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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
219 AM CDT WED APR 16 2025
..HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHWEST KANSAS ON THURSDAY
KSZ031-046-065-066-081-090-170000-
/O.EXA.KDDC.FW.A.0008.250417T1600Z-250418T0200Z/
ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-PRATT-BARBER-
219 AM CDT WED APR 16 2025
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 ELLIS, FIRE WEATHER ZONE
046 RUSH, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065 PAWNEE, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 066
STAFFORD, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 081 PRATT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE
090 BARBER.
* TIMING...FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 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.
KSZ030-043>045-061>064-074>080-084>089-170000-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0008.250417T1600Z-250418T0200Z/
TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-STANTON-
GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-
CLARK-COMANCHE-
219 AM CDT WED APR 16 2025 /119 AM MDT WED APR 16 2025/
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030 TREGO, FIRE WEATHER ZONE
043 SCOTT, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 LANE, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045
NESS, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062
KEARNY, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064
HODGEMAN, 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 084
MORTON, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 085 STEVENS, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086
SEWARD, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 087 MEADE, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088
CLARK AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 089 COMANCHE.
* TIMING...FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 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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