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Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Glasgow, MT

March 21, 20214 counties in Montana

NWS Glasgow, MT issued this red flag warning at Mar 21, 2021, 3:14 AM MDT for 4 counties in Montana. It took effect at Mar 21, 2021, 12:00 PM MDT. 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 21, 2021, 3:14 AM MDT (09:14 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 21, 2021, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
Mar 21, 2021, 6:59 PM MDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Glasgow, MT

Counties Daniels County, MT, Roosevelt County, MT, Sheridan County, MT, Valley County, MT

The radar

The Glasgow radar (KGGW), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:14 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, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 93 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 2021-03-21Temperature 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 2021-03-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -6 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
2533 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-23 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

247 
WWUS85 KGGW 210914
RFWGGW

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Glasgow MT
314 AM MDT Sun Mar 21 2021

...HIGH FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.Low relative humidity and gusty northwest winds in the presence
of dry fuels will lead to high fire danger today across Fire
Weather Zone 120.

MTZ120-212115-
/O.NEW.KGGW.FW.W.0002.210321T1800Z-210322T0100Z/
Fort Peck Reservation and Daniels/Roosevelt/Sheridan Counties-
314 AM MDT Sun Mar 21 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE 
WEATHER ZONE 120...

The National Weather Service in Glasgow has issued a Red Flag
Warning for low relative humidity and gusty winds, which is in 
effect from noon today to 7 PM MDT this evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 120.

* TIMING...Noon through 7 PM today.

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

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

* TEMPERATURES...In the mid 40s to low 50s.

* IMPACTS...New fire starts will quickly spread. 

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
602 
WWUS85 KGGW 211956
RFWGGW

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Glasgow MT
156 PM MDT Sun Mar 21 2021

...HIGH FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.Low relative humidity and gusty northwest winds in the presence
of dry fuels will lead to high fire danger today across Fire
Weather Zone 120.

MTZ120-220100-
/O.CON.KGGW.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210322T0100Z/
Fort Peck Reservation and Daniels/Roosevelt/Sheridan Counties-
156 PM MDT Sun Mar 21 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
120...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 120.

* TIMING...Noon through 7 PM today.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 23 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...In the mid 40s.

* IMPACTS...New fire starts will quickly spread.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

http://www.weather.gov/glasgow
810 
WWUS85 KGGW 220059
RFWGGW

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Glasgow MT
659 PM MDT Sun Mar 21 2021


MTZ120-220200-
/O.CAN.KGGW.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210322T0100Z/
Fort Peck Reservation and Daniels/Roosevelt/Sheridan Counties-
659 PM MDT Sun Mar 21 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND
GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 120...

The National Weather Service in Glasgow has cancelled the Red
Flag Warning.

Relative humidity is increasing across the area along with cloud
cover. Winds will also continue to gradually decrease through this
evening. Therefore, the Red Flag Warning is 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.