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Red Flag Warning 20, NWS Goodland, KS

November 11, 20218 counties in Kansas; Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska

NWS Goodland, KS issued this red flag warning at Nov 11, 2021, 2:50 AM CST for 8 counties in Kansas; Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska. It took effect at Nov 11, 2021, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 6 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Nov 11, 2021, 2:50 AM CST (08:50 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 11, 2021, 12:00 PM CST
Expired
Nov 11, 2021, 6:00 PM CST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS

Counties Decatur County, KS, Gove County, KS, Graham County, KS, Logan County, KS, Norton County, KS, Rawlins County, KS, Sheridan County, KS, Thomas County, KS, Hitchcock County, NE, Red Willow County, NE

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:53 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Nov 11, 12:40 PM CSTWILDFIRE2 E Calvert, KSCORNFIELD FIRE.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 175 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2021-11-11Temperature 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2021-11-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -63 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
1616 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-63 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-63 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

497 
WWUS83 KGLD 110850
RFWGLD

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Goodland KS
150 AM MST Thu Nov 11 2021

...Critical Fire Weather Conditions Today...

KSZ002>004-014>016-028-029-NEZ080-081-120000-
/O.NEW.KGLD.FW.W.0020.211111T1800Z-211112T0000Z/
Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-Thomas-Sheridan-Graham-Logan-Gove-
Hitchcock-Red Willow-
250 AM CST Thu Nov 11 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
002...003...004...014...015...016...028...029...080 AND 081...

The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a Red Flag
Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect
from noon today to 6 PM CST this evening.

* Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 002 Rawlins... 
  Fire Weather Zone 003 Decatur...Fire Weather Zone 004 Norton...
  Fire Weather Zone 014 Thomas...Fire Weather Zone 015 
  Sheridan...Fire Weather Zone 016 Graham...Fire Weather Zone 
  028 Logan and Fire Weather Zone 029 Gove. In Nebraska...Fire 
  Weather Zone 080 Hitchcock and Fire Weather Zone 081 Red 
  Willow.

* Winds...Northwest at 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 15 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 
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
3 follow-up statements
099 
WWUS83 KGLD 111146 AAA
RFWGLD

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
National Weather Service Goodland KS
446 AM MST Thu Nov 11 2021

...Critical Fire Weather Conditions Today...

KSZ002>004-014>016-028-029-NEZ080-081-120000-
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0020.211111T1800Z-211112T0000Z/
Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-Thomas-Sheridan-Graham-Logan-Gove-
Hitchcock-Red Willow-
546 AM CST Thu Nov 11 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 002...003...004...014...015...016...028...029...080 AND
081...

* Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 002 Rawlins... 
  Fire Weather Zone 003 Decatur...Fire Weather Zone 004 Norton...
  Fire Weather Zone 014 Thomas...Fire Weather Zone 015 
  Sheridan... Fire Weather Zone 016 Graham...Fire Weather Zone 
  028 Logan and Fire Weather Zone 029 Gove. In Nebraska...Fire 
  Weather Zone 080 Hitchcock and Fire Weather Zone 081 Red 
  Willow.

* Winds...Northwest at 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
  Occasional gusts up to 60 mph cannot be ruled out. Abrupt wind
  shifts (rapid and significant changes in wind direction) are 
  not anticipated.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 15 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
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
798 
WWUS83 KGLD 111722
RFWGLD

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Goodland KS
1022 AM MST Thu Nov 11 2021

...Critical Fire Weather Conditions Today...

KSZ002>004-014>016-028-029-NEZ080-081-120000-
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0020.211111T1800Z-211112T0000Z/
Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-Thomas-Sheridan-Graham-Logan-Gove-
Hitchcock-Red Willow-
1122 AM CST Thu Nov 11 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 002...
003...004...014...015...016...028...029...080 AND 081...

* Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 002 Rawlins... 
  Fire Weather Zone 003 Decatur...Fire Weather Zone 004 Norton...
   Fire Weather Zone 014 Thomas...Fire Weather Zone 015 
  Sheridan... Fire Weather Zone 016 Graham...Fire Weather Zone 
  028 Logan and Fire Weather Zone 029 Gove. In Nebraska...Fire 
  Weather Zone 080 Hitchcock and Fire Weather Zone 081 Red 
  Willow.

* Winds...Northwest at 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
  Occasional gusts up to 60 mph cannot be ruled out. Abrupt wind
  shifts (rapid and significant changes in wind direction) are 
  not anticipated.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 15 to 20 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
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
338 
WWUS83 KGLD 112355
RFWGLD

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Goodland KS
455 PM MST Thu Nov 11 2021



KSZ002>004-014>016-028-029-NEZ080-081-120100-
/O.EXP.KGLD.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-211112T0000Z/
Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-Thomas-Sheridan-Graham-Logan-Gove-
Hitchcock-Red Willow-
555 PM CST Thu Nov 11 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIND
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 
002...003...004... 014...015...016...028...029...080 AND 081...

Critical fire weather conditions are no longer expected as
relative humidity continues to increase with winds decreasing. 

$$

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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.