Alert archive / Nebraska / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 11, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this red flag warning at Oct 15, 2016, 2:39 PM MDT for 12 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Oct 16, 2016, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 6 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
- Oct 15, 2016, 2:39 PM MDT (20:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 16, 2016, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Oct 16, 2016, 6:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
Counties Arthur County, NE, Boyd County, NE, Brown County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Deuel County, NE, Garden County, NE, Grant County, NE, Holt County, NE, Keith County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE, Rock County, NE, Sheridan County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:41 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
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 113 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
- 2364 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -151 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
118 WWUS83 KLBF 152039 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 339 PM CDT SAT OCT 15 2016 ...CRITICAL TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .WARM TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 80S WILL OCCUR SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE WESTERLY...WHICH WILL USHER IN SOME VERY DRY AIR FROM THE WEST INTO THE WESTERN SANDHILLS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY SUNDAY AFTERNOON IS FORECAST TO FALL INTO THE 15 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE. NEZ204-160445- /O.UPG.KLBF.FW.A.0006.161016T1800Z-161017T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.FW.W.0011.161016T1800Z-161017T0000Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR- 239 PM MDT SAT OCT 15 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 204... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM MDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 204. * WIND...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$ NEZ208-160445- /O.NEW.KLBF.FW.W.0011.161016T1800Z-161017T0000Z/ NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR/SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST- 339 PM CDT SAT OCT 15 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER FOR WESTERN PORTIONS OF ZONE 208... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...WESTERN PORTIONS OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 208. * WIND...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ MASEK
3 follow-up statements
013 WWUS83 KLBF 160913 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 413 AM CDT SUN OCT 16 2016 ...CRITICAL TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .WARM TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 80S WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST...WHICH WILL USHER IN SOME VERY DRY AIR INTO THE WESTERN SANDHILLS AND PANHANDLE. HUMIDITY IS FORECAST TO FALL INTO THE 15 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE. NEZ204-208-161715- /O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0011.161016T1800Z-161017T0000Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR- NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR/SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST- 413 AM CDT SUN OCT 16 2016 /313 AM MDT SUN OCT 16 2016/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 204 AND 208... * AFFECTED AREA...WESTERN PORTIONS OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 208...TO THE WEST OF HIGHWAY 183. EAST OF HIGHWAY 183 HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN SUFFICIENTLY HIGH TO PRECLUDE ANY RED FLAG CONDITIONS. * WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$ TAYLOR
050 WWUS83 KLBF 161548 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1048 AM CDT SUN OCT 16 2016 ...CRITICAL TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... .UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 80S WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE EASTERN PANHANDLE AND PORTIONS OF THE SANDHILLS. DRY DOWNSLOPING SOUTHWEST TO WESTERLY WINDS WILL USHER IN VERY DRY AIR INTO THE EASTERN PANHANDLE AND SANDHILLS...WHICH WILL CAUSE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO FALL INTO THE 15 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE. NEZ204-208-170000- /O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0011.161016T1800Z-161017T0000Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR- NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR/SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST- 1048 AM CDT SUN OCT 16 2016 /948 AM MDT SUN OCT 16 2016/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 204 AND 208... * AFFECTED AREA...WESTERN PORTIONS OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 208... TO THE WEST OF HIGHWAY 183. EAST OF HIGHWAY 183 HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN SUFFICIENTLY HIGH TO PRECLUDE ANY RED FLAG CONDITIONS. * WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ MOLDAN
527 WWUS83 KLBF 162356 RFWLBF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 656 PM CDT SUN OCT 16 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... NEZ204-208-170100- /O.EXP.KLBF.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-161017T0000Z/ EASTERN PANHANDLE/CRESCENT LAKE NWR- NIOBRARA VALLEY/FORT NIOBRARA NWR/SAMUEL R MCKELVIE NATIONAL FOREST- 656 PM CDT SUN OCT 16 2016 /556 PM MDT SUN OCT 16 2016/ ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 204 AND 208... RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE INCREASED ABOVE...AND WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. $$ POWER
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2:32 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | LBF | Arthur, Cherry, Deuel, Garden, Grant, Keith and 1 more | 12 hr |
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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.