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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
213 AM CDT THU APR 25 2024
KSZ061-062-074-075-084-085-260200-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0015.240425T1800Z-240426T0200Z/
HAMILTON-KEARNY-STANTON-GRANT-MORTON-STEVENS-
213 AM CDT THU APR 25 2024 /113 AM MDT THU APR 25 2024/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/
THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST KANSAS...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON, FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 062 KEARNY, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 STANTON, FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 075 GRANT, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 MORTON AND FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 085 STEVENS.
* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BURN OUT OF
CONTROL QUICKLY GIVEN INTENSE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AND
CONTINUED DRY DORMANT 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.
TATRO
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