Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this red flag warning at Mar 17, 2012, 3:27 AM CDT for Barton County, Russell County, Kansas. It took effect at Mar 17, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 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
- Mar 17, 2012, 3:27 AM CDT (08:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 17, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 17, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
Counties Barton County, KS, Russell County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 148 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:33 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
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 143 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
- 913 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2561 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 233 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
339 WWUS83 KICT 170827 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 327 AM CDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON... .THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES... STRONG SOUTH WINDS AND LOWER DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES WILL CREATE SEVERAL HOURS OF CRITICAL FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. KSZ032-047-172330- /O.NEW.KICT.FW.W.0009.120317T1800Z-120318T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KICT.FW.A.0004.120318T1800Z-120319T0000Z/ RUSSELL-BARTON- 327 AM CDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032 AND 047... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032 AND 047... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...AND POSSIBLY AGAIN ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 38 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. && $$ KED
2 follow-up statements
836 WWUS83 KICT 172018 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 318 PM CDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON... KSZ032-047-181130- /O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120318T0000Z/ /O.CON.KICT.FW.A.0004.120318T1800Z-120319T0000Z/ RUSSELL-BARTON- 318 PM CDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032 AND 047... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032 AND 047... * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...AND POSSIBLY AGAIN ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 38 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
042 WWUS83 KICT 172357 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 657 PM CDT SAT MAR 17 2012 KSZ032-047-181500- /O.EXP.KICT.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120318T0000Z/ /O.CON.KICT.FW.A.0004.120318T1800Z-120319T0000Z/ RUSSELL-BARTON- 657 PM CDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032 AND 047... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032 AND 047... * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER...IS FORECAST. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 36 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT. && $$ LAWSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 3:27 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | ICT | Barton, Russell | 25 hr |
Nearby
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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.