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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Dodge City KS

543 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024



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Hodgeman-Ford-Clark-

543 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024



...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR

WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...



The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Red Flag

Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect

until 8 PM CDT this evening.



* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 064 Hodgeman, Fire Weather 

  Zone 078 Ford and Fire Weather Zone 088 Clark.



* WINDS...South 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.



* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 11 percent.



* IMPACTS...Any ignitions will have the potential to burn out of 

  control quickly given intense south to southwest winds and 

  continued dry fuels.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions

are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of

strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can

contribute to extreme fire behavior.



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Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Morton-Stevens-

Seward-Meade-

543 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024 /443 PM MDT Sat Apr 27 2024/



...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS

EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...



* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton, Fire Weather 

  Zone 062 Kearny, Fire Weather Zone 063 Finney, Fire Weather 

  Zone 074 Stanton, Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant, Fire Weather 

  Zone 076 Haskell, Fire Weather Zone 077 Gray, Fire Weather 

  Zone 084 Morton, Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens, Fire Weather 

  Zone 086 Seward and Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade.



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



* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 8 percent.



* IMPACTS...Any ignitions will have the potential to burn out of 

  control quickly given intense south to southwest winds and 

  continued dry fuels.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions

are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of

strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can

contribute to extreme fire behavior.



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For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit...

http://weather.gov/ddc