Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Dodge City, KS
Issued by NWS Dodge City, KS
710 WWUS83 KDDC 270735 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 235 AM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024 ...Critical Fire Weather Conditions in Far Southwest Kansas Saturday... KSZ061>063-074>077-084>087-280000- /O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0013.240427T1800Z-240428T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0016.240427T1800Z-240428T0000Z/ Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Morton-Stevens- Seward-Meade- 235 AM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024 /135 AM MDT Sat Apr 27 2024/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS... The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 1 PM CDT /noon MDT/ this afternoon to 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ this evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * 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...South 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 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. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc