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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
337 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
KSZ030-043>045-061>064-074>078-084>089-161745-
/O.NEW.KDDC.FW.A.0001.260117T1800Z-260118T0100Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0001.260116T1500Z-260117T0000Z/
TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON-
GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-
COMANCHE-
337 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2026 /237 AM MST FRI JAN 16 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/
THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM
SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
* 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, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088
CLARK AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 089 COMANCHE.
* TIMING...FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING, FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/
THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. FOR THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH, FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD
QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
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.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
SPRINGER
KSZ079>081-090-161745-
/O.NEW.KDDC.FW.A.0001.260117T1800Z-260118T0100Z/
EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-BARBER-
337 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 079 EDWARDS, FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 080 KIOWA, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 081 PRATT AND FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 090 BARBER.
* TIMING...FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD
QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
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.
SPRINGER
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