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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
208 AM CST SAT JAN 17 2026
KSZ030-043>045-063-064-077>081-087>090-170915-
/O.CAN.KDDC.FW.A.0001.260117T1800Z-260118T0100Z/
TREGO-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-
PRATT-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
208 AM CST SAT JAN 17 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH.
WHILE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE SUFFICIENTLY STRONG FOR CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS, RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE TOO HIGH TO
MEET RED FLAG WARNING CRITERIA.
KSZ061-062-074>076-084>086-171615-
/O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0001.260117T1800Z-260118T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0002.260117T1800Z-260118T0100Z/
HAMILTON-KEARNY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-
208 AM CST SAT JAN 17 2026 /108 AM MST SAT JAN 17 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO
7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ THIS EVENING 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 NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON, FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 062 KEARNY, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 STANTON, FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 075 GRANT, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 HASKELL, 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 7 PM CST /6 PM
MST/ THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 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.
SPRINGER
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC
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