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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
208 PM CDT THU APR 17 2025
..DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY
KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-180200-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-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-
208 PM CDT THU APR 17 2025 /108 PM MDT THU APR 17 2025/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
* 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...UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD
QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AVOID OUTDOOR BURNING AND ACTIVITIES THAT MAY CREATE SPARKS.
REPEATING, OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT ADVISED TODAY. AVOID DRIVING ON
DRY GRASS OR BRUSH, IF POSSIBLE. MAINTAIN VEHICLE BRAKES AND
TIRES AND SECURE TOW CHAINS TO AVOID DRAGGING. NEVER TOSS LIT
CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC
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