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RFWDDC
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
600 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2026
KSZ045-046-061>065-074>080-084>089-310200-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0015.260330T1800Z-260331T0200Z/
NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STANTON-GRANT-
HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-
COMANCHE-
600 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2026 /500 AM MDT MON MAR 30 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/
THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
* AFFECTED AREA...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
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 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT
/8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 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.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC
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