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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
953 AM CDT WED APR 16 2025
KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-171200-
/O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0008.250417T1600Z-250418T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0014.250417T1600Z-250418T0200Z/
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-
953 AM CDT WED APR 16 2025 /853 AM MDT WED APR 16 2025/
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM
CDT /8 PM MDT/ THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THURSDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* 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...FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/
THURSDAY.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD QUICKLY.
DO NOT BURN.
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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