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Red Flag Warning 6, NWS Goodland, KS

March 9, 2021Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Colorado; 9 counties in Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this red flag warning at Mar 9, 2021, 6:48 PM MST for Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Colorado; 9 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 10, 2021, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 7 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 9, 2021, 6:48 PM MST (01:48 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 10, 2021, 11:00 AM MST
Expired
Mar 10, 2021, 6:00 PM MST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS

Counties Cheyenne County, CO, Kit Carson County, CO, Gove County, KS, Graham County, KS, Greeley County, KS, Logan County, KS, Sheridan County, KS, Sherman County, KS, Thomas County, KS, Wallace County, KS, Wichita County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:47 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, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 187 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 2021-03-10Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2021-03-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -5 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
3446 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
160 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

412 
WWUS83 KGLD 100148
RFWGLD

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Goodland KS
648 PM MST Tue Mar 9 2021

COZ253-254-KSZ013-027-028-041-042-110100-
/O.UPG.KGLD.FW.A.0004.210310T1800Z-210311T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KGLD.FW.W.0006.210310T1800Z-210311T0100Z/
Kit Carson-Cheyenne-Sherman-Wallace-Logan-Greeley-Wichita-
648 PM MST Tue Mar 9 2021 /748 PM CST Tue Mar 9 2021/

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ TO 6 PM
MST /7 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 013...027...028...041...042...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 11 AM MST /noon CST/ to 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ Wednesday. 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 013 Sherman...Fire Weather Zone 027 Wallace...Fire 
  Weather Zone 028 Logan...Fire Weather Zone 041 Greeley and 
  Fire Weather Zone 042 Wichita.

* Timing...Wednesday afternoon.

* Winds...W or WSW at 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* Relative Humidity...10 to 20 percent.

* Temperatures...60 to 70 degrees.

* 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 Wednesday. Any fires that start may rapidly grow and spread 
out of control.

&&

$$

KSZ014>016-029-110100-
/O.NEW.KGLD.FW.W.0006.210310T1800Z-210311T0100Z/
Thomas-Sheridan-Graham-Gove-
748 PM CST Tue Mar 9 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 014...015...
016 AND 029...

The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a Red Flag
Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect
from noon to 7 PM CST Wednesday.

* Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 014 Thomas...
  Fire Weather Zone 015 Sheridan...Fire Weather Zone 016 Graham 
  and Fire Weather Zone 029 Gove.

* Timing...Wednesday afternoon.

* Winds...W or WSW at 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* Relative Humidity...10 to 20 percent.

* Temperatures...60 to 70 degrees.

* 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 Wednesday. 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
412 
WWUS83 KGLD 100149
RFWGLD

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Goodland KS
649 PM MST Tue Mar 9 2021

COZ253-254-KSZ013>016-027>029-041-042-110100-
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0006.210310T1800Z-210311T0100Z/
Kit Carson-Cheyenne-Sherman-Thomas-Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-
Gove-Greeley-Wichita-
649 PM MST Tue Mar 9 2021 /749 PM CST Tue Mar 9 2021/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /NOON CST/
TO 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 013...014...015...016...027...
028...029...041...042...253 AND 254...

* Affected Area...In Colorado...Fire Weather Zone 253 Kit Carson 
  and Fire Weather Zone 254 Cheyenne. In Kansas...Fire Weather 
  Zone 013 Sherman...Fire Weather Zone 014 Thomas...Fire Weather 
  Zone 015 Sheridan...Fire Weather Zone 016 Graham...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.

* Timing...Wednesday afternoon.

* Winds...W or WSW at 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* Relative Humidity...10 to 20 percent.

* Temperatures...60 to 70 degrees.

* 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 Wednesday. 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
795 
WWUS83 KGLD 100931
RFWGLD

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Goodland KS
231 AM MST Wed Mar 10 2021

COZ253-254-KSZ013>016-027>029-041-042-110100-
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0006.210310T1800Z-210311T0100Z/
Kit Carson-Cheyenne-Sherman-Thomas-Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-
Gove-Greeley-Wichita-
231 AM MST Wed Mar 10 2021 /331 AM CST Wed Mar 10 2021/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /NOON CST/
THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 013...014...015...016...
027...028...029...041...042...253 AND 254...

* Affected Area...In Colorado...Fire Weather Zone 253 Kit Carson 
  and Fire Weather Zone 254 Cheyenne. In Kansas...Fire Weather 
  Zone 013 Sherman...Fire Weather Zone 014 Thomas...Fire Weather 
  Zone 015 Sheridan...Fire Weather Zone 016 Graham...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.

* Timing...Wednesday afternoon.

* Winds...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 9 percent.

* Temperatures...In the lower 60s.

* 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 Wednesday. 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
901 
WWUS83 KGLD 102036
RFWGLD

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Goodland KS
136 PM MST Wed Mar 10 2021

COZ253-KSZ013>016-102145-
/O.CAN.KGLD.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210311T0100Z/
Kit Carson-Sherman-Thomas-Sheridan-Graham-
136 PM MST Wed Mar 10 2021 /236 PM CST Wed Mar 10 2021/

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 013...014...015...016 AND 253...

The National Weather Service in Goodland has cancelled the Red
Flag Warning.

While dry conditions and gusty winds are still possible, critical
fire weather conditions are no longer expected to be met this
afternoon.

$$

COZ254-KSZ027>029-041-042-110100-
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210311T0100Z/
Cheyenne-Wallace-Logan-Gove-Greeley-Wichita-
136 PM MST Wed Mar 10 2021 /236 PM CST Wed Mar 10 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 027...028...029...041...042 AND 254...

* Affected Area...In Colorado...Fire Weather Zone 254 Cheyenne. 
  In Kansas...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.

* Timing...Wednesday afternoon.

* Winds...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 9 percent.

* Temperatures...In the lower 60s.

* 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 Wednesday. 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
073 
WWUS83 KGLD 110057
RFWGLD

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Goodland KS
557 PM MST Wed Mar 10 2021

COZ254-KSZ027>029-041-042-110200-
/O.EXP.KGLD.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210311T0100Z/
Cheyenne-Wallace-Logan-Gove-Greeley-Wichita-
557 PM MST Wed Mar 10 2021 /657 PM CST Wed Mar 10 2021/

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 027... 028...029...041...042 AND 
254...

Cooling temperatures and diminishing winds will end the critical
fire weather conditions.

$$

For more information from NOAA/National Weather Service visit...
http://weather.gov/gld

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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.