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Red Flag Warning 12, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Mar 5, 2017, 4:23 AM CST for 27 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 6, 2017, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 hr. 8 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 5, 2017, 4:23 AM CST (10:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 6, 2017, 11:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2017, 8:00 PM CST
- In force
- 9 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 10:27 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 1:54 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 4 Nw Pierceville, KS | ASOS STATION GARDEN CITY REGIONAL AIRPORT /GCK/. |
| Mar 6, 2:15 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 Sw Hugoton, KS | AWOS STATION HUGOTON /HQG/. |
| Mar 6, 2:20 PM CST | WILDFIRE | 9 Ssw Beeler, KS | LOCATION OF THE WILDFIRE WAS ESTIMATED BASED ON SATELLITE. |
| Mar 6, 2:45 PM CST | WILDFIRE | Ransom, KS | REPORT RECEIVED THAT THREE STRUCTURES WERE ON FIRE. |
| Mar 6, 2:48 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 3 Ene Dodge City, KS | ASOS STATION DODGE CITY KS /DDC/. |
| Mar 6, 2:58 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 E Medicine Lodge, KS | ASOS STATION MEDICINE LODGE ASOS SITE /P28/. |
| Mar 6, 3:00 PM CST | WILDFIRE | 9 N Jetmore, KS | LOCATION OF WILDFIRE IN NORTHERN HODGEMAN COUNTY WAS ESTIMATE. |
| Mar 6, 3:34 PM CST | WILDFIRE | 9 Nw Hayne, KS | FIRE STARTED ON EAST SIDE OF HIGHWAY 83. ONE STRUCTURE WAS EVACUATED. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 10.4 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2768 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 353 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
601 WWUS83 KDDC 051023 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 423 AM CST Sun Mar 5 2017 ...Critical Wildfire conditions expected today and especially Monday... Increasing south to southwest winds combined with a warm dry airmass west of a developing dry line will create critical fire weather conditions this afternoon. On Monday, much drier air will be spreading into western and central Kansas behind a cold front. Strong winds gusting to over 50 mph will create extreme fire weather conditions across all of southwest and central Kansas by midday Monday. KSZ088-051830- /O.CAN.KDDC.FW.A.0007.170305T1800Z-170306T0100Z/ /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0008.170306T1700Z-170307T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0012.170306T1700Z-170307T0200Z/ Clark- 423 AM CST Sun Mar 5 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CST MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR TODAY IS CANCELLED... 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 8 PM CST Monday. The Fire Weather Watch for today has been cancelled. * Affected Area...in Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 088 Clark. * Winds...west 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to around 50 mph. * Timing...11 am through 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. && $$ KSZ030-031-043>046-061>064-074>078-084>087-051830- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0007.170305T1800Z-170306T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0011.170305T1800Z-170306T0100Z/ /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0008.170306T1700Z-170307T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0012.170306T1700Z-170307T0200Z/ Trego-Ellis-Scott-Lane-Ness-Rush-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman- Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade- 423 AM CST Sun Mar 5 2017 /323 AM MST Sun Mar 5 2017/ ...RED FLAG WARNING 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 030...031...043...044...045... 046...061...062...063...064...074...075...076...077...078... 084...085...086 AND 087... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ TO 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031...043...044...045...046...061...062... 063...064...074...075...076...077...078...084...085...086 AND 087... 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 CST /11 AM MST/ today to 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ this evening. A Red Flag Warning has also been issued from 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ to 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ Monday. * 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...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 and Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade. * Winds...southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Timing...12 noon through 7 pm CST. * Relative Humidity...as low as 10 percent. * Temperatures...in the lower 60s. * 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. && $$ KSZ065-066-079>081-089-090-051830- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0008.170306T1700Z-170307T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0012.170306T1700Z-170307T0200Z/ Pawnee-Stafford-Edwards-Kiowa-Pratt-Comanche-Barber- 423 AM CST Sun Mar 5 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CST MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 065... 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 from 11 AM to 8 PM CST Monday. * Affected Area...in Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 065 Pawnee... 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...west 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Timing...12 noon through 7 pm CST. * Relative Humidity...as low as 12 percent. * Temperatures...around 70. * 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
