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Red Flag Warning 21, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Nov 16, 2013, 1:37 PM CST for 21 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Nov 17, 2013, 12:00 PM CST. 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
- Nov 16, 2013, 1:37 PM CST (19:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 17, 2013, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Nov 17, 2013, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
All 21 counties
Barber County, KS, Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Edwards County, KS, Ellis County, KS, Finney County, KS, Ford County, KS, Gray County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Lane County, KS, Meade County, KS, Ness County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Rush County, KS, Scott County, KS, Stafford County, KS, Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:35 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 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 22 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
- 2089 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
949 WWUS83 KDDC 161937 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 137 PM CST SAT NOV 16 2013 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE REGION WILL RESULT IN WINDY CONDITIONS AND A MUCH DRIER AIRMASS OVER SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS ON SUNDAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. KSZ030-031-043>046-062>066-076>081-087>090-171000- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0011.131117T1800Z-131118T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0021.131117T1800Z-131118T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE- STAFFORD-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MEADE-CLARK- COMANCHE-BARBER- 137 PM CST SAT NOV 16 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030 TREGO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 ELLIS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 SCOTT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 LANE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 NESS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 RUSH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 HODGEMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065 PAWNEE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 066 STAFFORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 HASKELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 GRAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 078 FORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 079 EDWARDS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 080 KIOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 081 PRATT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 087 MEADE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088 CLARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 089 COMANCHE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 090 BARBER. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN NOON AND 6 PM CST. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 60S. * IMPACTS...VERY AGGRESSIVE FIRE WEATHER BEHAVIOR COULD LEAD TO FIRES QUICKLY GROWING OUT OF CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ 06
3 follow-up statements
526 WWUS83 KDDC 170741 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 141 AM CST SUN NOV 17 2013 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... .A POTENT COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT QUICKLY SOUTHEAST THROUGH KANSAS THIS MORNING WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND A MUCH DRIER AIR EXPECTED BEHIND THE BOUNDARY. THIS COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND DRY AIR WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER LARGE PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON. KSZ030-031-043>046-062>066-076>081-087>090-171800- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0021.131117T1800Z-131118T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE- STAFFORD-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MEADE-CLARK- COMANCHE-BARBER- 141 AM CST SUN NOV 17 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030 TREGO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 ELLIS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 SCOTT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 LANE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 NESS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 RUSH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 HODGEMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065 PAWNEE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 066 STAFFORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 HASKELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 GRAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 078 FORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 079 EDWARDS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 080 KIOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 081 PRATT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 087 MEADE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088 CLARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 089 COMANCHE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 090 BARBER. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN NOON AND 6 PM CST. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 50S TO NEAR 60. * IMPACTS...VERY AGGRESSIVE FIRE WEATHER BEHAVIOR COULD LEAD TO FIRES QUICKLY GROWING OUT OF CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
301 WWUS83 KDDC 171753 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 1153 AM CST SUN NOV 17 2013 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... .A POTENT COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT QUICKLY SOUTHEAST THROUGH KANSAS WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND A MUCH DRIER AIR EXPECTED BEHIND THE BOUNDARY. THIS COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND DRY AIR WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER LARGE PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON. KSZ030-031-043>046-062>066-076>081-087>090-180000- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0021.131117T1800Z-131118T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE- STAFFORD-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MEADE-CLARK- COMANCHE-BARBER- 1153 AM CST SUN NOV 17 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030 TREGO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 ELLIS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 SCOTT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 LANE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 NESS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 RUSH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 HODGEMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065 PAWNEE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 066 STAFFORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 HASKELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 GRAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 078 FORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 079 EDWARDS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 080 KIOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 081 PRATT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 087 MEADE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088 CLARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 089 COMANCHE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 090 BARBER. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN NOON AND 6 PM CST. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 50S. * IMPACTS...VERY AGGRESSIVE FIRE WEATHER BEHAVIOR COULD LEAD TO FIRES QUICKLY GROWING OUT OF CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ 06
140 WWUS83 KDDC 172352 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 552 PM CST SUN NOV 17 2013 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE ENDED... KSZ030-031-043>046-062>066-076>081-087>090-180100- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-131118T0000Z/ TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE- STAFFORD-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MEADE-CLARK- COMANCHE-BARBER- 552 PM CST SUN NOV 17 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE TO RISE AS TEMPERATURES FALL THIS EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE MOVING IN FROM THE WEST HAS ALLOWED WINDS TO DECREASE SUBSTANTIALLY AS WELL. CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS HAVE ENDED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 3:23 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 15 more | 10 hr |
| Nov 16, 2:17 PM CST | Wind Advisory | DDC | Edwards, Ellis, Finney, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman and 9 more | 26 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.