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Red Flag Warning 21, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this red flag warning at Nov 12, 2021, 2:17 AM MST for Yuma County, Colorado; 10 counties in Kansas; Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Nebraska. It took effect at Nov 12, 2021, 11:00 AM MST. 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 12, 2021, 2:17 AM MST (09:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 12, 2021, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Nov 12, 2021, 5:00 PM MST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
Counties Yuma County, CO, Cheyenne County, KS, Gove County, KS, Greeley County, KS, Logan County, KS, Rawlins County, KS, Sheridan County, KS, Sherman County, KS, Thomas County, KS, Wallace County, KS, Wichita County, KS, Dundy County, NE, Hitchcock County, NE
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:21 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
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 170 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
- 2102 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 141 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 285 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
300 WWUS83 KGLD 120917 RFWGLD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Goodland KS 217 AM MST Fri Nov 12 2021 ...Critical fire weather conditions expected across portions of the Tri-State area this afternoon... COZ252-KSZ001-002-013>015-027>029-041-042-NEZ079-080-130000- /O.NEW.KGLD.FW.W.0021.211112T1800Z-211113T0000Z/ Yuma-Cheyenne-Rawlins-Sherman-Thomas-Sheridan-Wallace-Logan-Gove- Greeley-Wichita-Dundy-Hitchcock- 217 AM MST Fri Nov 12 2021 /317 AM CST Fri Nov 12 2021/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...013...014... 015...027...028...029...041...042...079...080 AND 252... The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 11 AM MST /noon CST/ this morning to 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ this afternoon. * Affected Area...In Colorado...Fire Weather Zone 252 Yuma. In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 001 Cheyenne...Fire Weather Zone 002 Rawlins...Fire Weather Zone 013 Sherman...Fire Weather Zone 014 Thomas...Fire Weather Zone 015 Sheridan...Fire Weather Zone 027 Wallace...Fire Weather Zone 028 Logan...Fire Weather Zone 029 Gove...Fire Weather Zone 041 Greeley and Fire Weather Zone 042 Wichita. In Nebraska...Fire Weather Zone 079 Dundy and Fire Weather Zone 080 Hitchcock. * Winds...Northwest at 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. Occasional gusts up to 60 mph cannot be ruled out during the late morning and early afternoon. 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. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National Weather Service visit... http://weather.gov/gld
2 follow-up statements
428 WWUS83 KGLD 121612 RFWGLD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Goodland KS 912 AM MST Fri Nov 12 2021 ...Critical fire weather conditions expected across portions of the Tri-State area this afternoon... COZ252-KSZ001-002-013>015-027>029-041-042-NEZ079-080-130000- /O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0021.211112T1800Z-211113T0000Z/ Yuma-Cheyenne-Rawlins-Sherman-Thomas-Sheridan-Wallace-Logan-Gove- Greeley-Wichita-Dundy-Hitchcock- 912 AM MST Fri Nov 12 2021 /1012 AM CST Fri Nov 12 2021/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...013...014...015...027...028...029... 041...042...079...080 AND 252... * Affected Area...In Colorado...Fire Weather Zone 252 Yuma. In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 001 Cheyenne...Fire Weather Zone 002 Rawlins...Fire Weather Zone 013 Sherman...Fire Weather Zone 014 Thomas...Fire Weather Zone 015 Sheridan...Fire Weather Zone 027 Wallace...Fire Weather Zone 028 Logan...Fire Weather Zone 029 Gove...Fire Weather Zone 041 Greeley and Fire Weather Zone 042 Wichita. In Nebraska...Fire Weather Zone 079 Dundy and Fire Weather Zone 080 Hitchcock. * Winds...Northwest at 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. Occasional gusts up to 60 mph cannot be ruled out during the late morning and early afternoon. Abrupt wind shifts (rapid and significant changes in wind direction) are NOT anticipated. * Relative Humidity...As low as 15 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Avoid outdoor burning. Repeating, outdoor burning is NOT advised today. Any fires that start may rapidly grow and spread out of control. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National Weather Service visit... http://weather.gov/gld
500 WWUS83 KGLD 122355 RFWGLD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Goodland KS 455 PM MST Fri Nov 12 2021 COZ252-KSZ001-002-013>015-027>029-041-042-NEZ079-080-130100- /O.EXP.KGLD.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-211113T0000Z/ Yuma-Cheyenne-Rawlins-Sherman-Thomas-Sheridan-Wallace-Logan-Gove- Greeley-Wichita-Dundy-Hitchcock- 455 PM MST Fri Nov 12 2021 /555 PM CST Fri Nov 12 2021/ ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...013...014...015...027...028...029...041...042...079... 080 AND 252... Winds have fallen below 10 mph with relative humidity in the 20 to 30 percent range. These are now longer supportive of a Red Flag Warning and it will be allowed to expire on time. $$ For more information from NOAA/National Weather Service visit... http://weather.gov/gld
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 10:50 AM MST | High Wind Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Graham, Greeley, Logan and 7 more | 104 min |
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.