546  
WWUS83 KDDC 291017  
RFWDDC  
 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS  
417 AM CST SUN DEC 29 2024  
 
KSZ061-074-075-084>086-292300-  
/O.NEW.KDDC.FW.A.0017.241230T1800Z-241231T0000Z/  
HAMILTON-STANTON-GRANT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-  
417 AM CST SUN DEC 29 2024 /317 AM MST SUN DEC 29 2024/  
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS...  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FIRE  
WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN  
EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON, FIRE WEATHER  
ZONE 074 STANTON, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 GRANT, FIRE WEATHER  
ZONE 084 MORTON, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 STEVENS AND FIRE  
WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD.  
 
* TIMING...MONDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...  
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC  
 
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