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Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Goodland, KS

April 7, 20216 counties in Kansas; Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado; Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska

NWS Goodland, KS issued this red flag warning at Apr 7, 2021, 3:29 PM CDT for 6 counties in Kansas; Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado; Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska. It took effect at Apr 8, 2021, 1:00 PM CDT. 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
Apr 7, 2021, 3:29 PM CDT (20:29 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 8, 2021, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 8, 2021, 7:56 PM CDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS

Counties Cheyenne County, CO, Kit Carson County, CO, Yuma County, CO, Cheyenne County, KS, Greeley County, KS, Logan County, KS, Sherman County, KS, Wallace County, KS, Wichita County, KS, Dundy County, NE, Hitchcock County, NE, Red Willow County, NE

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 2 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:30 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, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 142 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 12:00Z on 2021-04-07Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2021-04-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 180 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
1574 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
180 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
298 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

695 
WWUS83 KGLD 072029
RFWGLD

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Goodland KS
229 PM MDT Wed Apr 7 2021

...Outdoor Burning is Not Advised on Thursday...

COZ252>254-KSZ001-013-027-041-042-NEZ079-090100-
/O.UPG.KGLD.FW.A.0006.210408T1800Z-210409T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KGLD.FW.W.0009.210408T1800Z-210409T0100Z/
Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne-Sherman-Wallace-Greeley-Wichita-Dundy-
229 PM MDT Wed Apr 7 2021 /329 PM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021/

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ TO 7 PM
MDT /8 PM CDT/ THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...013...027...041...042...079...252...
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 noon MDT /1 PM CDT/ to 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ Thursday. The
Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* 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 013 Sherman...Fire Weather Zone 027 Wallace...
  Fire Weather Zone 041 Greeley and Fire Weather Zone 042 
  Wichita. In Nebraska...Fire Weather Zone 079 Dundy.

* Timing...Noon MDT to 7 PM MDT.

* Winds...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Avoid outdoor burning on Thursday. Repeating, outdoor burning is 
not advised. 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
6 follow-up statements
610 
WWUS83 KGLD 072031
RFWGLD

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Goodland KS
231 PM MDT Wed Apr 7 2021

...Outdoor Burning Not Advised on Thursday...

COZ252>254-KSZ001-013-027-041-042-NEZ079-090100-
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0009.210408T1800Z-210409T0100Z/
Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne-Sherman-Wallace-Greeley-Wichita-Dundy-
231 PM MDT Wed Apr 7 2021 /331 PM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ TO
7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...013...027...041...042...079...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 013 Sherman...Fire Weather Zone 027 Wallace...
  Fire Weather Zone 041 Greeley and Fire Weather Zone 042 
  Wichita. In Nebraska...Fire Weather Zone 079 Dundy.

* Timing...Noon MDT to 7 PM MDT.

* Winds...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Avoid outdoor burning on Thursday. Repeating, outdoor burning is
not advised. 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
653 
WWUS83 KGLD 080304
RFWGLD

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Goodland KS
904 PM MDT Wed Apr 7 2021

...Outdoor Burning Not Advised on Thursday...

COZ252>254-KSZ001-013-027-041-042-NEZ079-090100-
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0009.210408T1800Z-210409T0100Z/
Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne-Sherman-Wallace-Greeley-Wichita-Dundy-
904 PM MDT Wed Apr 7 2021 /1004 PM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/ TO
7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...013...027...041...042...079...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 013 Sherman...Fire Weather Zone 027 Wallace...
  Fire Weather Zone 041 Greeley and Fire Weather Zone 042 
  Wichita. In Nebraska...Fire Weather Zone 079 Dundy.

* Timing...Noon MDT to 7 PM MDT.

* Winds...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 10 to 15 percent.

* Temperatures...Upper 60s to lower 70s.

* Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior 
  and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Avoid outdoor burning on Thursday. Repeating, outdoor burning is
not advised. 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
055 
WWUS83 KGLD 080820
RFWGLD

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Goodland KS
220 AM MDT Thu Apr 8 2021



KSZ028-NEZ080-081-081800-
/O.EXA.KGLD.FW.W.0009.210408T1800Z-210409T0100Z/
Logan-Hitchcock-Red Willow-
320 AM CDT Thu Apr 8 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE 
WEATHER ZONES 028...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 1 PM this afternoon to 8 PM CDT this evening.

