Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Goodland, KS

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RFWGLD

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
217 PM MDT FRI JUN 14 2013

KSZ028-029-041-042-150200-
/O.CON.KGLD.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-130615T0200Z/
LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
217 PM MDT FRI JUN 14 2013 /317 PM CDT FRI JUN 14 2013/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 028...029...041 AND 042...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 028 LOGAN...FIRE
  WEATHER ZONE 029 GOVE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 041 GREELEY AND FIRE
  WEATHER ZONE 042 WICHITA.

* WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 16 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT ARE STARTED MAY QUICKLY BECOME OUT OF
  CONTROL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE IMMINENT. 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/GLD (ALL LOWER CASE)
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