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Red Flag Warning 5, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this red flag warning at Mar 2, 2017, 12:45 PM CST for 5 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 5 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
- Mar 2, 2017, 12:45 PM CST (18:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2017, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
Counties Allen County, KS, Greenwood County, KS, Neosho County, KS, Wilson County, KS, Woodson County, KS
The radar
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 147 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 139 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
- 2173 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 75 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 215 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 165 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
129 WWUS83 KICT 021845 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 1245 PM CST Thu Mar 2 2017 KSZ070>072-095-096-030000- /O.NEW.KICT.FW.W.0005.170302T1845Z-170303T0000Z/ Greenwood-Woodson-Allen-Wilson-Neosho- 1245 PM CST Thu Mar 2 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 070...071... 072...095 AND 096... The National Weather Service In Wichita has issued a Red Flag Warning for extreme grassland fire danger...which is in effect until 6 PM CST this evening. * Extreme Grassland Fire Danger...is forecast. * Winds...Northwest 20 to 25 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. * Relative Humidity...as low as 17 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly and become very difficult to control. Outdoor burning is greatly discouraged! PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now or will be shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this fire weather product. && $$ ES
2 follow-up statements
664 WWUS83 KICT 022152 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 352 PM CST Thu Mar 2 2017 KSZ070>072-095-096-030000- /O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-170303T0000Z/ Greenwood-Woodson-Allen-Wilson-Neosho- 352 PM CST Thu Mar 2 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 070... 071...072...095 AND 096... * Extreme Grassland Fire Danger...is forecast. * Winds...northwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. * Relative Humidity...as low as 18 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly and become very difficult to control. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now or will be shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this fire weather product. && $$ KSZ082-091-031300- /O.NEW.KICT.FW.A.0003.170303T1700Z-170304T0100Z/ Kingman-Harper- 352 PM CST Thu Mar 2 2017 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 082 AND 091... The National Weather Service In Wichita has issued a Fire Weather Watch for extreme grassland fire danger...which is in effect from Friday morning through Friday evening. * Extreme Grassland Fire Danger...is forecast. * Winds...south 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * Relative Humidity...as low as 19 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly and become very difficult to control. Outdoor burning is not recommended. 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. Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this fire weather product. && $$ Lawson
837 WWUS83 KICT 030000 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 600 PM CST Thu Mar 2 2017 KSZ070>072-095-096-030100- /O.EXP.KICT.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-170303T0000Z/ Greenwood-Woodson-Allen-Wilson-Neosho- 600 PM CST Thu Mar 2 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 070...071...072...095 AND 096... $$ KSZ082-091-031500- /O.CON.KICT.FW.A.0003.170303T1700Z-170304T0100Z/ Kingman-Harper- 600 PM CST Thu Mar 2 2017 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 082 AND 091... * Extreme Grassland Fire Danger...is forecast. * Winds...south 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * Relative Humidity...as low as 19 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly and become very difficult to control. Outdoor burning is not recommended. 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. Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this fire weather product. && $$ Ketcham
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 3:52 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | ICT | Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk and 17 more | 283 days |
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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.