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Red Flag Warning 19, NWS Dodge City, KS

November 15, 201627 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Nov 15, 2016, 2:38 PM CST for 27 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Nov 16, 2016, 12:00 PM CST. 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
Nov 15, 2016, 2:38 PM CST (20:38 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 16, 2016, 12:00 PM CST
Expired
Nov 16, 2016, 6:39 PM CST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
All 27 counties

Barber County, KS, Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Edwards County, KS, Ellis County, KS, Finney County, KS, Ford County, KS, Grant County, KS, Gray County, KS, Hamilton County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Lane County, KS, Meade County, KS, Morton County, KS, Ness County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Rush County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stafford County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS, Trego County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 27 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 12:00Z on 2016-11-15Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2016-11-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 65 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
3123 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
65 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
91 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

716 
WWUS83 KDDC 152038
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
238 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

KSZ062>064-074>078-084>088-161000-
/O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0016.161116T1800Z-161117T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0019.161116T1800Z-161117T0100Z/
KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-MORTON-
STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-
238 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
062...063...064...074...075...076...077...078...084...085...086...087
AND 088...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM NOON TO 7 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...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...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 087 MEADE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088 
  CLARK.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 TO 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START WILL HAVE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR 
  AND SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT ADVISED.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ061-161000-
/O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0019.161116T1800Z-161117T0100Z/
HAMILTON-
138 PM MST TUE NOV 15 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON.

* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START WILL HAVE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR 
  AND SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT ADVISED.

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.

&&

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC (ALL LOWER CASE)
3 follow-up statements
206 
WWUS83 KDDC 161006
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
406 AM CST WED NOV 16 2016

KSZ030-031-043>046-065-161815-
/O.EXA.KDDC.FW.W.0019.161116T1800Z-161117T0100Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-PAWNEE-
406 AM CST WED NOV 16 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CST THIS
EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
030...031...043...044...045...046 AND 065...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...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 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065 PAWNEE.

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

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

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START WILL HAVE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR 
  AND SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT ADVISED.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ061>064-074>078-084>088-161815-
/O.NEW.KDDC.FW.A.0017.161117T1700Z-161118T0100Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0019.161116T1800Z-161117T0100Z/
HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-
MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-
406 AM CST WED NOV 16 2016 /306 AM MST WED NOV 16 2016/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/
TODAY TO 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061...062...063...064...
074...075...076...077...078...084...085...086...087 AND 088...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 061...062...063...064...074...075...076...077...
078...084...085...086...087 AND 088...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...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...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 087 
  MEADE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088 CLARK.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START WILL HAVE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR 
  AND SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT ADVISED.

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.

&&

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC (ALL LOWER CASE)
904 
WWUS83 KDDC 161722
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1122 AM CST WED NOV 16 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES THIS AFTERNOON...

KSZ066-079>081-089-090-170100-
/O.EXA.KDDC.FW.W.0019.161116T1800Z-161117T0100Z/
STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER-
1122 AM CST WED NOV 16 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 066...079...
080...081...089 AND 090...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 066 STAFFORD... 
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 079 EDWARDS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 080 KIOWA... 
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 081 PRATT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 089 COMANCHE 
  AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 090 BARBER.

* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START WILL HAVE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR 
  AND SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT ADVISED.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ061>064-074>078-084>088-170130-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0019.161116T1800Z-161117T0100Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0017.161117T1700Z-161118T0100Z/
HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-
MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-
1122 AM CST WED NOV 16 2016 /1022 AM MST WED NOV 16 2016/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/
THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 061...062...063...064...074...075...076...077...078...084...
085...086...087 AND 088...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061...062...063...064...074...075...076...
077...078...084...085...086...087 AND 088...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...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...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 087 
  MEADE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088 CLARK.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START WILL HAVE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR 
  AND SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT ADVISED.

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>046-065-170100-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0019.161116T1800Z-161117T0100Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-PAWNEE-
1122 AM CST WED NOV 16 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...
031...043...044...045...046 AND 065...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...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 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065 PAWNEE.

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

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

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START WILL HAVE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR 
  AND SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT ADVISED.

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.

&&

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC (ALL LOWER CASE)
919 
WWUS83 KDDC 170039
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
639 PM CST WED NOV 16 2016

KSZ061>064-074>078-084>088-170845-
/O.CAN.KDDC.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-161117T0100Z/
/O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0017.161117T1700Z-161118T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0020.161117T1700Z-161118T0100Z/
HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-
MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-
639 PM CST WED NOV 16 2016 /539 PM MST WED NOV 16 2016/

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ TO 7 PM
CST /6 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061...062...063...064...074...075...076...
077...078...084...085...086...087 AND 088...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ TO 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ THURSDAY. THE
RED FLAG WARNING FOR WEDNESDAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...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...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 087 
  MEADE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088 CLARK.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
  EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS THURSDAY AFTERNOON, ESPECIALLY
  SOUTHWEST OF DODGE CITY. ABUNDANT CURED GRASSES, RELATIVE
  HUMIDITY FALLING AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT, AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO
  55 MPH WILL COMBINE TO MAKE AN ENVIRONMENT FAVORABLE FOR RAPID
  WILDFIRE GROWTH. EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS LIKELY WITH ANY
  IGNITIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING
  STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS THURSDAY EVENING, AND THIS WILL IMPACT
  ANY ONGOING FIRE FIGHTING EFFORTS. FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD AND
  EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR
  DANGEROUS WILDFIRES THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ030-031-043>046-065-066-079>081-089-090-170145-
/O.CAN.KDDC.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-161117T0100Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-
PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER-
639 PM CST WED NOV 16 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031...043...044...045...
046 AND 065...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING.

RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS SLOWLY CLIMBING ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS
THIS EVENING, AND WINDS ARE GRADUALLY WEAKENING. THE RED FLAG
WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THIS EVENING. 

$$

TURNER

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 15, 4:15 AM CSTFire Weather WatchDDCClark, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray, Haskell and 7 more10 hr

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in Kansas, 2016Every red flag warning in 2016

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.