Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Dodge City, KS

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
339 AM CDT Sat Mar 23 2024

...Wildfires Possible Sunday...

KSZ043-061>063-074>077-084>087-232300-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0007.240324T1700Z-240325T0100Z/
Scott-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Morton-
Stevens-Seward-Meade-
339 AM CDT Sat Mar 23 2024 /239 AM MDT Sat Mar 23 2024/

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

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 043 Scott, 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...South 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any ignitions will have the potential to burn out of
  control quickly, and show erratic fire behavior. Outdoor
  burning, or any activities that produce sparks or flames, is
  strongly discouraged Sunday afternoon.

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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