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Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Dodge City, KS

000
WWUS83 KDDC 141509
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1009 AM CDT FRI JUN 14 2013

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON...

.STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY AS A SURFACE TROUGH
STRENGTHENS ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO. THIS WILL BRING DRIER AIR
INTO WESTERN KANSAS LOWERING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO BELOW 15
PERCENT. THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT
IN EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY
EVENING.

KSZ043-044-061>063-074>077-150200-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0014.130614T1800Z-130615T0200Z/
SCOTT-LANE-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-
1009 AM CDT FRI JUN 14 2013 /909 AM MDT FRI JUN 14 2013/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS FOR
WEST CENTRAL KANSAS AND PARTS OF FAR SOUTHWEST KANSAS...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 SCOTT...FIRE WEATHER
  ZONE 044 LANE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON...FIRE WEATHER
  ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY...FIRE WEATHER
  ZONE 074 STANTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER
  ZONE 076 HASKELL AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 GRAY.

* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TIMING...FROM NOON CDT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FRIDAY

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 PERCENT OR LESS.

* TEMPERATURES...98 TO 103 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...ANY OUTDOOR FIRES COULD QUICKLY SPREAD AND POSSIBLY
  GET 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.

&&

$$
BURGERT