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WWUS83 KDDC 272243
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
543 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

KSZ064-078-088-280100-
/O.EXB.KDDC.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-240428T0100Z/
Hodgeman-Ford-Clark-
543 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Red Flag
Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect
until 8 PM CDT this evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 064 Hodgeman, Fire Weather
  Zone 078 Ford and Fire Weather Zone 088 Clark.

* WINDS...South 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 11 percent.

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

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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KSZ061>063-074>077-084>087-280100-
/O.EXT.KDDC.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-240428T0100Z/
Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Morton-Stevens-
Seward-Meade-
543 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024 /443 PM MDT Sat Apr 27 2024/

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

* AFFECTED AREA...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, Fire Weather Zone 077 Gray, Fire Weather
  Zone 084 Morton, Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens, Fire Weather
  Zone 086 Seward and Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade.

* WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 8 percent.

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

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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http://weather.gov/ddc