Red Flag Warning 8, NWS Dodge City, KS

Issued

Mar 31, 2014, 2:54 AM CDT (07:54 UTC)

In effect from

Mar 31, 2014, 12:00 PM CDT

Expired

Mar 31, 2014, 7:01 PM CDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

NWS Dodge City, KS

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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679 
WWUS83 KDDC 310754 AAA
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
254 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...

.WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON...ALONG WITH
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

KSZ030-031-043>046-310900-
/O.CAN.KDDC.FW.A.0006.140331T1700Z-140401T0200Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-
254 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND 
STRONG WINDS FOR A PART OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH.

FORECAST RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL LIKELY BE ABOVE 15 PERCENT THIS
AFTERNOON, HOWEVER STRONG WINDS WILL STILL BE EXPECTED. ANY OUTDOOR
BURNING IS NOT ADVISED.

$$

KSZ061>066-074>081-084>090-312100-
/O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0006.140331T1700Z-140401T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0008.140331T1700Z-140401T0100Z/
HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-
HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-
CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
254 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014 /154 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014/

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO
8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG
WINDS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 064 HODGEMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065 PAWNEE...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 066 STAFFORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 STANTON...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 HASKELL...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 GRAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 078 FORD...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 079 EDWARDS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 080 KIOWA...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 081 PRATT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 MORTON...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 085 STEVENS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 087 MEADE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088 CLARK...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 089 COMANCHE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 090 BARBER.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

* TIMING...NOON THROUGH 8 PM CDT.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 70 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...VERY AGGRESSIVE FIRE BEHAVIOR COULD LEAD TO FIRES 
  QUICKLY GROWING OUT OF CONTROL. 

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.

&&

$$

06

067 
WWUS83 KDDC 312043
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
343 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING...

.WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON...ALONG WITH
WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

KSZ061>066-074>081-084>090-010100-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-
HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-
CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
343 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014 /243 PM MDT MON MAR 31 2014/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR 
PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 064 HODGEMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065 PAWNEE...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 066 STAFFORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 STANTON...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 HASKELL...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 GRAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 078 FORD...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 079 EDWARDS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 080 KIOWA...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 081 PRATT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 MORTON...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 085 STEVENS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 087 MEADE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088 CLARK...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 089 COMANCHE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 090 BARBER.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TIMING...UNTIL 8 PM CDT.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 60S.

* IMPACTS...VERY AGGRESSIVE FIRE BEHAVIOR COULD LEAD TO FIRES 
  QUICKLY GROWING OUT OF CONTROL. 

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.

&&

$$

GERARD

508 
WWUS83 KDDC 010001
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
701 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014


KSZ061>066-074>081-084>090-010115-
/O.CAN.KDDC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-
HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-
CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
701 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014 /601 PM MDT MON MAR 31 2014/

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS AND 
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH 
CENTRAL KANSAS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING.

GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DECREASE EARLY THIS EVENING AS
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES RISE ABOVE 15 PERCENT. RED FLAG WARNING
CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER ANTICIPATED.


$$


BURGERT

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