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Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Dodge City, KS

March 3, 201726 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this red flag warning at Mar 3, 2017, 3:00 AM CST for 26 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 3, 2017, 1:00 PM CST. It was in force for 6 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 3, 2017, 3:00 AM CST (09:00 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 3, 2017, 1:00 PM CST
Expired
Mar 3, 2017, 7:00 PM CST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
All 26 counties

Barber County, KS, Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Edwards County, KS, Ellis County, KS, Finney County, KS, Ford County, KS, Grant County, KS, Gray County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Lane County, KS, Meade County, KS, Morton County, KS, Ness County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Rush County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stafford County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS, Trego County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 22 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 2017-03-03Temperature 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 2017-03-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 25 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3607 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
25 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
98 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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WWUS83 KDDC 030900
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
300 AM CST Fri Mar 3 2017

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

.Strong southwest winds are expected this afternoon with gusts of
30 to 40 mph as much drier air moves northeast into western Kansas.
This will create critical fire conditions this afternoon into early
evening. Gusty south winds and low relative humidity are expected
again Saturday creating elevated fire weather conditions.

KSZ074-084-031900-
/O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0005.170303T1900Z-170304T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0009.170303T1900Z-170304T0100Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0006.170304T1900Z-170305T0100Z/
Stanton-Morton-
300 AM CST Fri Mar 3 2017

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
CST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE 
WEATHER ZONES 074 AND 084... 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON 
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR 
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 074 AND 084...

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 this afternoon to 7 PM CST this evening. The Fire 
Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* Affected Area...in Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton and 
  Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton.

* Winds...southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* Timing...1 PM to 7 PM CST.

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

* Temperatures...in the mid to 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.

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.

&&

$$

KSZ062>066-075>081-085>090-031900-
/O.UPG.KDDC.FW.A.0005.170303T1900Z-170304T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0009.170303T1900Z-170304T0100Z/
Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman-Pawnee-Stafford-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-
Edwards-Kiowa-Pratt-Stevens-Seward-Meade-Clark-Comanche-Barber-
300 AM CST Fri Mar 3 2017

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CST
THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER 
ZONES 062...063...064...065...066...075...076...077...078...079...
080...081...085...086...087...088...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 1 PM this afternoon to 7 PM CST this evening. The Fire 
Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* Affected Area...in Kansas...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 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 
  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...south 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* Timing...1 PM to 7 PM CST.

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

* Temperatures...in the mid to 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.

&&

$$

KSZ030-031-043>046-031900-
/O.NEW.KDDC.FW.W.0009.170303T1900Z-170304T0100Z/
Trego-Ellis-Scott-Lane-Ness-Rush-
300 AM CST Fri Mar 3 2017

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
CST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE 
WEATHER ZONES 030...031...043...044...045 AND 046...

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 this afternoon to 7 PM CST this evening.

* 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 and Fire 
  Weather Zone 046 Rush.

* Winds...southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* Timing...1 PM to 7 PM CST.

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

* Temperatures...in the mid to 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.

&&

$$

KSZ061-031900-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0006.170304T1900Z-170305T0100Z/
Hamilton-
200 AM MST Fri Mar 3 2017

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061...

* Affected Area...in Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton.

* Winds...southwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.

&&

$$

For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit...
http://weather.gov/ddc
5 follow-up statements
541 
WWUS83 KDDC 031811
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1211 PM CST Fri Mar 3 2017

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

.Strong southwest winds are expected this afternoon with gusts of
30 to 40 mph as much drier air moves northeast into western
Kansas. This will create critical fire conditions this afternoon
into early evening. Gusty south winds and low relative humidity
are expected again Saturday creating elevated fire weather
conditions.

KSZ074-084-040215-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0009.170303T1900Z-170304T0100Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0006.170304T1900Z-170305T0100Z/
Stanton-Morton-
1211 PM CST Fri Mar 3 2017

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 074 AND
084...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 074 AND 084...

* Affected Area...in Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton and 
  Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton.

* Winds...southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* Timing...1 PM to 7 PM CST.

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

* Temperatures...in the mid 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.

