Goodland, KS

September 9, 2012Cheyenne County, Sherman County, Kansas; Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado; Dundy County, Nebraska

NWS Goodland, KS issued this red flag warning at Sep 9, 2012, 2:13 AM CDT for Cheyenne County, Sherman County, Kansas; Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado; Dundy County, Nebraska. It took effect at Sep 9, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT. 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
Sep 9, 2012, 2:13 AM CDT (07:13 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 9, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired
Sep 9, 2012, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS

Counties Kit Carson County, CO, Yuma County, CO, Cheyenne County, KS, Sherman County, KS, Dundy County, NE

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:13 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, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 104 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 2012-09-09Temperature 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 2012-09-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -4 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
3577 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-46 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.

786 
WWUS83 KGLD 090713
RFWGLD

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
113 AM MDT SUN SEP 9 2012

KSZ027-041-091515-
/O.CAN.KGLD.FW.A.0027.120909T1700Z-120910T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KGLD.FW.A.0028.120910T1700Z-120911T0200Z/
WALLACE-GREELEY-
113 AM MDT SUN SEP 9 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 027 AND 041...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 027 AND 041...

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

* AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 027 WALLACE AND 
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 GREELEY.

* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...THE DRY FUELS AND BREEZY WINDS MAY LEAD TO RAPID 
  FIRE GROWTH.

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.

&&

$$

COZ254-090815-
/O.CAN.KGLD.FW.A.0027.120909T1700Z-120910T0200Z/
CHEYENNE CO-
113 AM MDT SUN SEP 9 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 254...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH.

WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED
AS WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STAY BELOW 20 MPH. THEREFORE THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

KSZ001-013-NEZ079-091515-
/O.UPG.KGLD.FW.A.0027.120909T1700Z-120910T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KGLD.FW.W.0050.120909T1700Z-120910T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KGLD.FW.A.0028.120910T1700Z-120911T0200Z/
CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-DUNDY-
113 AM MDT SUN SEP 9 2012 /213 AM CDT SUN SEP 9 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MDT /NOON CDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...013 AND 079...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 001...013 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/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS IN
EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 CHEYENNE KS 
  AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 SHERMAN. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 079 DUNDY.

* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...THE DRY FUELS AND BREEZY WINDS MAY LEAD TO RAPID 
  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.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

COZ252-253-091515-
/O.UPG.KGLD.FW.A.0027.120909T1700Z-120910T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KGLD.FW.W.0050.120909T1700Z-120910T0200Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-
113 AM MDT SUN SEP 9 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 252 AND 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 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 252 YUMA AND 
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 253 KIT CARSON.

* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...THE DRY FUELS AND BREEZY WINDS MAY LEAD TO RAPID 
  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.

&&

$$

KSZ002>004-014>016-028-029-042-NEZ080-081-091515-
/O.NEW.KGLD.FW.A.0028.120910T1700Z-120911T0200Z/
RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-LOGAN-GOVE-WICHITA-
HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
213 AM CDT SUN SEP 9 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 002...003...004...014...015...016...028...029...
042...080 AND 081...

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

* AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 RAWLINS... 
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 DECATUR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 NORTON...
   FIRE WEATHER ZONE 014 THOMAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 015 
  SHERIDAN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 016 GRAHAM...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  028 LOGAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 029 GOVE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  042 WICHITA. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 080 HITCHCOCK AND 
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 081 RED WILLOW.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 16 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...THE DRY FUELS AND BREEZY WINDS MAY LEAD TO RAPID 
  FIRE GROWTH.

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.

&&

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GLD (ALL LOWER CASE)
3 follow-up statements
850 
WWUS83 KGLD 090807
RFWGLD

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
207 AM MDT SUN SEP 9 2012

KSZ001-013-NEZ079-091830-
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0050.120909T1700Z-120910T0200Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.A.0028.120910T1700Z-120911T0200Z/
CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-DUNDY-
207 AM MDT SUN SEP 9 2012 /307 AM CDT SUN SEP 9 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MDT /NOON CDT/
THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...013 AND 079...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...013 AND 079...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 CHEYENNE KS 
  AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 SHERMAN. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 079 DUNDY.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...THE DRY FUELS AND BREEZY WINDS MAY LEAD TO RAPID 
  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.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

COZ252-253-091830-
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0050.120909T1700Z-120910T0200Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-
207 AM MDT SUN SEP 9 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 252 AND 253...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 252 YUMA AND 
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 253 KIT CARSON.

* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...THE DRY FUELS AND BREEZY WINDS MAY LEAD TO RAPID 
  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.

&&

$$

KSZ002>004-014>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ080-081-091830-
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.A.0028.120910T1700Z-120911T0200Z/
RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-
GREELEY-WICHITA-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
207 AM MDT SUN SEP 9 2012 /307 AM CDT SUN SEP 9 2012/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 002...003...004...014...015...016...027...
028...029...041...042...080 AND 081...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 RAWLINS... 
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 DECATUR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 NORTON...
   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 080 HITCHCOCK AND 
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 081 RED WILLOW.

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

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

* IMPACTS...THE DRY FUELS AND BREEZY WINDS MAY LEAD TO RAPID 
  FIRE GROWTH. 

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.

&&

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GLD (ALL LOWER CASE)
541 
WWUS83 KGLD 091741
RFWGLD

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1141 AM MDT SUN SEP 9 2012

...LIGHT WINDS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WILL STRENGTHEN DURING THE MID
TO LATE AFTERNOON OVER THE WARNED AREAS. THE BREEZY WINDS COMBINED
WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE AFTERNOON FOR THE WARNED AREAS...

KSZ001-013-NEZ079-100200-
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0050.000000T0000Z-120910T0200Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.A.0028.120910T1700Z-120911T0200Z/
CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-DUNDY-
1141 AM MDT SUN SEP 9 2012 /1241 PM CDT SUN SEP 9 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 001...013 AND 079...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...013 AND 079...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 CHEYENNE KS 
  AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 SHERMAN. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 079 DUNDY.

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

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

* IMPACTS...THE DRY FUELS AND BREEZY WINDS MAY LEAD TO RAPID 
  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.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

COZ252-253-100200-
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0050.000000T0000Z-120910T0200Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-
1141 AM MDT SUN SEP 9 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 252 AND
253...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 252 YUMA AND 
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 253 KIT CARSON.

* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...THE DRY FUELS AND BREEZY WINDS MAY LEAD TO RAPID 
  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.

&&

$$

KSZ002>004-014>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ080-081-100200-
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.A.0028.120910T1700Z-120911T0200Z/
RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-
GREELEY-WICHITA-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
1141 AM MDT SUN SEP 9 2012 /1241 PM CDT SUN SEP 9 2012/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 002...003...004...014...015...016...027...
028...029...041...042...080 AND 081...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 RAWLINS... 
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 DECATUR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 NORTON...
   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 080 HITCHCOCK AND 
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 081 RED WILLOW.

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

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

* IMPACTS...THE DRY FUELS AND BREEZY WINDS MAY LEAD TO RAPID 
  FIRE GROWTH. 

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.

&&

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GLD (ALL LOWER CASE)
367 
WWUS83 KGLD 100157
RFWGLD

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
757 PM MDT SUN SEP 9 2012

KSZ001-013-NEZ079-101200-
/O.EXP.KGLD.FW.W.0050.000000T0000Z-120910T0200Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.A.0028.120910T1700Z-120911T0200Z/
CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-DUNDY-
757 PM MDT SUN SEP 9 2012 /857 PM CDT SUN SEP 9 2012/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...013 AND 079...

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...013 AND 079...

* AFFECTED AREA ON MONDAY...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 CHEYENNE
  KS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 SHERMAN. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER
  ZONE 079 DUNDY.

* WINDS ON MONDAY...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY ON MONDAY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...THE DRY FUELS AND BREEZY WINDS MAY LEAD TO RAPID 
  FIRE GROWTH. 

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.

&&

$$

COZ252-253-100300-
/O.EXP.KGLD.FW.W.0050.000000T0000Z-120910T0200Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-
757 PM MDT SUN SEP 9 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 252 AND 253...

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY HAS RECOVERED ABOVE
CRITICAL VALUES.

$$

KSZ002>004-014>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ080-081-101200-
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.A.0028.120910T1700Z-120911T0200Z/
RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-
GREELEY-WICHITA-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
757 PM MDT SUN SEP 9 2012 /857 PM CDT SUN SEP 9 2012/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 002...003...004...014...015...016...027...
028...029...041...042...080 AND 081...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 RAWLINS... 
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 DECATUR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 NORTON...
   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 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 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...THE DRY FUELS AND BREEZY WINDS MAY LEAD TO RAPID 
  FIRE GROWTH. 

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.

&&

$$

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
Sep 9, 2:13 AM CDTFire Weather WatchGLDCheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Graham, Greeley, Logan and 7 more27 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.