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WWUS83 KDDC 140139  
RFWDDC  
 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS  
839 PM CDT THU MAR 13 2025  
 
KSZ089-141130-  
/O.CAN.KDDC.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-250314T0300Z/  
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0007.250314T1600Z-250315T0200Z/  
COMANCHE-  
839 PM CDT THU MAR 13 2025  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT  
FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR WESTERN KANSAS...  
...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY FOR WESTERN KANSAS...  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE RED  
FLAG WARNING.  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 089 COMANCHE.  
 
* TIMING...FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT FRIDAY.  
 
* WINDS...SOUTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
KSZ030-031-043>046-061>065-074>080-084>088-140245-  
/O.CAN.KDDC.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-250314T0300Z/  
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-  
PAWNEE-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-MORTON-  
STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-  
839 PM CDT THU MAR 13 2025 /739 PM MDT THU MAR 13 2025/  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY FOR WESTERN KANSAS...  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE RED  
FLAG WARNING.  
 
WINDS HAVE DECREASED SO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NO  
LONGER BEING MET.  
 
 
 
KSZ066-081-090-141130-  
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0007.250314T1600Z-250315T0200Z/  
STAFFORD-PRATT-BARBER-  
839 PM CDT THU MAR 13 2025  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT  
FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL  
KANSAS...  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 066 STAFFORD, FIRE WEATHER  
ZONE 081 PRATT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 090 BARBER.  
 
* TIMING...FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT FRIDAY.  
 
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 24 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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