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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
109 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
KSZ078-088-182100-
/O.EXA.KDDC.FW.W.0030.260518T1700Z-260519T0200Z/
FORD-CLARK-
109 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
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 TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 078 FORD AND FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 088 CLARK.
* TIMING...FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 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.
KSZ074>077-084>087-182100-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0030.260518T1700Z-260519T0200Z/
STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-
109 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT
THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 STANTON, FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 075 GRANT, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 HASKELL, FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 077 GRAY, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 MORTON, FIRE WEATHER ZONE
085 STEVENS, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD AND FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 087 MEADE.
* TIMING...FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 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.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC
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