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Red Flag Warning 11, NWS Dodge City, KS

March 5, 201719 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Mar 5, 2017, 4:23 AM CST for 19 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 5, 2017, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 5, 2017, 4:23 AM CST (10:23 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 5, 2017, 12:00 PM CST
Expired
Mar 5, 2017, 7:00 PM CST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS

Counties Ellis County, KS, Finney County, KS, Ford County, KS, Grant County, KS, Gray County, KS, Hamilton County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Lane County, KS, Meade County, KS, Morton County, KS, Ness County, KS, Rush County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS, Trego County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 68 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2017-03-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2017-03-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 127 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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Mixed-layer LCL
2768 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
127 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
353 m²/s²
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The text

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601 
WWUS83 KDDC 051023
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
423 AM CST Sun Mar 5 2017

...Critical Wildfire conditions expected today and especially Monday...

Increasing south to southwest winds combined with a warm dry airmass
west of a developing dry line will create critical fire weather conditions
this afternoon. On Monday, much drier air will be spreading into western
and central Kansas behind a cold front. Strong winds gusting to over
50 mph will create extreme fire weather conditions across all of
southwest and central Kansas by midday Monday.

KSZ088-051830-
/O.CAN.KDDC.FW.A.0007.170305T1800Z-170306T0100Z/
/O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0008.170306T1700Z-170307T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0012.170306T1700Z-170307T0200Z/
Clark-
423 AM CST Sun Mar 5 2017

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CST MONDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088... 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR TODAY IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Red Flag
Warning FOR wind and low relative humidity...which is in effect 
from 11 AM to 8 PM CST Monday. The Fire Weather Watch for today has
been cancelled.

* Affected Area...in Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 088 Clark.

* Winds...west 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to around 50 mph.

* Timing...11 am through 8 pm CST.

* Relative Humidity...as low as 11 percent.

* Temperatures...in the upper 70s.

* Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior 
  and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>064-074>078-084>087-051830-
/O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0007.170305T1800Z-170306T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0011.170305T1800Z-170306T0100Z/
/O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0008.170306T1700Z-170307T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0012.170306T1700Z-170307T0200Z/
Trego-Ellis-Scott-Lane-Ness-Rush-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman-
Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade-
423 AM CST Sun Mar 5 2017 /323 AM MST Sun Mar 5 2017/

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO
7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031...043...044...045...
046...061...062...063...064...074...075...076...077...078...
084...085...086 AND 087... 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ TO 8 PM 
CST /7 PM MST/ MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 030...031...043...044...045...046...061...062... 
063...064...074...075...076...077...078...084...085...086 AND 
087...

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Red Flag
Warning FOR wind and low relative humidity...which is in effect 
from noon CST /11 AM MST/ today to 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ this 
evening. A Red Flag Warning has also been issued from 11 AM CST 
/10 AM MST/ to 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ Monday.

* Affected Area...in Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 030 Trego...Fire 
  Weather Zone 031 Ellis...Fire Weather Zone 043 Scott...Fire 
  Weather Zone 044 Lane...Fire Weather Zone 045 Ness...Fire 
  Weather Zone 046 Rush...Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton...Fire 
  Weather Zone 062 Kearny...Fire Weather Zone 063 Finney...Fire 
  Weather Zone 064 Hodgeman...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 084 Morton...Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens...Fire 
  Weather Zone 086 Seward and Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade.

* Winds...southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. 

* Timing...12 noon through 7 pm CST.

* Relative Humidity...as low as 10 percent.

* Temperatures...in the lower 60s.

* Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior 
  and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ065-066-079>081-089-090-051830-
/O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0008.170306T1700Z-170307T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0012.170306T1700Z-170307T0200Z/
Pawnee-Stafford-Edwards-Kiowa-Pratt-Comanche-Barber-
423 AM CST Sun Mar 5 2017

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CST MONDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 065...
066...079...080...081...089 AND 090...

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Red Flag
Warning FOR wind and low relative humidity...which is in effect 
from 11 AM to 8 PM CST Monday.

