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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Dodge City KS

206 AM CDT Sun Apr 14 2024



...Critical Danger of Wildfire Spread Monday Afternoon...



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206 AM CDT Sun Apr 14 2024 /106 AM MDT Sun Apr 14 2024/



...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON

THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...



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

  043 Scott, Fire Weather Zone 044 Lane, Fire Weather Zone 045 

  Ness, Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton, Fire Weather Zone 062 

  Kearny, Fire Weather Zone 063 Finney, Fire Weather Zone 064 

  Hodgeman, Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton, Fire Weather Zone 075 

  Grant, Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell, Fire Weather Zone 077 

  Gray, Fire Weather Zone 078 Ford, Fire Weather Zone 084 

  Morton, Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens, Fire Weather Zone 086 

  Seward, Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade and Fire Weather Zone 088 

  Clark.



* WINDS...South 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.



* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 percent.



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

  control quickly, given intense south winds and continued dry

  dormant fuels. Do your part to avoid the spark. 



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions

are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible

Red Flag Warnings.



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