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Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Springfield, MO

March 14, 2018Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas; Barton County, Jasper County, Vernon County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this red flag warning at Mar 14, 2018, 3:10 AM CDT for Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas; Barton County, Jasper County, Vernon County, Missouri. It took effect at Mar 14, 2018, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 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 14, 2018, 3:10 AM CDT (08:10 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 14, 2018, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired
Mar 14, 2018, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO

Counties Bourbon County, KS, Cherokee County, KS, Crawford County, KS, Barton County, MO, Jasper County, MO, Vernon County, MO

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 98 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2018-03-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2018-03-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 22 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2297 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
22 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
28 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

813 
WWUS83 KSGF 140810
RFWSGF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Springfield MO
310 AM CDT Wed Mar 14 2018

...Red flag warning for western Missouri and extreme southeast
Kansas...

.Humidity levels will once again drop into the teens to low 20s
this afternoon. After an area of high pressure moves to the south
of the region today, southwest winds will develop during the
afternoon with gusts of 25 to 30 mph possible. This combination of
low humidity and gusty winds will create red flag conditions
during the afternoon hours today.

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066-077-088-150000-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FW.W.0004.180314T1700Z-180315T0000Z/
Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-Vernon-Barton-Jasper-
310 AM CDT Wed Mar 14 2018

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR low humidity and gusty southwest wind FOR FIRE 
WEATHER ZONES 066, 073, 077, 088, 097, AND 101...

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a Red Flag
Warning, which is in effect from noon today to 7 PM CDT this
evening. 

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 073, 097, and 101.Fire 
  weather zones 066, 077, and 088. 

* WIND...Southwest wind gusts of 25 to 30 mph will be possible
  this afternoon.

* HUMIDITY...Afternoon humidity levels will once again drop into
  the teens to low 20s percent.

* THUNDERSTORMS...No thunderstorms are expected today.


* IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. 
  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.

&&

$$

Lindenberg
1 follow-up statement
064 
WWUS83 KSGF 142354
RFWSGF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Springfield MO
654 PM CDT Wed Mar 14 2018

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM...

.Fire weather conditions were improving over the Osage Plains
region this evening. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to
expire.

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066-077-088-150100-
/O.EXP.KSGF.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-180315T0000Z/
Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-Vernon-Barton-Jasper-
654 PM CDT Wed Mar 14 2018

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR winds
and humidity FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 066, 073, 077, 088, 097, AND 
101...

Relative humidity and winds were improving over the Osage Plains
region this evening. Therefore, the Red Flag Warning will be
allowed to expire at 7 pm.

$$

Cramer

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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.