* Affected Area...in Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 065 Pawnee...
  Fire Weather Zone 066 Stafford...Fire Weather Zone 079 
  Edwards...Fire Weather Zone 080 Kiowa...Fire Weather Zone 081 
  Pratt...Fire Weather Zone 089 Comanche and Fire Weather Zone 
  090 Barber.

* Winds...west 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* Timing...12 noon through 7 pm CST.

* Relative Humidity...as low as 12 percent.

* Temperatures...around 70.

* Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior 
  and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised.

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.

&&

$$

For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit...
http://weather.gov/ddc
2 follow-up statements
153 
WWUS83 KDDC 051854
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1254 PM CST Sun Mar 5 2017


KSZ030-031-045-046-064-060300-
/O.NEW.KDDC.FW.A.0009.170307T1700Z-170308T0100Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-170306T0100Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0012.170306T1700Z-170307T0200Z/
Trego-Ellis-Ness-Rush-Hodgeman-
1254 PM CST Sun Mar 5 2017

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...
031...043...044...045...046...061...062...063...064...074...075...
076...077...078...084...085...086 AND 087...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CST
MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
030...031...043...044...045...046...061...062...063...064...074...
075...076...077...078...084...085...086 AND 087...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 030...031...045...046 AND 064...

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Fire
Weather Watch For wind and low relative humidity...which is in
effect from Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening.

* Affected Area...in Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 030 Trego...Fire 
  Weather Zone 031 Ellis...Fire Weather Zone 045 Ness...Fire 
  Weather Zone 046 Rush and Fire Weather Zone 064 Hodgeman.

* Winds...west 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph on Monday.

* Timing...12 noon through 7 pm CST Monday.

* Relative Humidity...as low as 10 percent Monday afternoon.

* Temperatures...in the lower 70s.

* Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior 
  and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ043-044-061>063-074>078-084>087-060300-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-170306T0100Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0012.170306T1700Z-170307T0200Z/
Scott-Lane-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-
Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade-
1254 PM CST Sun Mar 5 2017 /1154 AM MST Sun Mar 5 2017/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/
THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 030...031...043...044...045...046...061...062...063...064...
074...075...076...077...078...084...085...086 AND 087...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/
TO 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031...043...044...045...046...061...
062...063...064...074...075...076...077...078...084...085...
086 AND 087...

* Affected Area...in Kansas...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 077 Gray...Fire 
  Weather Zone 078 Ford...Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton...Fire 
  Weather Zone 085 Stevens...Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward and 
  Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade.

* Winds...west 30 to 50 mph with gusts up to 60 mph Monday.

* Timing...12 noon through 7 pm CST.

* Relative Humidity...as low as 10 percent.

* Temperatures...in the upper 60s Monday afternoon.

* Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior 
  and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ065-060300-
/O.NEW.KDDC.FW.A.0009.170307T1700Z-170308T0100Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0012.170306T1700Z-170307T0200Z/
Pawnee-
1254 PM CST Sun Mar 5 2017

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CST
MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
065...066...079...080...081...089 AND 090...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 065...

The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Fire
Weather Watch For wind and low relative humidity...which is in
effect from Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening.

* Affected Area...in Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 065 Pawnee.

* Winds...west 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 50 mph on Monday.

* Timing...12 noon through 7 pm CST for Monday.

* Relative Humidity...as low as 10 percent on Monday.

* Temperatures...in the lower 70s Monday afternoon.

* Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior 
  and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ066-079>081-088>090-060300-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0012.170306T1700Z-170307T0200Z/
Stafford-Edwards-Kiowa-Pratt-Clark-Comanche-Barber-
1254 PM CST Sun Mar 5 2017

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CST
MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
065...066...079...080...081...089 AND 090...

* Affected Area...in Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 066 Stafford... 
  Fire Weather Zone 079 Edwards...Fire Weather Zone 080 Kiowa... 
  Fire Weather Zone 081 Pratt...Fire Weather Zone 088 Clark...
  Fire Weather Zone 089 Comanche and Fire Weather Zone 090 
  Barber.

* Winds...west 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph on Monday.

* Timing...12 noon through 7 pm CST for Monday

* Relative Humidity...as low as 10 percent for Monday afternoon.

* Temperatures...Near 80 on Monday.

* Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior 
  and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised.

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.

&&

$$

For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit...
http://weather.gov/ddc
113 
WWUS83 KDDC 060046
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
646 PM CST Sun Mar 5 2017

...Red Flag Warning Expiring at 7pm...

Rapidly increasing humidity is expected this evening, therefore
the warning will be allowed to expire. Extremely critical fire 
danger is expected to return on Monday for all of Southwest Kansas.


KSZ030-031-045-046-064-060900-
/O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-170306T0100Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0012.170306T1700Z-170307T0200Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0009.170307T1700Z-170308T0100Z/
Trego-Ellis-Ness-Rush-Hodgeman-
646 PM CST Sun Mar 5 2017

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CST
MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
030...031...043...044...045...046...061...062...063...064...074...
075...076...077...078...084...085...086 AND 087...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031...045...046 AND 064...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIND
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031...
043...044...045...046...061...062...063...064...074...075...076...
077...078...084...085...086 AND 087...

* Affected Area...in Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 030 Trego...Fire 
  Weather Zone 031 Ellis...Fire Weather Zone 045 Ness...Fire 
  Weather Zone 046 Rush and Fire Weather Zone 064 Hodgeman.

* Winds...west 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.

* Timing...12 noon through 7 pm CST Monday.

* Relative Humidity...as low as 8 percent.

* Temperatures...in the lower 50s.

* Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior 
  and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ043-044-061>063-074>078-084>087-060900-
/O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-170306T0100Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0012.170306T1700Z-170307T0200Z/
Scott-Lane-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-
Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade-
646 PM CST Sun Mar 5 2017 /546 PM MST Sun Mar 5 2017/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/
TO 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031...043...044...045...046...061...
062...063...064...074...075...076...077...078...084...085...
086 AND 087...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
030...031...043...044...045...046...061...062...063...064...074...
075...076...077...078...084...085...086 AND 087...

* Affected Area...in Kansas...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 077 Gray...Fire 
  Weather Zone 078 Ford...Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton...Fire 
  Weather Zone 085 Stevens...Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward and 
  Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade.

* Winds...southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.

* Timing...12 noon through 7 pm CST.

* Relative Humidity...as low as 7 percent.

* Temperatures...around 60.

* Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior 
  and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ065-060900-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0012.170306T1700Z-170307T0200Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0009.170307T1700Z-170308T0100Z/
Pawnee-
646 PM CST Sun Mar 5 2017

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CST
MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
065...066...079...080...081...089 AND 090...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065...

* Affected Area...in Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 065 Pawnee.

* Winds...west 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* Timing...12 noon through 7 pm CST for Monday.

* Relative Humidity...as low as 9 percent.

* Temperatures...in the lower 50s.

* Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior 
  and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised.

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.

&&

$$

KSZ066-079>081-088>090-060900-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0012.170306T1700Z-170307T0200Z/
Stafford-Edwards-Kiowa-Pratt-Clark-Comanche-Barber-
646 PM CST Sun Mar 5 2017

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CST
MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
065...066...079...080...081...089 AND 090...

* Affected Area...in Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 066 Stafford... 
  Fire Weather Zone 079 Edwards...Fire Weather Zone 080 Kiowa... 
  Fire Weather Zone 081 Pratt...Fire Weather Zone 088 Clark...
  Fire Weather Zone 089 Comanche and Fire Weather Zone 090 
  Barber.

* Winds...west 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* Timing...12 noon through 7 pm CST for Monday

* Relative Humidity...as low as 10 percent.

* Temperatures...in the upper 60s.

* Impacts...Any fires that start will have extreme fire behavior 
  and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised.

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.

&&

$$

For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit...
http://weather.gov/ddc

The office that day

Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 5, 4:23 AM CSTRed Flag WarningDDCBarber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 more40 hr
Mar 5, 12:26 PM CSTHigh Wind WatchDDCClark, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray, Hamilton and 12 more15 hr
Mar 5, 12:54 PM CSTFire Weather WatchDDCEdwards, Ellis, Finney, Ford, Gray, Hamilton and 11 more24 hr

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in Kansas, 2017Every red flag warning in 2017

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.