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Red Flag Warning 19, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this red flag warning at Nov 5, 2021, 3:35 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas; Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado; Dundy County, Nebraska. It took effect at Nov 6, 2021, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 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
- Nov 5, 2021, 3:35 PM CDT (20:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 6, 2021, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Nov 6, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
Counties Cheyenne County, CO, Kit Carson County, CO, Yuma County, CO, Cheyenne County, KS, Greeley County, KS, Sherman County, KS, Wallace County, KS, Dundy County, NE
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:34 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
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 117 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
- 3328 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 132 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
948 WWUS83 KGLD 052035 RFWGLD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Goodland KS 235 PM MDT Fri Nov 5 2021 ...Critical fire weather conditions expected in eastern Colorado and adjacent Kansas and Nebraska border counties on Saturday... COZ252>254-KSZ001-013-027-041-NEZ079-062000- /O.NEW.KGLD.FW.W.0019.211106T1800Z-211107T0000Z/ Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne-Sherman-Wallace-Greeley-Dundy- 235 PM MDT Fri Nov 5 2021 /335 PM CDT Fri Nov 5 2021/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ TO 6 PM MDT /7 PM CDT/ SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...013...027...041...079...252...253 AND 254... The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from noon MDT /1 PM CDT/ to 6 PM MDT /7 PM CDT/ Saturday. * Affected Area...In Colorado...Fire Weather Zone 252 Yuma... Fire Weather Zone 253 Kit Carson and Fire Weather Zone 254 Cheyenne. In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 001 Cheyenne...Fire Weather Zone 013 Sherman...Fire Weather Zone 027 Wallace and Fire Weather Zone 041 Greeley. In Nebraska...Fire Weather Zone 079 Dundy. * Winds...SSW at 15 to 25 mph. Occasional gusts up to 30 mph are possible. Wind direction may vary from south to southwest. Abrupt wind shifts are not anticipated. * Relative Humidity...As low as 10 to 20 percent. * Impacts...Extreme and unpredictable fire behavior. Any fires that start may rapidly grow and spread out of control. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Avoid outdoor burning. Repeating, outdoor burning is not advised on Saturday. Any fires that start may rapidly grow and spread out of control. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National Weather Service visit... http://weather.gov/gld
4 follow-up statements
093 WWUS83 KGLD 060302 RFWGLD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Goodland KS 902 PM MDT Fri Nov 5 2021 ...Critical fire weather conditions expected in eastern Colorado and adjacent Kansas and Nebraska border counties on Saturday... COZ252>254-KSZ001-013-027-041-NEZ079-061200- /O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0019.211106T1800Z-211107T0000Z/ Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne-Sherman-Wallace-Greeley-Dundy- 902 PM MDT Fri Nov 5 2021 /1002 PM CDT Fri Nov 5 2021/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ TO 6 PM MDT /7 PM CDT/ SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...013...027...041...079...252... 253 AND 254... * Affected Area...In Colorado...Fire Weather Zone 252 Yuma... Fire Weather Zone 253 Kit Carson and Fire Weather Zone 254 Cheyenne. In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 001 Cheyenne...Fire Weather Zone 013 Sherman...Fire Weather Zone 027 Wallace and Fire Weather Zone 041 Greeley. In Nebraska...Fire Weather Zone 079 Dundy. * Winds...SSW at 15 to 25 mph. Occasional gusts up to 30 mph are possible. Wind direction may vary from south to southwest. Abrupt wind shifts are not anticipated. * Relative Humidity...As low as 13 percent. Some isolated areas could reach 10 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Avoid outdoor burning. Repeating, outdoor burning is not advised on Saturday. Any fires that start may rapidly grow and spread out of control. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National Weather Service visit... http://weather.gov/gld
104 WWUS83 KGLD 060935 RFWGLD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Goodland KS 335 AM MDT Sat Nov 6 2021 ...Critical fire weather conditions expected in eastern Colorado and adjacent Kansas and Nebraska border counties on Saturday... COZ252>254-KSZ001-013-027-041-NEZ079-070000- /O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0019.211106T1800Z-211107T0000Z/ Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne-Sherman-Wallace-Greeley-Dundy- 335 AM MDT Sat Nov 6 2021 /435 AM CDT Sat Nov 6 2021/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ TODAY TO 6 PM MDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...013...027...041... 079...252...253 AND 254... * Affected Area...In Colorado...Fire Weather Zone 252 Yuma... Fire Weather Zone 253 Kit Carson and Fire Weather Zone 254 Cheyenne. In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 001 Cheyenne...Fire Weather Zone 013 Sherman...Fire Weather Zone 027 Wallace and Fire Weather Zone 041 Greeley. In Nebraska...Fire Weather Zone 079 Dundy. * Winds...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with occasional gusts up to 30 mph. Wind direction may vary from south to southwest. Abrupt wind shifts are not anticipated. * Relative Humidity...As low as 12 percent. Some isolated areas could reach 10 percent or lower. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. *Additional Information... Isolated instances of critical fire weather conditions may spread further east towards a line from Trenton, Nebraska to Leoti, Kansas. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Avoid outdoor burning. Repeating, outdoor burning is not advised on Saturday. Any fires that start may rapidly grow and spread out of control. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National Weather Service visit... http://weather.gov/gld
141 WWUS83 KGLD 061655 RFWGLD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Goodland KS 1055 AM MDT Sat Nov 6 2021 ...Critical fire weather conditions in eastern Colorado and adjacent Kansas and Nebraska border counties today... COZ252>254-KSZ001-013-027-041-NEZ079-070000- /O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0019.211106T1800Z-211107T0000Z/ Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne-Sherman-Wallace-Greeley-Dundy- 1055 AM MDT Sat Nov 6 2021 /1155 AM CDT Sat Nov 6 2021/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...013...027...041...079...252...253 AND 254... * Affected Area...In Colorado...Fire Weather Zone 252 Yuma... Fire Weather Zone 253 Kit Carson and Fire Weather Zone 254 Cheyenne. In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 001 Cheyenne...Fire Weather Zone 013 Sherman...Fire Weather Zone 027 Wallace and Fire Weather Zone 041 Greeley. In Nebraska...Fire Weather Zone 079 Dundy. * Winds...South Southwest at 10 to 20 mph with occasional gusts up to 30 mph. Wind direction may vary from south to southwest. Abrupt wind shifts are not anticipated. * Relative Humidity...10 to 20 percent. * Impacts...Extreme and unpredictable fire behavior. Any fires that start may rapidly grow and spread out of control. * Additional Information...As of 1045 AM MDT, one fire has already been reported in southern Wallace county, Kansas. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Avoid outdoor burning. Repeating, outdoor burning is not advised today. Any fires that start may rapidly grow and spread out of control. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National Weather Service visit... http://weather.gov/gld
670 WWUS83 KGLD 062345 RFWGLD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Goodland KS 545 PM MDT Sat Nov 6 2021 COZ252>254-KSZ001-013-027-041-NEZ079-070045- /O.EXP.KGLD.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-211107T0000Z/ Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne-Sherman-Wallace-Greeley-Dundy- 545 PM MDT Sat Nov 6 2021 /645 PM CDT Sat Nov 6 2021/ ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...013...027...041...079...252...253 AND 254... Conditions will rapidly improve at sunset as temperatures drop and winds weaken. $$ For more information from NOAA/National Weather Service visit... http://weather.gov/gld
Nearby
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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.