Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Dodge City, KS

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
101 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024


...Critical Fire Weather Conditions in Far West Kansas Thursday...

KSZ061-062-074-075-084-085-251200-
/O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0012.240425T1800Z-240426T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0015.240425T1800Z-240426T0200Z/
Hamilton-Kearny-Stanton-Grant-Morton-Stevens-
101 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024 /1201 PM MDT Wed Apr 24 2024/

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 9 PM
CDT /8 PM MDT/ THURSDAY 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
from 1 PM CDT /noon MDT/ to 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ Thursday. The
Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton, Fire Weather
  Zone 062 Kearny, Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton, Fire Weather
  Zone 075 Grant, Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton and Fire Weather
  Zone 085 Stevens.

* WINDS...South 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 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 dormant 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.

&&

TATRO

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