4 follow-up statements
153 WWUS83 KDDC 051854 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 1254 PM CST Sun Mar 5 2017 KSZ030-031-045-046-064-060300- /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.A.0009.170307T1700Z-170308T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-170306T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0012.170306T1700Z-170307T0200Z/ Trego-Ellis-Ness-Rush-Hodgeman- 1254 PM CST Sun Mar 5 2017 ...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...061...062...063...064...074...075... 076...077...078...084...085...086 AND 087... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CST MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031...043...044...045...046...061...062...063...064...074... 075...076...077...078...084...085...086 AND 087... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031...045...046 AND 064... The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Fire Weather Watch For wind and low relative humidity...which is in effect from Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening. * Affected Area...in Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 030 Trego...Fire Weather Zone 031 Ellis...Fire Weather Zone 045 Ness...Fire Weather Zone 046 Rush and Fire Weather Zone 064 Hodgeman. * Winds...west 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph on Monday. * Timing...12 noon through 7 pm CST Monday. * Relative Humidity...as low as 10 percent Monday afternoon. * Temperatures...in the lower 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. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$ KSZ043-044-061>063-074>078-084>087-060300- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-170306T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0012.170306T1700Z-170307T0200Z/ Scott-Lane-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford- Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade- 1254 PM CST Sun Mar 5 2017 /1154 AM MST Sun Mar 5 2017/ ...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 030...031...043...044...045...046...061...062...063...064... 074...075...076...077...078...084...085...086 AND 087... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ TO 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031...043...044...045...046...061... 062...063...064...074...075...076...077...078...084...085... 086 AND 087... * Affected Area...in Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 043 Scott...Fire Weather Zone 044 Lane...Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton...Fire Weather Zone 062 Kearny...Fire Weather Zone 063 Finney...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 and Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade. * Winds...west 30 to 50 mph with gusts up to 60 mph Monday. * Timing...12 noon through 7 pm CST. * Relative Humidity...as low as 10 percent. * Temperatures...in the upper 60s Monday afternoon. * 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. && $$ KSZ065-060300- /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.A.0009.170307T1700Z-170308T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0012.170306T1700Z-170307T0200Z/ Pawnee- 1254 PM CST Sun Mar 5 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CST MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 065...066...079...080...081...089 AND 090... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065... The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Fire Weather Watch For wind and low relative humidity...which is in effect from Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening. * Affected Area...in Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 065 Pawnee. * Winds...west 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 50 mph on Monday. * Timing...12 noon through 7 pm CST for Monday. * Relative Humidity...as low as 10 percent on Monday. * Temperatures...in the lower 70s Monday afternoon. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$ KSZ066-079>081-088>090-060300- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0012.170306T1700Z-170307T0200Z/ Stafford-Edwards-Kiowa-Pratt-Clark-Comanche-Barber- 1254 PM CST Sun Mar 5 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CST MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 065...066...079...080...081...089 AND 090... * 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 088 Clark... Fire Weather Zone 089 Comanche and Fire Weather Zone 090 Barber. * Winds...west 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph on Monday. * Timing...12 noon through 7 pm CST for Monday * Relative Humidity...as low as 10 percent for Monday afternoon. * Temperatures...Near 80 on Monday. * 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