* Affected Area...In Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 028 Logan. In 
  Nebraska...Fire Weather Zone 080 Hitchcock and Fire Weather 
  Zone 081 Red Willow.

* Timing...1 PM CDT to 8 PM CDT.

* Winds...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 15 percent.

* Temperatures...In the lower 70s.

* 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>254-KSZ001-013-027-041-042-NEZ079-081800-
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0009.210408T1800Z-210409T0100Z/
Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne-Sherman-Wallace-Greeley-Wichita-Dundy-
220 AM MDT Thu Apr 8 2021 /320 AM CDT Thu Apr 8 2021/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /1 PM CDT/
TODAY TO 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 
001...013...027...041...042... 079...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 013 Sherman...Fire Weather Zone 027 Wallace...
  Fire Weather Zone 041 Greeley and Fire Weather Zone 042 
  Wichita. In Nebraska...Fire Weather Zone 079 Dundy.

* Timing...Noon MDT to 7 PM MDT.

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

* Relative Humidity...As low as 11 percent.

* Temperatures...In the upper 60s to lower 70s. 

* Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior 
  and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Avoid outdoor burning on Thursday. Repeating, outdoor burning is
not advised. 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
255 
WWUS83 KGLD 081515
RFWGLD

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Goodland KS
915 AM MDT Thu Apr 8 2021

COZ252>254-KSZ001-013-027-028-041-042-NEZ079>081-090100-
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0009.210408T1800Z-210409T0100Z/
Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne-Sherman-Wallace-Logan-Greeley-Wichita-
Dundy-Hitchcock-Red Willow-
915 AM MDT Thu Apr 8 2021 /1015 AM CDT Thu Apr 8 2021/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 001...013...027...028...041...042...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 013 Sherman...Fire Weather Zone 027 Wallace...
  Fire Weather Zone 028 Logan...Fire Weather Zone 041 Greeley 
  and Fire Weather Zone 042 Wichita. In Nebraska...Fire Weather 
  Zone 079 Dundy...Fire Weather Zone 080 Hitchcock and Fire 
  Weather Zone 081 Red Willow.

* Timing...Noon to 7 PM MDT.

* Winds...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 10 to 15 percent.

* Temperatures...Around 70.

* Impacts...Extreme and unpredictable fire behavior. Any fires 
  that start may rapidly grow and spread out of control.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Avoid outdoor burning today. Repeating, outdoor burning is not 
advised. 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
587 
WWUS83 KGLD 081914
RFWGLD

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Goodland KS
114 PM MDT Thu Apr 8 2021

COZ252>254-KSZ001-013-027-028-041-042-NEZ079>081-090100-
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-210409T0100Z/
Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne-Sherman-Wallace-Logan-Greeley-Wichita-
Dundy-Hitchcock-Red Willow-
114 PM MDT Thu Apr 8 2021 /214 PM CDT Thu Apr 8 2021/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 001...013...027...028...041...042...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 013 Sherman...Fire Weather Zone 027 Wallace...
  Fire Weather Zone 028 Logan...Fire Weather Zone 041 Greeley 
  and Fire Weather Zone 042 Wichita. In Nebraska...Fire Weather 
  Zone 079 Dundy...Fire Weather Zone 080 Hitchcock and Fire 
  Weather Zone 081 Red Willow.

* Timing...Until 7 PM MDT, 8 PM CDT.

* Winds...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Avoid outdoor burning this afternoon. Repeating, outdoor burning 
is not advised. 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
251 
WWUS83 KGLD 090056
RFWGLD

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Goodland KS
656 PM MDT Thu Apr 8 2021

COZ252>254-KSZ001-013-027-028-041-042-NEZ079>081-090200-
/O.CAN.KGLD.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-210409T0100Z/
Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne-Sherman-Wallace-Logan-Greeley-Wichita-
Dundy-Hitchcock-Red Willow-
656 PM MDT Thu Apr 8 2021 /756 PM CDT Thu Apr 8 2021/

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001...013...027...028...041...
042...079...080...081...252...253 AND 254...

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

Wind speeds have been continuing to decline below criteria
prompting cancellation.

$$

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
Apr 7, 3:55 AM CDTHigh Wind WarningGLDCheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Graham, Greeley, Logan and 7 more15 hr
Apr 7, 4:05 AM CDTFire Weather WatchGLDCheyenne, Greeley, Sherman, Wallace, Wichita11 hr
Apr 6, 8:26 PM CDTDust Storm AdvisoryGLDCheyenne, Kit Carson52 min

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.