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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1200 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2026
KSZ074-075-084-085-270200-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-260427T0200Z/
STANTON-GRANT-MORTON-STEVENS-
1200 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FAR SOUTHWEST KANSAS...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 STANTON, FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 075 GRANT, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 MORTON AND FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 085 STEVENS.
* TIMING...UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 26 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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