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Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Dodge City, KS

000
WWUS83 KDDC 130617
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
117 AM CDT Sat Apr 13 2024

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>079-084>087-140100-
/O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0013.240413T1700Z-240414T0100Z/
Trego-Ellis-Scott-Lane-Ness-Rush-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman-
Pawnee-Stafford-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Edwards-Morton-
Stevens-Seward-Meade-
117 AM CDT Sat Apr 13 2024 /1217 AM MDT Sat Apr 13 2024/

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /NOON MDT/ TODAY TO
8 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR 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 noon CDT /noon MDT/ today to 8 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ this
evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 030 Trego, Fire Weather Zone
  031 Ellis, Fire Weather Zone 043 Scott, Fire Weather Zone 044
  Lane, Fire Weather Zone 045 Ness, Fire Weather Zone 046 Rush,
  Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton, Fire Weather Zone 062 Kearny,
  Fire Weather Zone 063 Finney, Fire Weather Zone 064 Hodgeman,
  Fire Weather Zone 065 Pawnee, Fire Weather Zone 066 Stafford,
  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 079 Edwards,
  Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton, Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens,
  Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward and Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade.

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

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

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
  Do not burn!

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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