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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
349 AM CDT Mon Mar 31 2025


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349 AM CDT Mon Mar 31 2025 /249 AM MDT Mon Mar 31 2025/

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 8 PM
CDT /7 PM MDT/ TUESDAY 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 1 PM CDT /noon MDT/ to 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ Tuesday. The Fire
Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 043 Scott, 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.

* TIMING...From 1 PM CDT /noon MDT/ to 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ 
  Tuesday.

* WINDS...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 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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