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Red Flag Warning 5, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this red flag warning at Mar 5, 2021, 1:46 PM MST for Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado; Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska; 5 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 6, 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
- Mar 5, 2021, 1:46 PM MST (20:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 6, 2021, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2021, 5:22 PM MST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
Counties Cheyenne County, CO, Kit Carson County, CO, Yuma County, CO, Cheyenne County, KS, Decatur County, KS, Norton County, KS, Rawlins County, KS, Sherman County, KS, Dundy County, NE, Hitchcock County, NE, Red Willow County, NE
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:46 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 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 154 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
- 2032 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 98 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
330 WWUS83 KGLD 052046 RFWGLD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Goodland KS 146 PM MST Fri Mar 5 2021 COZ252-NEZ079-061215- /O.UPG.KGLD.FW.A.0003.210306T1800Z-210307T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.FW.W.0005.210306T1800Z-210307T0100Z/ Yuma-Dundy- 146 PM MST Fri Mar 5 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM MST SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 079 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 to 6 PM MST Saturday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected Area...In Colorado...Fire Weather Zone 252 Yuma. In Nebraska...Fire Weather Zone 079 Dundy. * Winds...South 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 11 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now...or are imminent. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ COZ253-254-KSZ001-061215- /O.EXA.KGLD.FW.A.0003.210306T1800Z-210307T0100Z/ Kit Carson-Cheyenne- 146 PM MST Fri Mar 5 2021 /246 PM CST Fri Mar 5 2021/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...253 AND 254... The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Saturday morning through Saturday afternoon. * Affected Area...In Colorado...Fire Weather Zone 253 Kit Carson and Fire Weather Zone 254 Cheyenne. In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 001 Cheyenne. * Winds...South 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 14 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible red flag warnings. && $$ NEZ080-081-061215- /O.CON.KGLD.FW.A.0003.210306T1800Z-210307T0100Z/ Hitchcock-Red Willow- 246 PM CST Fri Mar 5 2021 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 079...080...081 AND 252... * Affected Area...In Nebraska...Fire Weather Zone 080 Hitchcock and Fire Weather Zone 081 Red Willow. * Winds...South 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 14 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible red flag warnings. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National Weather Service visit... http://weather.gov/gld KMK
4 follow-up statements
485 WWUS83 KGLD 060909 RFWGLD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Goodland KS 209 AM MST Sat Mar 6 2021 COZ253-254-KSZ001-NEZ080-081-070100- /O.UPG.KGLD.FW.A.0003.210306T1800Z-210307T0100Z/ /O.EXA.KGLD.FW.W.0005.210306T1800Z-210307T0100Z/ Kit Carson-Cheyenne-Hitchcock-Red Willow- 209 AM MST Sat Mar 6 2021 /309 AM CST Sat Mar 6 2021/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...080...081...253 AND 254... The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a Red Flag Warning for low relative humidity and gusty winds, which is in effect from 11 AM MST /noon CST/ this morning to 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ this evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected Area...In Colorado...Fire Weather Zone 253 Kit Carson and Fire Weather Zone 254 Cheyenne. In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 001 Cheyenne. In Nebraska...Fire Weather Zone 080 Hitchcock and Fire Weather Zone 081 Red Willow. * Winds...South 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 12 percent. * Temperatures...In the upper 60s. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now...or are imminent. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ KSZ002>004-013-070100- /O.EXA.KGLD.FW.W.0005.210306T1800Z-210307T0100Z/ Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-Sherman- 209 AM MST Sat Mar 6 2021 /309 AM CST Sat Mar 6 2021/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 002...003...004 AND 013... The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a Red Flag Warning for low relative humidity and gusty winds, which is in effect from 11 AM MST /noon CST/ this morning to 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ this evening. * Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 002 Rawlins... Fire Weather Zone 003 Decatur...Fire Weather Zone 004 Norton and Fire Weather Zone 013 Sherman. * Winds...South 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 14 percent. * Temperatures...Around 70. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now...or are imminent. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ COZ252-NEZ079-070100- /O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0005.210306T1800Z-210307T0100Z/ Yuma-Dundy- 209 AM MST Sat Mar 6 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 079 AND 252... * Affected Area...In Colorado...Fire Weather Zone 252 Yuma. In Nebraska...Fire Weather Zone 079 Dundy. * Winds...South 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 12 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now...or are imminent. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National Weather Service visit... http://weather.gov/gld
253 WWUS83 KGLD 061617 AAA RFWGLD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED National Weather Service Goodland KS 917 AM MST Sat Mar 6 2021 COZ252>254-KSZ001>004-013-NEZ079>081-070100- /O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0005.210306T1800Z-210307T0100Z/ Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne-Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-Sherman-Dundy- Hitchcock-Red Willow- 917 AM MST Sat Mar 6 2021 /1017 AM CST Sat Mar 6 2021/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...004...013...079...080...081...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 002 Rawlins...Fire Weather Zone 003 Decatur... Fire Weather Zone 004 Norton and Fire Weather Zone 013 Sherman. In Nebraska...Fire Weather Zone 079 Dundy...Fire Weather Zone 080 Hitchcock and Fire Weather Zone 081 Red Willow. * Winds...South 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 10 to 15 percent. * Temperatures...Upper 60s to mid 70s. * 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. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National Weather Service visit... http://weather.gov/gld
870 WWUS83 KGLD 062118 AAA RFWGLD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED National Weather Service Goodland KS 218 PM MST Sat Mar 6 2021 COZ252>254-KSZ001>004-013-NEZ079>081-070100- /O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210307T0100Z/ Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne-Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-Sherman-Dundy- Hitchcock-Red Willow- 218 PM MST Sat Mar 6 2021 /318 PM CST Sat Mar 6 2021/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...004...013...079...080...081...252... 253 AND 254... * Affected Area...In Colorado...Fire Weather Zone 252 Yuma... Fire Weather Zone 253 Kit Carson and Fire Weather Zone 254 Cheyenne. In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 001 Cheyenne...Fire Weather Zone 002 Rawlins...Fire Weather Zone 003 Decatur... Fire Weather Zone 004 Norton and Fire Weather Zone 013 Sherman. In Nebraska...Fire Weather Zone 079 Dundy...Fire Weather Zone 080 Hitchcock and Fire Weather Zone 081 Red Willow. * Winds...South 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 10 to 15 percent. * Temperatures...Upper 60s to lower 70s. * Impacts...Extreme and unpredictable fire behavior. Any fires that start may rapidly grow and spread out of control. * Additional Information...At least one fire has already been detected this afternoon. A grass fire developed adjacent to Highway 25 about 7 miles north of Colby, Kansas at 146 PM CST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Avoid outdoor burning. Repeating, outdoor burning is not advised today. Any fires that start may rapidly grow and spread out of control. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National Weather Service visit... http://weather.gov/gld
972 WWUS83 KGLD 070022 RFWGLD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Goodland KS 522 PM MST Sat Mar 6 2021 COZ252>254-KSZ001>004-013-NEZ079>081-070130- /O.CAN.KGLD.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210307T0100Z/ Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne-Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-Sherman-Dundy- Hitchcock-Red Willow- 522 PM MST Sat Mar 6 2021 /622 PM CST Sat Mar 6 2021/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...002...003...004...013...079...080... 081...252...253 AND 254... The National Weather Service in Goodland has cancelled the Red Flag Warning. Conditions are no longer meeting criteria for critical fire weather conditions. $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 1:42 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 24 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Kansas, 2021Red Flag Warnings in Colorado, 2021Red Flag Warnings in Nebraska, 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.