113 WWUS83 KDDC 060046 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 646 PM CST Sun Mar 5 2017 ...Red Flag Warning Expiring at 7pm... Rapidly increasing humidity is expected this evening, therefore the warning will be allowed to expire. Extremely critical fire danger is expected to return on Monday for all of Southwest Kansas. KSZ030-031-045-046-064-060900- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-170306T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0012.170306T1700Z-170307T0200Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0009.170307T1700Z-170308T0100Z/ Trego-Ellis-Ness-Rush-Hodgeman- 646 PM CST Sun Mar 5 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CST MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031...043...044...045...046...061...062...063...064...074... 075...076...077...078...084...085...086 AND 087... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031...045...046 AND 064... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031... 043...044...045...046...061...062...063...064...074...075...076... 077...078...084...085...086 AND 087... * Affected Area...in Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 030 Trego...Fire Weather Zone 031 Ellis...Fire Weather Zone 045 Ness...Fire Weather Zone 046 Rush and Fire Weather Zone 064 Hodgeman. * Winds...west 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * Timing...12 noon through 7 pm CST Monday. * Relative Humidity...as low as 8 percent. * Temperatures...in the lower 50s. * 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. && $$ KSZ043-044-061>063-074>078-084>087-060900- /O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-170306T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0012.170306T1700Z-170307T0200Z/ Scott-Lane-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford- Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade- 646 PM CST Sun Mar 5 2017 /546 PM MST Sun Mar 5 2017/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ TO 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031...043...044...045...046...061... 062...063...064...074...075...076...077...078...084...085... 086 AND 087... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031...043...044...045...046...061...062...063...064...074... 075...076...077...078...084...085...086 AND 087... * Affected Area...in Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 043 Scott...Fire Weather Zone 044 Lane...Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton...Fire Weather Zone 062 Kearny...Fire Weather Zone 063 Finney...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 and Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade. * Winds...southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * Timing...12 noon through 7 pm CST. * Relative Humidity...as low as 7 percent. * Temperatures...around 60. * 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. && $$ KSZ065-060900- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0012.170306T1700Z-170307T0200Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0009.170307T1700Z-170308T0100Z/ Pawnee- 646 PM CST Sun Mar 5 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CST MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 065...066...079...080...081...089 AND 090... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065... * Affected Area...in Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 065 Pawnee. * Winds...west 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * Timing...12 noon through 7 pm CST for Monday. * Relative Humidity...as low as 9 percent. * Temperatures...in the lower 50s. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$ KSZ066-079>081-088>090-060900- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0012.170306T1700Z-170307T0200Z/ Stafford-Edwards-Kiowa-Pratt-Clark-Comanche-Barber- 646 PM CST Sun Mar 5 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CST MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 065...066...079...080...081...089 AND 090... * 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 088 Clark... Fire Weather Zone 089 Comanche and Fire Weather Zone 090 Barber. * Winds...west 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * Timing...12 noon through 7 pm CST for Monday * Relative Humidity...as low as 10 percent. * Temperatures...in the upper 60s. * 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
903 WWUS83 KDDC 061010 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 410 AM CST Mon Mar 6 2017 ...Extremely Critical Fire Weather Conditions Expected Today... Very strong westerly winds will develop through the day along with very low relative humidity. This will lead to extreme fire weather conditions this afternoon. Conditions will improve this evening but are expected to worsen again on Tuesday. KSZ030-031-045-046-064-065-070200- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0012.170306T1700Z-170307T0200Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0009.170307T1700Z-170308T0100Z/ Trego-Ellis-Ness-Rush-Hodgeman-Pawnee- 410 AM CST Mon Mar 6 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031...045...046...064 AND 065... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031...045...046...064 AND 065... * Affected Area...in Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 030 Trego...Fire Weather Zone 031 Ellis...Fire Weather Zone 045 Ness...Fire Weather Zone 046 Rush...Fire Weather Zone 064 Hodgeman and Fire Weather Zone 065 Pawnee. * Winds...west 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * Timing...12 noon through 7 pm CST Monday. * Relative Humidity...as low as 8 percent. * Temperatures...upper 60s to lower 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. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$ KSZ043-044-061>063-066-077>081-070200- /O.EXA.KDDC.FW.A.0009.170307T1700Z-170308T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0012.170306T1700Z-170307T0200Z/ Scott-Lane-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Stafford-Gray-Ford-Edwards- Kiowa-Pratt- 410 AM CST Mon Mar 6 2017 /310 AM MST Mon Mar 6 2017/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044...061...062... 063...066...077...078...079...080 AND 081... