Alert archive / Kansas / Red Flag Warnings in 2014
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this red flag warning at Jan 17, 2014, 8:07 PM MST for Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado; 10 counties in Kansas; Dundy County, Nebraska. It took effect at Jan 18, 2014, 10:00 AM MST. 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
- Jan 17, 2014, 8:07 PM MST (03:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 18, 2014, 10:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Jan 18, 2014, 5:00 PM MST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
Counties Cheyenne County, CO, Kit Carson County, CO, Yuma County, CO, Cheyenne County, KS, Gove County, KS, Greeley County, KS, Logan County, KS, Rawlins County, KS, Sheridan County, KS, Sherman County, KS, Thomas County, KS, Wallace County, KS, Wichita County, KS, Dundy County, NE
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:10 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, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 158 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
- 3076 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
444 WWUS83 KGLD 180307 RFWGLD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 807 PM MST FRI JAN 17 2014 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TOMORROW... .ANOTHER DAY OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. SIMILAR TO THURSDAY... RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL NEAR TO BARELY EXCEED RED FLAG CRITERIA. HOWEVER...FUELS ARE VERY DRY AND STRONG WINDS SHOULD ALLOW FOR RAPIDLY MOVING FIRES IF STARTED. COZ252>254-KSZ001-002-013>015-027>029-041-042-NEZ079-181115- /O.NEW.KGLD.FW.W.0002.140118T1700Z-140119T0000Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-SHERMAN-THOMAS- SHERIDAN-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY- 807 PM MST FRI JAN 17 2014 /907 PM CST FRI JAN 17 2014/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /11 AM CST/ TO 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...013...014...015...027...028... 029...041...042...079...252...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 10 AM MST /11 AM CST/ TO 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 252 YUMA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 253 KIT CARSON AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 254 CHEYENNE CO. IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 CHEYENNE KS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 RAWLINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 SHERMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 014 THOMAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 015 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 027 WALLACE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 028 LOGAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 029 GOVE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 GREELEY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 WICHITA. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 079 DUNDY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 19 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...RAPIDLY MOVING FIRES COULD BECOME OUT OF CONTROL QUICKLY. 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)
3 follow-up statements
074 WWUS83 KGLD 181010 RFWGLD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 310 AM MST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY... .ANOTHER DAY OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. SIMILAR TO THURSDAY... RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE NEAR TO BARELY EXCEED RED FLAG CRITERIA. HOWEVER...FUELS ARE VERY DRY AND STRONG WINDS SHOULD ALLOW FOR RAPIDLY MOVING FIRES IF STARTED. COZ252>254-KSZ001-002-013>015-027>029-041-042-NEZ079-181800- /O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0002.140118T1700Z-140119T0000Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-SHERMAN-THOMAS- SHERIDAN-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY- 310 AM MST SAT JAN 18 2014 /410 AM CST SAT JAN 18 2014/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /11 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...013... 014...015...027...028...029...041...042...079...252...253 AND 254... * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 252 YUMA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 253 KIT CARSON AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 254 CHEYENNE CO. IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 CHEYENNE KS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 RAWLINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 SHERMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 014 THOMAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 015 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 027 WALLACE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 028 LOGAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 029 GOVE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 GREELEY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 WICHITA. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 079 DUNDY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 21 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...RAPIDLY MOVING FIRES COULD BECOME OUT OF CONTROL QUICKLY. 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)
228 WWUS83 KGLD 181753 RFWGLD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1053 AM MST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY... .STRONG NORTHWEST WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THE REST OF TODAY. SIMILAR TO THURSDAY... RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE NEAR OR BARELY EXCEED RED FLAG CRITERIA. HOWEVER...FUELS ARE VERY DRY AND STRONG WINDS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPIDLY MOVING FIRES IF STARTED. COZ252>254-KSZ001-002-013>015-027>029-041-042-NEZ079-190000- /O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140119T0000Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-SHERMAN-THOMAS- SHERIDAN-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY- 1053 AM MST SAT JAN 18 2014 /1153 AM CST SAT JAN 18 2014/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...013...014...015...027...028...029...041...042...079... 252...253 AND 254... * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 252 YUMA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 253 KIT CARSON AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 254 CHEYENNE CO. IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 CHEYENNE KS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 RAWLINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 SHERMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 014 THOMAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 015 SHERIDAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 027 WALLACE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 028 LOGAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 029 GOVE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 GREELEY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 042 WICHITA. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 079 DUNDY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 21 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT STARTS WILL GET OUT OF CONTROL QUICKLY AND SPREAD RAPIDLY. 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GLD (ALL LOWER CASE)
231 WWUS83 KGLD 190000 RFWGLD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 500 PM MST SAT JAN 18 2014 COZ252>254-KSZ001-002-013>015-027>029-041-042-NEZ079-190100- /O.EXP.KGLD.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140119T0000Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-SHERMAN-THOMAS- SHERIDAN-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY- 500 PM MST SAT JAN 18 2014 /600 PM CST SAT JAN 18 2014/ ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...013...014...015...027...028...029...041...042...079... 252...253 AND 254... EVEN THOUGH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DO REMAIN LOW IN A FEW SPOTS...THE WINDS HAVE STOPPED GUSTING ABOVE THE NEEDED CRITERIA. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE LIGHT THROUGH THE NIGHT AS THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES INCREASE. ONCE AGAIN GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN PLACE ON SUNDAY. $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GLD (ALL LOWER CASE)
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Kansas, 2014Red Flag Warnings in Colorado, 2014Red Flag Warnings in Nebraska, 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.