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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Dodge City KS

1050 AM CDT Sun Apr 14 2024



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



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...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 8 PM

CDT /8 PM MDT/ MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR AREAS

ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 283...



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

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

from noon CDT /noon MDT/ to 8 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ Monday. The Fire

Weather Watch is no longer in effect.



* 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 7 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 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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Tatro



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