&&

$$

KSZ030-031-043>046-062>066-075>081-085>090-040100-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0009.170303T1900Z-170304T0100Z/
Trego-Ellis-Scott-Lane-Ness-Rush-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman-Pawnee-
Stafford-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Edwards-Kiowa-Pratt-Stevens-
Seward-Meade-Clark-Comanche-Barber-
1211 PM CST Fri Mar 3 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...062...063...064...065...066...075...
076...077...078...079...080...081...085...086...087...088...
089 AND 090...

* 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 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 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 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...southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* Timing...1 PM to 7 PM CST.

* Relative Humidity...as low as 13 percent.

* Temperatures...in the mid 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.

&&

$$

KSZ061-040215-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0006.170304T1900Z-170305T0100Z/
Hamilton-
1111 AM MST Fri Mar 3 2017

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061...

* Affected Area...in Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton.

* Winds...southwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.

* Relative Humidity...as low as 13 percent.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.

&&

$$

For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit...
http://weather.gov/ddc
846 
WWUS83 KDDC 031953
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
153 PM CST Fri Mar 3 2017

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY AGAIN ON SATURDAY...

.Strong southwest winds are expected this afternoon with gusts of
30 to 40 mph as much drier air moves northeast into western
Kansas. This will create critical fire conditions this afternoon
into early evening. Gusty south winds and low relative humidity
are expected again Saturday creating elevated fire weather
conditions.

KSZ030-031-043>046-062>066-075>081-085>090-040400-
/O.EXB.KDDC.FW.A.0006.170304T1800Z-170305T0100Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-170304T0100Z/
Trego-Ellis-Scott-Lane-Ness-Rush-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman-Pawnee-
Stafford-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Edwards-Kiowa-Pratt-Stevens-
Seward-Meade-Clark-Comanche-Barber-
153 PM CST Fri Mar 3 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...062...063...064...065...066...075...
076...077...078...079...080...081...085...086...087...088...
089 AND 090...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 030...031...043...044...045...046...062...063...
064...065...066...075...076...077...078...079...080...081...085...
086...087...088...089 AND 090...

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

* 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 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 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 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...south 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* Relative Humidity...as low as 13 percent.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.

&&

$$

KSZ074-084-040400-
/O.EXT.KDDC.FW.A.0006.170304T1800Z-170305T0100Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-170304T0100Z/
Stanton-Morton-
153 PM CST Fri Mar 3 2017

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 074 AND
084...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 074 AND 084...

* Affected Area...in Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton and 
  Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton.

* Winds...southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* Timing...1 PM to 7 PM CST.

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

* Temperatures...in the mid 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.

&&

$$

KSZ061-040400-
/O.EXT.KDDC.FW.A.0006.170304T1800Z-170305T0100Z/
Hamilton-
1253 PM MST Fri Mar 3 2017

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 061...

* Affected Area...in Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton.

* Winds...southwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.

* Relative Humidity...as low as 13 percent.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.

&&

$$

For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit...
http://weather.gov/ddc
599 
WWUS83 KDDC 032039
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
239 PM CST Fri Mar 3 2017

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... ...
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY AGAIN ON SATURDAY...

.Strong southwest winds are expected this afternoon with gusts of
30 to 40 mph as much drier air moves northeast into western
Kansas. This will create critical fire conditions this afternoon
into early evening. Gusty south winds and low relative humidity
are expected again Saturday creating elevated fire weather
conditions.

KSZ030-031-043>046-062>066-074>081-084>090-040900-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-170304T0100Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0006.170304T1800Z-170305T0100Z/
Trego-Ellis-Scott-Lane-Ness-Rush-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman-Pawnee-
Stafford-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Edwards-Kiowa-Pratt-
Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade-Clark-Comanche-Barber-
239 PM CST Fri Mar 3 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...062...063...064...065...066...074...
075...076...077...078...079...080...081...084...085...086...087...
088...089 AND 090...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031...043...044...045...046...062...
063...064...065...066...074...075...076...077...078...079...080...
081...084...085...086...087...088...089 AND 090...

* 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 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...south 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.