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 043...044...061...062...063...066...077...078...079...080 AND 081... The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Fire Weather Watch FOR wind and low relative humidity...which is in effect from Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening. * Affected Area...in Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 043 Scott...Fire Weather Zone 044 Lane...Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton...Fire Weather Zone 062 Kearny...Fire Weather Zone 063 Finney...Fire Weather Zone 066 Stafford...Fire Weather Zone 077 Gray...Fire Weather Zone 078 Ford...Fire Weather Zone 079 Edwards...Fire Weather Zone 080 Kiowa and Fire Weather Zone 081 Pratt. * Winds...west 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * Timing...12 noon through 7 pm CST Monday. * Relative Humidity...as low as 8 percent. * Temperatures...mid 60s to lower 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. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$ KSZ074>076-084>090-070200- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0012.170306T1700Z-170307T0200Z/ Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade-Clark-Comanche- Barber- 410 AM CST Mon Mar 6 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 074...075...076...084...085...086...087...088... 089 AND 090... * Affected Area...in Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton... Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant...Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell... Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton...Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens... Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward...Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade... Fire Weather Zone 088 Clark...Fire Weather Zone 089 Comanche and Fire Weather Zone 090 Barber. * Winds...west 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * Timing...12 noon through 7 pm CST for Monday * Relative Humidity...as low as 8 percent. * Temperatures...in the mid 60s to around 70. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
701 WWUS83 KDDC 061851 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 1251 PM CST Mon Mar 6 2017 KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-077>081-070200- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0009.170307T1700Z-170308T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0013.170307T1700Z-170308T0100Z/ /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-170307T0200Z/ Trego-Ellis-Scott-Lane-Ness-Rush-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman- Pawnee-Stafford-Gray-Ford-Edwards-Kiowa-Pratt- 1251 PM CST Mon Mar 6 2017 /1151 AM MST Mon Mar 6 2017/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031...043...044...045...046...061...062...063...064...065... 066...077...078...079...080 AND 081... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ TO 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031...043...044...045...046...061...062... 063...064...065...066...077...078...079...080 AND 081... The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Red Flag Warning FOR wind and low humidity...which is in effect from 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ to 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ Tuesday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * 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...Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton...Fire Weather Zone 062 Kearny...Fire Weather Zone 063 Finney...Fire Weather Zone 064 Hodgeman...Fire Weather Zone 065 Pawnee... Fire Weather Zone 066 Stafford...Fire Weather Zone 077 Gray... Fire Weather Zone 078 Ford...Fire Weather Zone 079 Edwards... Fire Weather Zone 080 Kiowa and Fire Weather Zone 081 Pratt. * Winds...west 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph today. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph tomorrow. * Timing...early afternoon through evening today and tomorrow. * Relative Humidity...as low as 9 percent today and tomorrow. * Temperatures...upper 70s today, lower to mid 60s tomorrow. * 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. && $$ KSZ074>076-084>090-070200- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-170307T0200Z/ Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade-Clark-Comanche- Barber- 1251 PM CST Mon Mar 6 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 074...075... 076...084...085...086...087...088...089 AND 090... * Affected Area...in Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton... Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant...Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell... Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton...Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens... Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward...Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade... Fire Weather Zone 088 Clark...Fire Weather Zone 089 Comanche and Fire Weather Zone 090 Barber. * Winds...west 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * Timing...early afternoon through evening. * Relative Humidity...as low as 9 percent. * Temperatures...upper 70s. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 4:23 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | DDC | Ellis, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray, Hamilton and 13 more | 15 hr |
| Mar 5, 12:26 PM CST | High Wind Watch | DDC | Clark, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray, Hamilton and 12 more | 15 hr |
| Mar 5, 12:54 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | Edwards, Ellis, Finney, Ford, Gray, Hamilton and 11 more | 24 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.