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Author Bill GabbertPosted on Categories Uncategorized3 Comments on Red Flag Warnings in the southern plains and southwest The National Weather Service has issued Red Flag Warnings for areas in Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona along with forecasts for strong winds and low humidities.
The maps were current as of 8:15 a.m. MDT on Tuesday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts and maps. For the most current data visit this NWS site.
Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches are in effect for large portions of the southern plains and the southwest.
The maps were current as of 8:15 a.m. MDT on Tuesday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts and maps. For the most current data visit this NWS site.
Above: elevated fire weather predicted for Monday, March 21, 2016.
Many areas in the United States will experience elevated fire weather through Wednesday of this week. Strong winds and low relative humidities, in the single digits for some locations, are the culprit as usual. The critical and extreme conditions are spread from Wyoming, the northern, central, and southern plains, as well as parts of Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Florida, and Texas.
By Wednesday the threat consolidates in the southern part of the area and will affect portions of Colorado, Kansas, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma.
The maps were current as of 7:40 a.m. MDT on Monday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts and maps. For the most current data visit this NWS site.
The National Weather Service has issued Red Flag Warnings for areas in Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, Illinois, and Missouri. The culprit is the forecast for strong winds and low humidity.
Be sure and vote in the poll to let us know which fire weather map you prefer.
The map was current as of 9:30 a.m. MDT on Wednesday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts and maps. For the most current data visit this NWS site.
The National Weather Service has issued Red Flag Warnings or Fire Weather Watches for areas in Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Texas.
The Storm Prediction Center’s forecast (see map below) includes a chance of isolated dry thunderstorms with enhanced outflow winds in northeast Kansas and southeast Nebraska.
If you have not yet, vote in the poll to let us know which fire weather map you prefer.
The maps were current as of 11:30 a.m. MDT on Tuesday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts and maps. For the most current data visit this NWS site.
Today we have two very different fire weather mapping products. Both provide information about the predicted fire weather for today, March 14.
The map above is produced by the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma. It does not display Red Flag Warnings or Fire Weather Watches. Instead, it designates areas with “critical” and “elevated” fire weather forecasts. It also shows an area in South Dakota and Nebraska that has the possibility of “Iso DryT” — isolated dry thunderstorms. We checked the more detailed text fire weather forecasts for the Iso DryT areas and only found one that briefly mentioned that issue.
Below is the type of map that we have been using for years on Wildfire Today. It only provides information about Red Flag Warnings or Fire Weather Watches — which is good to know. Especially if you want to supply information to the public using just a few words that can convey an important message.
Both maps can be found HERE.
Which map do you prefer us to use on Wildfire Today? Let us know by choosing an answer in the poll below — then click on the hard to see “vote” box below.
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