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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
523 AM CDT Wed Mar 12 2025


KSZ030-043-044-061>063-074>076-084>086-122000-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0006.250313T1800Z-250314T0300Z/
Trego-Scott-Lane-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-
Morton-Stevens-Seward-
523 AM CDT Wed Mar 12 2025 /423 AM MDT Wed Mar 12 2025/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO
10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR WESTERN KANSAS...

* 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 1 PM CDT /noon MDT/ to 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/
  Thursday.

* WINDS...South 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 11 percent.

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

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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