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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Dodge City KS

441 PM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024



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441 PM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024



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

FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL

KANSAS...



* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 030 Trego, Fire Weather Zone 

  031 Ellis, Fire Weather Zone 046 Rush, Fire Weather Zone 065 

  Pawnee, Fire Weather Zone 066 Stafford, Fire Weather Zone 079 

  Edwards, Fire Weather Zone 080 Kiowa, Fire Weather Zone 081 

  Pratt, Fire Weather Zone 089 Comanche and Fire Weather Zone 

  090 Barber.



* WINDS...Northwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.



* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent.



* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. 

  Do not burn!



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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