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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
212 AM CST MON FEB 16 2026
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212 AM CST MON FEB 16 2026 /112 AM MST MON FEB 16 2026/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS,
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS, SOUTHWEST KANSAS, AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS.
DAY ONE
MONDAY.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
CRITICAL WILDFIRE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY. UNSEASONABLY WARM
AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70S AND LOWER 80S WILL REDUCE
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO THE 10-20% RANGE. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
BE INTENSE, AVERAGING 25-35 MPH, WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH. THE MOST
DANGEROUS WILDFIRE RISK WILL BE WEST OF US 283 TUESDAY AFTERNOON,
WHERE THE WIND WILL BE THE STRONGEST, AND THE AIR WILL BE THE DRIEST.
HIGH CIRRUS CLOUDS MAY REDUCE THE MAGNITUDE OF THE WIND AND
WILDFIRE THREAT TO AN UNKNOWN EXTENT, BUT A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS
IN EFFECT FOR ALL FIRE ZONES TUESDAY AFTERNOON. EMERGENCY MANAGERS,
FIRE MANAGERS, AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD SHOULD PREPARE FOR
OPERATIONS TUESDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
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