Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Dodge City, KS

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
147 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON TO
EARLY EVENING...

.VERY DRY AIR ALONG WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S WILL RESULT IN
EXTREMELY LOW HUMIDITY VALUES BEHIND A DRYLINE ON SATURDAY. THESE
CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS TO RESULT IN
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR LOCATIONS GENERALLY WEST OF
HIGHWAY 25 ACROSS FAR WESTERN KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON TO EARLY
EVENING.

KSZ061-062-074-075-084-085-190200-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130519T0200Z/
HAMILTON-KEARNY-STANTON-GRANT-MORTON-STEVENS-
147 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013 /1247 PM MDT SAT MAY 18 2013/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR
EXTREME SOUTHWEST KANSAS...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON...FIRE WEATHER
  ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 STANTON...FIRE WEATHER
  ZONE 075 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 MORTON AND FIRE WEATHER
  ZONE 085 STEVENS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TIMING...PEAK CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 2
  PM UNTIL 8 PM CDT.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 80S.

* IMPACTS...FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL WILL BE VERY HIGH AND ANY
  OUTDOOR FLAMES COULD QUICKLY GROW OUT OF CONTROL.

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.

&&

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