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Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this red flag warning at Apr 23, 2014, 3:20 AM MDT for Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado; 4 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Apr 23, 2014, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 5 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
- Apr 23, 2014, 3:20 AM MDT (09:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 23, 2014, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 23, 2014, 5:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
Counties Cheyenne County, CO, Kit Carson County, CO, Yuma County, CO, Cheyenne County, KS, Greeley County, KS, Sherman County, KS, Wallace County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:19 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
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 120 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
- 2967 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
169 WWUS83 KGLD 230920 RFWGLD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 320 AM MDT WED APR 23 2014 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... .THE COMBINATION OF SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY MOVE THROUGH THE WARNING AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING SHIFTING WINDS TO THE NORTH NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. COZ253-254-231800- /O.NEW.KGLD.FW.W.0013.140423T1900Z-140423T2300Z/ KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO- 320 AM MDT WED APR 23 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 5 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 253 AND 254... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 5 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 253 KIT CARSON AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 254 CHEYENNE CO. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE MAIN IMPACT TO FIRE FIGHTERS WILL BE TIMING THE WIND SHIFT WITH THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. EMERGENCY PERSONNEL SHOULD KEEP UP TO DATE ON THE WIND FORECAST AS A SUDDEN SHIFT FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO THE NORTH WILL OCCUR WITH THE FRONT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GLD (ALL LOWER CASE)
2 follow-up statements
800 WWUS83 KGLD 231451 RFWGLD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 851 AM MDT WED APR 23 2014 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... .THE COMBINATION OF SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY MOVE THROUGH THE WARNING AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING SHIFTING WINDS TO THE NORTH NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. COZ252-KSZ001-013-027-041-232300- /O.EXB.KGLD.FW.W.0013.140423T1800Z-140423T2300Z/ YUMA-CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-WALLACE-GREELEY- 851 AM MDT WED APR 23 2014 /951 AM CDT WED APR 23 2014/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ TODAY TO 5 PM MDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...013...027...041 AND 252... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ TODAY TO 5 PM MDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 252 YUMA. IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 CHEYENNE KS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 SHERMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 027 WALLACE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 GREELEY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE MAIN IMPACT TO FIRE FIGHTERS WILL BE TIMING THE WIND SHIFT WITH THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. EMERGENCY PERSONNEL SHOULD KEEP UP TO DATE ON THE WIND FORECAST AS A SUDDEN SHIFT FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO THE NORTH WILL OCCUR WITH THE FRONT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ COZ253-254-232300- /O.EXT.KGLD.FW.W.0013.140423T1800Z-140423T2300Z/ KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO- 851 AM MDT WED APR 23 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 253 AND 254... * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 253 KIT CARSON AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 254 CHEYENNE CO. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE MAIN IMPACT TO FIRE FIGHTERS WILL BE TIMING THE WIND SHIFT WITH THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. EMERGENCY PERSONNEL SHOULD KEEP UP TO DATE ON THE WIND FORECAST AS A SUDDEN SHIFT FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO THE NORTH WILL OCCUR WITH THE FRONT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GLD (ALL LOWER CASE)
058 WWUS83 KGLD 232300 RFWGLD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 500 PM MDT WED APR 23 2014 COZ252>254-KSZ001-013-027-041-240000- /O.EXP.KGLD.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140423T2300Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-WALLACE-GREELEY- 500 PM MDT WED APR 23 2014 /600 PM CDT WED APR 23 2014/ ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...013...027...041...252...253 AND 254... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL INCREASE ABOVE 15 PERCENT OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE WARNED AREA WHERE THE WINDS ARE STRONGER. OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF WERE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE CLOSER TO 15 PERCENT...WIND GUSTS HAVE GENERALLY DROPPED TO 20 MPH OR LESS. WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES INCREASING TO NEAR 20 PERCENT OVER THE NEXT HOUR...BELIEVE THE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THREAT IS GENERALLY OVER. CANNOT RULE OUT A FEW GUSTS OF 25-30 MPH OVER THE NEXT HOUR BUT BROADER SCALE TREND IS FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO IMPROVE SO WILL ALLOW THE WARNING TO EXPIRE. $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GLD (ALL LOWER CASE)
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 3:35 AM MDT | Blowing Dust Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 20 hr |
| Apr 23, 12:55 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | GLD | Decatur, Gove, Graham, Norton, Sheridan | 11 hr |
| Apr 23, 3:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Greeley, Logan, Wallace, Wichita | 47 min |
| Apr 23, 3:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Logan | 66 min |
| Apr 23, 4:29 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Thomas | 31 min |
| Apr 23, 4:40 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Decatur | 20 min |
| Apr 23, 4:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Graham | 19 min |
| Apr 23, 4:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove, Logan, Sheridan, Thomas | 57 min |
| Apr 23, 4:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Graham, Norton | 53 min |
| Apr 23, 5:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur, Rawlins | 48 min |
| Apr 23, 5:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Graham, Norton | 64 min |
| Apr 23, 5:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Graham, Sheridan | 62 min |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Kansas, 2014Red Flag Warnings in Colorado, 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.