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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1210 AM CDT Wed Apr 15 2026

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1210 AM CDT Wed Apr 15 2026 /1110 PM MDT Tue Apr 14 2026/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
SW Kansas...

* AFFECTED AREA...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 Thursday afternoon through Thursday evening.

* WINDS...South 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 7 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.

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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