Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Dodge City, KS

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1234 AM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024

...Critical Danger of Wildfire Spread Monday Afternoon...

KSZ030-043>045-061>064-074>078-084>088-160000-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0014.240415T1700Z-240416T0100Z/
Trego-Scott-Lane-Ness-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman-Stanton-
Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade-Clark-
1234 AM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024 /1134 PM MDT Sun Apr 14 2024/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /NOON MDT/
TODAY TO 8 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 283...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 030 Trego, Fire Weather Zone
  043 Scott, Fire Weather Zone 044 Lane, Fire Weather Zone 045
  Ness, Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton, Fire Weather Zone 062
  Kearny, Fire Weather Zone 063 Finney, Fire Weather Zone 064
  Hodgeman, Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton, Fire Weather Zone 075
  Grant, Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell, Fire Weather Zone 077
  Gray, Fire Weather Zone 078 Ford, Fire Weather Zone 084
  Morton, Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens, Fire Weather Zone 086
  Seward, Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade and Fire Weather Zone 088
  Clark.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 6 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any ignitions will have the potential to burn out of
  control quickly, given intense south winds and continued dry
  dormant fuels. Do your part to avoid the spark.

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.

&&

Turner

$$

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