Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Dodge City, KS

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WWUS83 KDDC 240803
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
303 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024


KSZ061-062-074-075-084-085-250000-
/O.NEW.KDDC.FW.A.0012.240425T1800Z-240426T0200Z/
Hamilton-Kearny-Stanton-Grant-Morton-Stevens-
303 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024 /203 AM MDT Wed Apr 24 2024/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Fire
Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in
effect from Thursday afternoon through Thursday evening.

* 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...South 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any ignitions will have the potential to burn out of
  control quickly given intense south to southwest winds and
  continued dry dormant fuels.

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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Springer

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