488  
FXUS63 KDDC 120516  
AFDDDC  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS  
1216 AM CDT SUN APR 12 2026  
   
KEY MESSAGES
 
 

 
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
ISSUED AT 1215 AM CDT SUN APR 12 2026  
 

 
   
AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z MONDAY/
 
 
ISSUED AT 1137 PM CDT SAT APR 11 2026  
 
HIGH CLOUDS WILL GIVE AWAY TO MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES BY THIS  
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL START OUT FROM THE SOUTH THIS MORNING,  
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST BY THIS AFTERNOON. THESE  
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THIS EVENING.  
 

 
   
FIRE WEATHER
 
 
ISSUED AT 154 PM CDT SAT APR 11 2026  
 
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TODAY ACROSS FAR  
WESTERN WITH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY ACROSS A  
LARGER AREA OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST KANSAS MONDAY AND  
TUESDAY AS A LARGE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE  
WEST.  
 

 
   
DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
 
 
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY  
EVENING FOR KSZ043>045-061>064-074>078-084>088.  
RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 10 PM CDT  
/9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR KSZ061-062-074>076-084>086.  
 

 
 

 
 
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