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Red Flag Warning 4, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this red flag warning at Mar 5, 2012, 11:40 AM MST for 15 counties in Nebraska. 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 5, 2012, 11:40 AM MST (18:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 5, 2012, 5:56 PM MST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
Counties Arthur County, NE, Blaine County, NE, Brown County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Deuel County, NE, Garden County, NE, Grant County, NE, Hooker County, NE, Keith County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, Logan County, NE, McPherson County, NE, Rock County, NE, Sheridan County, NE, Thomas County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 87 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
- 1254 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 280 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 362 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
302 WWUS83 KLBF 051840 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1240 PM CST MON MAR 5 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS DEVELOPING TODAY... .LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COMBINING WITH GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS AND DRY FUELS WILL LEAD TO THE CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN SANDHILLS THIS AFTERNOON. NEZ204-060000- /O.NEW.KLBF.FW.W.0004.120305T1840Z-120306T0000Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR- 1140 AM MST MON MAR 5 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN PANHANDLE AND WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 204 EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...DRY VEGETATION WILL COMBINE WITH THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO PROMOTE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 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. && $$ MASEK HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LBF
3 follow-up statements
485 WWUS83 KLBF 052104 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 304 PM CST MON MAR 5 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS DEVELOPING TODAY... .LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COMBINING WITH GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS AND DRY FUELS WILL LEAD TO THE CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND MUCH OF THE SANDHILLS THROUGH EARLY EVENING. NEZ206-060100- /O.EXB.KLBF.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120306T0100Z/ SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/ SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST- 304 PM CST MON MAR 5 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 206... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 206 SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/ SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...DRY VEGETATION WILL COMBINE WITH THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO PROMOTE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ NEZ204-060100- /O.EXT.KLBF.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120306T0100Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR- 204 PM MST MON MAR 5 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 204... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 204 EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...DRY VEGETATION WILL COMBINE WITH THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO PROMOTE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LBF
951 WWUS83 KLBF 052226 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 426 PM CST MON MAR 5 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND RETURN TUESDAY... .LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COMBINING WITH GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS AND DRY FUELS WILL LEAD TO THE CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND MUCH OF THE SANDHILLS THROUGH EARLY EVENING. CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS RETURN TOMORROW ACROSS NEARLY ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AS HIGHS SURGE INTO THE 70S TO NEAR 80. NEZ204-206-060630- /O.NEW.KLBF.FW.A.0003.120306T1700Z-120307T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120306T0100Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR- SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/ SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST- 426 PM CST MON MAR 5 2012 /326 PM MST MON MAR 5 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 204 AND 206... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 204 AND 206... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 204 EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR...AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 206 SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/ SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH THIS EVENING. TUESDAY WINDS BECOME SOUTHERLY AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT THIS EVENING AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DRY VEGETATION WILL COMBINE WITH THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO PROMOTE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NEZ209-210-219-060630- /O.NEW.KLBF.FW.A.0003.120306T1700Z-120307T0000Z/ LOUP RIVERS BASIN-FRENCHMAN BASIN-LOESS PLAINS- 426 PM CST MON MAR 5 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 209...210 AND 219... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 209 LOUP RIVERS BASIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 210 FRENCHMAN BASIN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 219 LOESS PLAINS. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...DRY VEGETATION WILL COMBINE WITH THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO PROMOTE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LBF
649 WWUS83 KLBF 060056 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 656 PM CST MON MAR 5 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO RETURN TUESDAY... .AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S...COUPLED WITH DRY AIR AND GUSTY WINDS...WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL OR NEAR CRITICAL FIRE DANGER ACROSS MOST OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALMOST ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. NEZ204-206-061100- /O.CAN.KLBF.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120306T0100Z/ /O.CON.KLBF.FW.A.0003.120306T1700Z-120307T0000Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR- SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/ SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST- 656 PM CST MON MAR 5 2012 /556 PM MST MON MAR 5 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 204 AND 206... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 204 AND 206... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELED THE RED FLAG WARNING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 204 EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR...AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 206 SANDHILLS/VALENTINE NWR/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/ SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...DRY VEGETATION WILL COMBINE WITH THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO PROMOTE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NEZ209-210-219-061100- /O.CON.KLBF.FW.A.0003.120306T1700Z-120307T0000Z/ LOUP RIVERS BASIN-FRENCHMAN BASIN-LOESS PLAINS- 656 PM CST MON MAR 5 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 209...210 AND 219... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 209 LOUP RIVERS BASIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 210 FRENCHMAN BASIN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 219 LOESS PLAINS. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...DRY VEGETATION WILL COMBINE WITH THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO PROMOTE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 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. && $$ BUTTLER
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 3:26 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | LBF | Arthur, Blaine, Brown, Chase, Cherry, Custer and 18 more | 4 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.