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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
215 PM CST SUN DEC 29 2024
KSZ061-074-075-084>086-300415-
/O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0017.241230T1800Z-241231T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0022.241230T1800Z-241231T0000Z/
HAMILTON-STANTON-GRANT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-
215 PM CST SUN DEC 29 2024 /115 PM MST SUN DEC 29 2024/
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO 6 PM
CST /5 PM MST/ MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FAR
SOUTHWEST KANSAS...
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 CST /11 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ MONDAY. THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* 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...FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
MONDAY.
* 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 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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