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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
146 AM CST MON DEC 30 2024
KSZ061-074-075-084>086-310000-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0022.241230T1800Z-241231T0000Z/
HAMILTON-STANTON-GRANT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-
146 AM CST MON DEC 30 2024 /1246 AM MST MON DEC 30 2024/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/
TODAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS...
* 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/ TODAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 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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