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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
245 PM CDT Tue Mar 11 2025


KSZ030-043-044-061>063-074>076-084>086-121100-
/O.NEW.KDDC.FW.A.0003.250313T1800Z-250314T0300Z/
Trego-Scott-Lane-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-
Morton-Stevens-Seward-
245 PM CDT Tue Mar 11 2025 /145 PM MDT Tue Mar 11 2025/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS
OF SOUTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Fire
Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in
effect from Thursday afternoon through Thursday evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 030 Trego, Fire Weather Zone
  043 Scott, Fire Weather Zone 044 Lane, 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 084
  Morton, Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens and Fire Weather Zone
  086 Seward.

* TIMING...From Thursday afternoon through Thursday evening.

* WINDS...South 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 13 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread
  quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

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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