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Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Dodge City, KS

March 30, 201415 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Mar 30, 2014, 2:16 AM CDT for 15 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 30, 2014, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 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 30, 2014, 2:16 AM CDT (07:16 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 30, 2014, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired
Mar 30, 2014, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS

Counties Finney County, KS, Ford County, KS, Grant County, KS, Gray County, KS, Hamilton County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Lane County, KS, Meade County, KS, Morton County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:22 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, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 89 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, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2014-03-30Temperature 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, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2014-03-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 55 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
3362 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
55 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
144 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.

886 
WWUS83 KDDC 300716 AAA
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
216 AM CDT SUN MAR 30 2014

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...

.VERY WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON...ALONG
WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

KSZ043-063-076-086-300830-
/O.CAN.KDDC.FW.A.0005.140330T1800Z-140331T0100Z/
SCOTT-FINNEY-HASKELL-SEWARD-
216 AM CDT SUN MAR 30 2014

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS
FOR PART OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH.

RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE NOT EXPECTED BELOW 15 PERCENT, HOWEVER WITH
STRONG SOUTH WINDS ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE STILL
EXPECTED AND OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

$$

KSZ061-062-074-075-084-085-302115-
/O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0005.140330T1800Z-140331T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0007.140330T1800Z-140331T0000Z/
HAMILTON-KEARNY-STANTON-GRANT-MORTON-STEVENS-
216 AM CDT SUN MAR 30 2014 /116 AM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014/

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDTY 
AND STRONG WINDS FOR FAR SOUTHWEST KANSAS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 STANTON...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 075 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 MORTON AND FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 085 STEVENS.

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

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON.

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

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 70S.

* IMPACTS...VERY AGGRESSIVE FIRE BEHAVIOR COULD LEAD TO FIRES 
  QUICKLY GROWING OUT OF CONTROL. 

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
893 
WWUS83 KDDC 301835
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
135 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2014

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND
AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.VERY WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON...ALONG
WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. ALL OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS
WILL BE UNDER ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MONDAY.

KSZ061-062-074-075-084-085-311100-
/O.NEW.KDDC.FW.A.0006.140331T1700Z-140401T0200Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140331T0000Z/
HAMILTON-KEARNY-STANTON-GRANT-MORTON-STEVENS-
135 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2014 /1235 PM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS FOR FAR SOUTHWEST
KANSAS...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS FOR ALL OF
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 STANTON...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 075 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 MORTON AND FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 085 STEVENS.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 60S.

* IMPACTS...VERY AGGRESSIVE FIRE BEHAVIOR COULD LEAD TO FIRES 
  QUICKLY GROWING OUT OF CONTROL. 

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.

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

&&

$$

KSZ030-031-043>046-063>066-076>081-086>090-311100-
/O.NEW.KDDC.FW.A.0006.140331T1700Z-140401T0200Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-
HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-
BARBER-
135 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2014

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

* 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 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 086 SEWARD...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 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING...MONDAY FROM NOON THROUGH 9 PM CDT.

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

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 60S.

* IMPACTS...VERY AGGRESSIVE FIRE BEHAVIOR COULD LEAD TO FIRES 
  QUICKLY GROWING OUT OF CONTROL. 

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.

&&

$$

12
497 
WWUS83 KDDC 302245
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
545 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2014

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS
EVENING AND POSSIBLE AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.VERY WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON...ALONG
WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. ALL OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL
KANSAS WILL BE UNDER ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MONDAY.

KSZ043-044-063-064-076>078-086-087-310645-
/O.EXB.KDDC.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140331T0100Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0006.140331T1700Z-140401T0200Z/
SCOTT-LANE-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-SEWARD-MEADE-
545 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG
WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST KANSAS...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR ALL
OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN 
EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 SCOTT...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 044 LANE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 064 HODGEMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 HASKELL...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 077 GRAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 078 FORD...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 087 MEADE.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH 8 PM CDT.

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

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 80S.

* IMPACTS...VERY AGGRESSIVE FIRE BEHAVIOR COULD LEAD TO FIRES 
  QUICKLY GROWING OUT OF CONTROL. 

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.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ061-062-074-075-084-085-310645-
/O.EXT.KDDC.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140331T0100Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0006.140331T1700Z-140401T0200Z/
HAMILTON-KEARNY-STANTON-GRANT-MORTON-STEVENS-
545 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2014 /445 PM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014/

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS FOR FAR SOUTHWEST
KANSAS...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS FOR ALL
OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 STANTON...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 075 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 MORTON AND FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 085 STEVENS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH 8 PM CDT.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 80S.

* IMPACTS...VERY AGGRESSIVE FIRE BEHAVIOR COULD LEAD TO FIRES 
  QUICKLY GROWING OUT OF CONTROL. 

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.

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

&&

$$

KSZ030-031-045-046-065-066-079>081-088>090-310645-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0006.140331T1700Z-140401T0200Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-NESS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-CLARK-
COMANCHE-BARBER-
545 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2014

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR ALL
OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030 TREGO...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 031 ELLIS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 NESS...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 046 RUSH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065 PAWNEE...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 066 STAFFORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 079 EDWARDS...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 080 KIOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 081 PRATT...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 088 CLARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 089 COMANCHE AND 
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 090 BARBER.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...MONDAY FROM NOON THROUGH 9 PM CDT.

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

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 60S.

* IMPACTS...VERY AGGRESSIVE FIRE BEHAVIOR COULD LEAD TO FIRES 
  QUICKLY GROWING OUT OF CONTROL. 

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.

&&

$$
103 
WWUS83 KDDC 310038
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
738 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2014

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AGAIN MONDAY
AFTERNOON...

.WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITY MONDAY AFTERNOON...ALONG WITH
GUSTY WEST WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...MAY LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

KSZ043-044-061>064-074>078-084>087-310845-
/O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140331T0100Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0006.140331T1700Z-140401T0200Z/
SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-
GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-
738 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2014 /638 PM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR ALL
OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR WEST
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST KANSAS...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 SCOTT...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 044 LANE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 064 HODGEMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 STANTON...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 075 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 HASKELL...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 077 GRAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 078 FORD...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 084 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 STEVENS...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 087 MEADE.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...MONDAY FROM NOON THROUGH 9 PM CDT.

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

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 60S.

* IMPACTS...VERY AGGRESSIVE FIRE BEHAVIOR COULD LEAD TO FIRES 
  QUICKLY GROWING OUT OF CONTROL. 

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.

&&

$$

KSZ030-031-045-046-065-066-079>081-088>090-310845-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0006.140331T1700Z-140401T0200Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-NESS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-CLARK-
COMANCHE-BARBER-
738 PM CDT SUN MAR 30 2014

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR ALL
OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030 TREGO...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 031 ELLIS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 NESS...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 046 RUSH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065 PAWNEE...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 066 STAFFORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 079 EDWARDS...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 080 KIOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 081 PRATT...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 088 CLARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 089 COMANCHE AND 
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 090 BARBER.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...MONDAY FROM NOON THROUGH 9 PM CDT.

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

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 60S.

* IMPACTS...VERY AGGRESSIVE FIRE BEHAVIOR COULD LEAD TO FIRES 
  QUICKLY GROWING OUT OF CONTROL. 

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.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 30, 1:35 PM CDTFire Weather WatchDDCBarber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 more13 hr
Mar 30, 1:46 PM CDTWind AdvisoryDDCEllis, Lane, Ness, Rush, Scott, Trego30 hr

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in Kansas, 2014Every red flag warning in 2014

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.