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Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Glasgow, MT

March 6, 20219 counties in Montana

NWS Glasgow, MT issued this red flag warning at Mar 6, 2021, 2:24 AM MST for 9 counties in Montana. It took effect at Mar 6, 2021, 12:00 PM MST. It was in force for 8 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 6, 2021, 2:24 AM MST (09:24 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 6, 2021, 12:00 PM MST
Expired
Mar 6, 2021, 8:00 PM MST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Glasgow, MT

Counties Dawson County, MT, Garfield County, MT, McCone County, MT, Petroleum County, MT, Phillips County, MT, Prairie County, MT, Richland County, MT, Valley County, MT, Wibaux County, MT

The radar

The Glasgow radar (KGGW), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:25 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

Glasgow Intl Airport, MT (KGGW), launched 00:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 89 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, Glasgow Intl Airport, MT at 00:00Z on 2021-03-06Temperature 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, Glasgow Intl Airport, MT at 00:00Z on 2021-03-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 50 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
3124 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
50 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
162 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

679 
WWUS85 KGGW 060924
RFWGGW

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Glasgow MT
224 AM MST Sat Mar 6 2021

...Approaching Cold Front Increasing Wind and Lowering Humidity...

.South to southwest winds will increase and humidity will lower 
ahead of a cold front this afternoon creating critical fire 
weather conditions.

MTZ136-137-062130-
/O.UPG.KGGW.FW.A.0001.210306T2100Z-210307T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KGGW.FW.W.0001.210306T1900Z-210307T0300Z/
The Lower Missouri River Breaks including the Charles M Russell
National Wildlife Refuge-
Southern Petroleum and Southern Garfield Counties-
224 AM MST Sat Mar 6 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS FOR FIRE 
WEATHER ZONES 136 AND 137...

The National Weather Service in Glasgow has issued a Red Flag
Warning for low humidity and gusty southwest winds, which is in 
effect from noon today to 8 PM MST this evening. The Fire Weather 
Watch is no longer in effect.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 136 and 137.

* TIMING...Saturday afternoon and evening (2 pm-8 pm)

* WINDS...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 16 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...In the lower to mid 60s.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in these
areas of this Red Flag Warning.

&&

$$

MTZ122-062130-
/O.UPG.KGGW.FW.A.0001.210306T1900Z-210307T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KGGW.FW.W.0001.210306T1900Z-210307T0300Z/
Dawson/McCone/Prairie/Richland/Wibaux Counties-
224 AM MST Sat Mar 6 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY SOUTH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
122...

The National Weather Service in Glasgow has issued a Red Flag
Warning for low humidity and gusty south winds, which is in 
effect from noon today to 8 PM MST this evening. The Fire Weather 
Watch is no longer in effect.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 122.

* TIMING...Saturday afternoon (noon to 6 pm).

* WINDS...South 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 19 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...In the lower 60s.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in these
areas of this Red Flag Warning.

&&

$$

MTZ135-062130-
/O.NEW.KGGW.FW.W.0001.210306T1900Z-210307T0300Z/
The Little Rockies-
224 AM MST Sat Mar 6 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS FOR FIRE 
WEATHER ZONE 135...

The National Weather Service in Glasgow has issued a Red Flag
Warning for low humidity and gusty southwest winds, which is in 
effect from noon today to 8 PM MST this evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 135.

* TIMING...Noon to 8 pm today. 

* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 18 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...In the lower 60s.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in these
areas of this Red Flag Warning.

&&

$$

http://www.weather.gov/glasgow
2 follow-up statements
886 
WWUS85 KGGW 062047
RFWGGW

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Glasgow MT
147 PM MST Sat Mar 6 2021

...Approaching Cold Front Increasing Wind and Lowering Humidity...

MTZ122-135>137-070300-
/O.CON.KGGW.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210307T0300Z/
Dawson/McCone/Prairie/Richland/Wibaux Counties-The Little Rockies-
The Lower Missouri River Breaks including the Charles M Russell
National Wildlife Refuge-
Southern Petroleum and Southern Garfield Counties-
147 PM MST Sat Mar 6 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING
FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
122, 135, 136, AND 137...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 122, 135, 136 and 137.

* TIMING...Saturday afternoon and evening (2 pm-8 pm)

* WINDS...South 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 18 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...In the upper 50s.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in these
areas of this Red Flag Warning.

&&

$$

http://www.weather.gov/glasgow
646 
WWUS85 KGGW 070249
RFWGGW

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Glasgow MT
749 PM MST Sat Mar 6 2021


MTZ122-135>137-070400-
/O.EXP.KGGW.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210307T0300Z/
Dawson/McCone/Prairie/Richland/Wibaux Counties-The Little Rockies-
The Lower Missouri River Breaks including the Charles M Russell
National Wildlife Refuge-
Southern Petroleum and Southern Garfield Counties-
749 PM MST Sat Mar 6 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR LOW
HUMIDITY AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 122, 
135, 136, AND 137...

Winds have diminished some and relative humidity values have
recovered. Therefore, the red flag warning is being allowed to
expire

$$

http://www.weather.gov/glasgow

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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.