Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Goodland, KS

177 
WWUS83 KGLD 270010
RFWGLD

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
610 PM MDT FRI APR 26 2013

COZ252>254-KSZ001>003-013-014-027-NEZ079>081-270115-
/O.EXP.KGLD.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130427T0000Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-SHERMAN-
THOMAS-WALLACE-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
610 PM MDT FRI APR 26 2013 /710 PM CDT FRI APR 26 2013/

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY 
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...013...014...027...079...
080...081...252...253 AND 254...

CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER ARE NO LONGER
EXPECTED.

$$

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

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1106 AM MDT FRI APR 26 2013

.SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 1229 AM MDT FRI APR 26 2013

SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL LINGER THIS MORNING OVER SOUTHEASTERN
COUNTIES AS SHORTWAVE TROUGH CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST. LATEST RADAR
TRENDS SUGGEST ACTIVITY WILL MOVE OUT A LITTLE FASTER THAN MODELS
INDICATE...BUT WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR. QPF WILL BE VERY LIGHT.
THE REMAINDER OF THE SHORT TERM PERIOD WILL BE UNDER SHORTWAVE
RIDGING IN NORTHWEST FLOW. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR NORMAL
TODAY...WARMING TO ABOVE NORMAL OVER THE WEEKEND. AFTERNOON
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO NEAR 15 PERCENT OVER THE
WEEKEND...BUT SURFACE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE TOO LIGHT FOR FIRE
WEATHER CONCERNS.

.LONG TERM...(MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 250 AM MDT FRI APR 26 2013

AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL FORCE A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE FORECAST
AREA TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. HAVE LOW CHANCE POPS FOR
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WITH THUNDER LIMITED TO THE TUESDAY
NIGHT PERIOD. ONLY MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO TEMPERATURE AND POP GRIDS
WERE NEEDED. GFS AND ECMWF EVOLVE THE TROUGH INTO A CLOSED UPPER LOW LATE
IN THE WEEK AND PROGRESS IT SLOWLY EAST. PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE
EAST OF CWA ON THURSDAY ALTHOUGH SOME INCONSISTENCY IN TIMING AND
PLACEMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IN THE PERIOD MAY REQUIRE ADJUSTING POPS
OR DELAYING THEIR EXIT IN LATER FORECASTS. FOR NOW KEPT THURSDAY DRY.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SATURDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 1105 AM MDT FRI APR 26 2013

VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE PERIOD AT BOTH TERMINALS.
SURFACE GRADIENT IS CURRENTLY INCREASING ON WEST SIDE OF SURFACE
TROUGH AXIS OVER KGLD AND THIS GRADIENT MOVE OVER KMCK AS AS
TROUGH MOVES EAST OF THE AREA THROUGH 19Z. NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING
TO 25KT ARE EXPECTED AT BOTH TERMINALS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
PERIOD...DIMINISHING AROUND SUNSET WITH LOSS OF DIURNAL HEATING.
WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO REMAIN LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT AT
BOTH TERMINALS...WITH WESTERLY WINDS AROUND 10KT AT KGLD AFTER
SUNRISE AS WEAK LEE TROUGH BEGINS TO DEVELOP.

&&

.GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KS...NONE.
CO...NONE.
NE...NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...024
LONG TERM...BRB
AVIATION...DR

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
316 AM MDT FRI APR 26 2013

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-271500-
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-
SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
316 AM MDT FRI APR 26 2013 /416 AM CDT FRI APR 26 2013/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST
NEBRASKA...NORTHWEST KANSAS AND EAST CENTRAL COLORADO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.