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Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Mar 1, 2016, 3:50 PM CST for 10 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 2, 2016, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 93 min. 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 1, 2016, 3:50 PM CST (21:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 2, 2016, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2016, 1:33 PM CST
- In force
- 93 min
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Finney County, KS, Grant County, KS, Hamilton County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Morton County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 121 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
- 1751 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 75 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -166 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -160 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
357 WWUS83 KDDC 012150 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 350 PM CST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. KSZ061-074-084-021000- /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0004.160302T1800Z-160303T0200Z/ HAMILTON-STANTON-MORTON- 350 PM CST TUE MAR 1 2016 /250 PM MST TUE MAR 1 2016/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061...074 AND 084... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 STANTON AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 MORTON. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...NOON UNTIL 8 PM CDT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 70S. * 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. && $$ KSZ043-062-063-075-076-085-086-021000- /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.A.0003.160302T1800Z-160303T0200Z/ SCOTT-KEARNY-FINNEY-GRANT-HASKELL-STEVENS-SEWARD- 350 PM CST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...062...063...075...076...085 AND 086... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 SCOTT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 HASKELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 STEVENS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...NOON UNTIL 8 PM CDT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 70S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START WILL HAVE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT ADVISED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC (ALL LOWER CASE)
3 follow-up statements
881 WWUS83 KDDC 012155 CCA RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 355 PM CST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. KSZ061-074-084-021015- /O.COR.KDDC.FW.W.0004.160302T1800Z-160303T0200Z/ HAMILTON-STANTON-MORTON- 355 PM CST TUE MAR 1 2016 /255 PM MST TUE MAR 1 2016/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061...074 AND 084... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 STANTON AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 MORTON. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...NOON UNTIL 8 PM CST. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 70S. * 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. && $$ KSZ043-062-063-075-076-085-086-021015- /O.COR.KDDC.FW.A.0003.160302T1800Z-160303T0200Z/ SCOTT-KEARNY-FINNEY-GRANT-HASKELL-STEVENS-SEWARD- 355 PM CST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...062...063...075...076...085 AND 086... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 SCOTT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 HASKELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 STEVENS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...NOON UNTIL 8 PM CST. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 70S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START WILL HAVE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT ADVISED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC (ALL LOWER CASE)
813 WWUS83 KDDC 020907 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 307 AM CST WED MAR 2 2016 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS... .THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. KSZ043-062-063-075-076-085-086-030000- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0003.160302T1800Z-160303T0200Z/ /O.EXA.KDDC.FW.W.0004.160302T1800Z-160303T0200Z/ SCOTT-KEARNY-FINNEY-GRANT-HASKELL-STEVENS-SEWARD- 307 AM CST WED MAR 2 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...062...063...075...076...085 AND 086... 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 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 SCOTT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 HASKELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 STEVENS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...NOON UNTIL 8 PM CST. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 70S. * 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. && $$ KSZ061-074-084-030000- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0004.160302T1800Z-160303T0200Z/ HAMILTON-STANTON-MORTON- 307 AM CST WED MAR 2 2016 /207 AM MST WED MAR 2 2016/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 061...074 AND 084... * AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 STANTON AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 MORTON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST SHIFTING NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...NOON UNTIL 8 PM CST. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 78. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START WILL HAVE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT ADVISED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC (ALL LOWER CASE)
675 WWUS83 KDDC 021933 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 133 PM CST WED MAR 2 2016 ...RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NOT LIKELY TO BE MET TODAY... .A COMBINATION OF INCREASING CLOUD COVER AND SURFACE WIND TRENDS ARE CREATING LOWER CHANCES FOR MEETING RED FLAG CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. KSZ043-061>063-074>076-084>086-022045- /O.CAN.KDDC.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160303T0200Z/ SCOTT-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-MORTON-STEVENS- SEWARD- 133 PM CST WED MAR 2 2016 /1233 PM MST WED MAR 2 2016/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...061...062...063...074...075...076... 084...085 AND 086... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. A COMBINATION OF INCREASING CLOUD COVER AND SURFACE WIND TRENDS ARE CREATING LOWER CHANCES FOR MEETING RED FLAG CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. $$ 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 3:50 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | Finney, Grant, Haskell, Kearny, Scott, Seward and 1 more | 11 hr |
Nearby
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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.