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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1136 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2026
..CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH TUESDAY
KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-131800-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0020.260413T1700Z-260414T0200Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0014.260414T1700Z-260415T0200Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-
PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-
PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
1136 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2026 /1036 PM MDT SUN APR 12 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/
TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030 TREGO, FIRE WEATHER ZONE
031 ELLIS, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 SCOTT, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044
LANE, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 NESS, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 RUSH,
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 KEARNY,
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 HODGEMAN,
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065 PAWNEE, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 066 STAFFORD,
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 079 EDWARDS,
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 080 KIOWA, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 081 PRATT, 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, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 089 COMANCHE AND
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 090 BARBER.
* TIMING...FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING, FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/
TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ MONDAY. FOR THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH,
FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 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.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC
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