Alert archive / Montana / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Missoula, MT
NWS Missoula, MT issued this red flag warning at Aug 1, 2016, 11:35 AM PDT for 5 counties in Idaho; 14 counties in Montana. It took effect at Aug 2, 2016, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 12 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
- Aug 1, 2016, 11:35 AM PDT (18:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 2, 2016, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Aug 2, 2016, 11:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Missoula, MT
Counties Clearwater County, ID, Idaho County, ID, Latah County, ID, Lewis County, ID, Nez Perce County, ID, Beaverhead County, MT, Deer Lodge County, MT, Flathead County, MT, Granite County, MT, Jefferson County, MT, Lake County, MT, Lewis and Clark County, MT, Madison County, MT, Mineral County, MT, Missoula County, MT, Powell County, MT, Ravalli County, MT, Sanders County, MT, Silver Bow County, MT
The radar
The Missoula radar (KMSX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:41 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
Spokane, WA (KOTX), launched 12:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 212 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
- 2023 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 155 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
890 WWUS85 KMSO 011835 RFWMSO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1235 PM MDT MON AUG 1 2016 MTZ106-030300- /O.UPG.KMSO.FW.A.0002.160802T1800Z-160803T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.FW.W.0004.160802T1800Z-160803T0300Z/ WEST LOLO- 1235 PM MDT MON AUG 1 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 106 (WEST LOLO) * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * MINIMUM HUMIDITIES: 15-20 PERCENT. $$ MTZ108>111-030300- /O.UPG.KMSO.FW.A.0002.160802T1800Z-160803T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.FW.W.0004.160802T1800Z-160803T0300Z/ EAST LOLO-BITTERROOT-DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD-EAST BEAVERHEAD- 1235 PM MDT MON AUG 1 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 108 (EAST LOLO) FIRE ZONE 109 (BITTERROOT) FIRE ZONE 110 (DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD) FIRE ZONE 111 (EAST BEAVERHEAD) * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH RIDGE TOP WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE, LOCALLY UP TO 50 MPH THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN AND OVER RIDGE TOPS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * MINIMUM HUMIDITIES: 10 TO 15 PERCENT. $$ IDZ102-103-MTZ107-030300- /O.NEW.KMSO.FW.W.0004.160802T1800Z-160803T0300Z/ PALOUSE/HELLS CANYON-CLEARWATER/NEZ PERCE- SALISH AND KOOTENAI RESERVATION- 1235 PM MDT MON AUG 1 2016 /1135 AM PDT MON AUG 1 2016/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /11 AM PDT/ TO 9 PM MDT /8 PM PDT/ TUESDAY... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 102 (PALOUSE/HELLS CANYON) FIRE ZONE 103 (CLEARWATER/NEZ PERCE) FIRE ZONE 107 (SALISH AND KOOTENAI RESERVATION) * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * MINIMUM HUMIDITIES: 15-20 PERCENT. $$
2 follow-up statements
972 WWUS85 KMSO 021553 RFWMSO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 953 AM MDT TUE AUG 2 2016 IDZ102-103-MTZ106-107-030300- /O.CON.KMSO.FW.W.0004.160802T1800Z-160803T0300Z/ PALOUSE/HELLS CANYON-CLEARWATER/NEZ PERCE-WEST LOLO- SALISH AND KOOTENAI RESERVATION- 953 AM MDT TUE AUG 2 2016 /853 AM PDT TUE AUG 2 2016/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT /8 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 102 (PALOUSE/HELLS CANYON). FIRE ZONE 103 (CLEARWATER/NEZ PERCE). FIRE ZONE 106 (WEST LOLO). FIRE ZONE 107 (SALISH AND KOOTENAI RESERVATION). * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * MINIMUM HUMIDITIES: 15-20 PERCENT. && $$ MTZ108>111-030300- /O.CON.KMSO.FW.W.0004.160802T1800Z-160803T0300Z/ EAST LOLO-BITTERROOT-DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD-EAST BEAVERHEAD- 953 AM MDT TUE AUG 2 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 108 (EAST LOLO). FIRE ZONE 109 (BITTERROOT). FIRE ZONE 110 (DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD). FIRE ZONE 111 (EAST BEAVERHEAD). * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH RIDGE TOP WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE... LOCALLY UP TO 50 MPH THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN AND OVER RIDGE TOPS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * MINIMUM HUMIDITIES: 10 TO 15 PERCENT. && $$
127 WWUS85 KMSO 021647 RFWMSO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1047 AM MDT TUE AUG 2 2016 IDZ102-103-MTZ106-107-030600- /O.EXT.KMSO.FW.W.0004.160802T1800Z-160803T0600Z/ PALOUSE/HELLS CANYON-CLEARWATER/NEZ PERCE-WEST LOLO- SALISH AND KOOTENAI RESERVATION- 1047 AM MDT TUE AUG 2 2016 /947 AM PDT TUE AUG 2 2016/ ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT /11 PM PDT/ TONIGHT... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 102 (PALOUSE/HELLS CANYON). FIRE ZONE 103 (CLEARWATER/NEZ PERCE). FIRE ZONE 106 (WEST LOLO). FIRE ZONE 107 (SALISH AND KOOTENAI RESERVATION). * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * MINIMUM HUMIDITIES: 15-20 PERCENT. && $$ MTZ108>111-030600- /O.EXT.KMSO.FW.W.0004.160802T1800Z-160803T0600Z/ EAST LOLO-BITTERROOT-DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD-EAST BEAVERHEAD- 1047 AM MDT TUE AUG 2 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 108 (EAST LOLO). FIRE ZONE 109 (BITTERROOT). FIRE ZONE 110 (DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD). FIRE ZONE 111 (EAST BEAVERHEAD). * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH RIDGE TOP WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE... LOCALLY UP TO 50 MPH THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN AND OVER RIDGE TOPS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * MINIMUM HUMIDITIES: 10 TO 15 PERCENT. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Missoula, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 7:11 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | MSO | Beaverhead, Deer Lodge, Flathead, Granite, Jefferson, Lewis and Clark and 7 more | 16 hr |
| Aug 1, 1:29 PM PDT | Lake Wind Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Lake, Sanders | 31 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.