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Red Flag Warning 21, NWS Goodland, KS

November 12, 2021Yuma County, Colorado; 10 counties in Kansas; Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Nebraska

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2021-11-12Temperature 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 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2021-11-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 141 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
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

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 12, 10:50 AM MSTHigh Wind WarningGLDCheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Graham, Greeley, Logan and 7 more104 min

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in Kansas, 2021Red Flag Warnings in Nebraska, 2021Red Flag Warnings in Colorado, 2021Every red flag warning in 2021

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.