Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Dodge City, KS

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WWUS83 KDDC 171758
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1258 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013

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

KSZ061-062-074-075-084-085-180200-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0005.130518T1800Z-130519T0200Z/
HAMILTON-KEARNY-STANTON-GRANT-MORTON-STEVENS-
1258 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013 /1158 AM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
PORTIONS OF WESTERN KANSAS GENERALLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 25...

* 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 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

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