&&

$$

KSZ061-040900-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0006.170304T1800Z-170305T0100Z/
Hamilton-
139 PM MST Fri Mar 3 2017

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061...

* Affected Area...in Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton.

* Winds...southwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.

* Relative Humidity...as low as 13 percent.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.

&&

$$

For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit...
http://weather.gov/ddc
059 
WWUS83 KDDC 032059
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
259 PM CST Fri Mar 3 2017

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... ...
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY AGAIN ON SATURDAY...

.Strong southwest winds are expected this afternoon with gusts of
30 to 40 mph as much drier air moves northeast into western
Kansas. This will create critical fire conditions this afternoon
into early evening. Gusty south winds and low relative humidity
are expected again Saturday and Sunday creating elevated fire 
weather conditions.

KSZ062-074-075-084-085-040500-
/O.NEW.KDDC.FW.A.0007.170305T1800Z-170306T0100Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-170304T0100Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0006.170304T1800Z-170305T0100Z/
Kearny-Stanton-Grant-Morton-Stevens-
259 PM CST Fri Mar 3 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...062...063...064...065...066...074...
075...076...077...078...079...080...081...084...085...086...087...
088...089 AND 090...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031...043...044...045...046...062...
063...064...065...066...074...075...076...077...078...079...080...
081...084...085...086...087...088...089 AND 090...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 062...074...075...084 AND 085...

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

* Affected Area...in Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 062 Kearny...
  Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton...Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant...
  Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton and Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens.

* Winds...southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.

&&

$$

KSZ030-031-043>046-063>066-076>081-086>090-040500-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-170304T0100Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0006.170304T1800Z-170305T0100Z/
Trego-Ellis-Scott-Lane-Ness-Rush-Finney-Hodgeman-Pawnee-Stafford-
Haskell-Gray-Ford-Edwards-Kiowa-Pratt-Seward-Meade-Clark-Comanche-
Barber-
259 PM CST Fri Mar 3 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...062...063...064...065...066...074...
075...076...077...078...079...080...081...084...085...086...087...
088...089 AND 090...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031...043...044...045...046...062...
063...064...065...066...074...075...076...077...078...079...080...
081...084...085...086...087...088...089 AND 090...

* 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 063 Finney...Fire 
  Weather Zone 064 Hodgeman...Fire Weather Zone 065 Pawnee...
  Fire Weather Zone 066 Stafford...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 086 
  Seward...Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade...Fire Weather Zone 088 
  Clark...Fire Weather Zone 089 Comanche and Fire Weather Zone 
  090 Barber.

* Winds...south 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.

&&

$$

KSZ061-040500-
/O.NEW.KDDC.FW.A.0007.170305T1800Z-170306T0100Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0006.170304T1800Z-170305T0100Z/
Hamilton-
159 PM MST Fri Mar 3 2017

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 061...

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

* Affected Area...in Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton.

* Winds...southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.

&&

$$

For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit...
http://weather.gov/ddc
343 
WWUS83 KDDC 040046
RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
646 PM CST Fri Mar 3 2017

...RED FLAG WARNING EXPIRES AT 7 PM CST...
...WINDS REMAIN ELEVATED OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...
...WILDFIRE DANGER REMAINS HIGH THIS WEEKEND...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SATURDAY...

.Winds are slowly diminishing below red flag criteria this
evening, as relative humidities slowly recover. The red flag
warning will be allowed to expire at 7 pm. Strong south to
southwest winds will return on Saturday, with increased fire
danger Saturday afternoon once again. A fire weather watch is in
effect for all of SW Kansas Saturday afternoon. 

KSZ062-074-075-084-085-041200-
/O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-170304T0100Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0006.170304T1800Z-170305T0100Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0007.170305T1800Z-170306T0100Z/
Kearny-Stanton-Grant-Morton-Stevens-
646 PM CST Fri Mar 3 2017

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031...043...044...045...046...062...
063...064...065...066...074...075...076...077...078...079...080...
081...084...085...086...087...088...089 AND 090...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031...043...044...045...046...062...
063...064...065...066...074...075...076...077...078...079...080...
081...084...085...086...087...088...089 AND 090...
...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...062...063...064...065...066...074...075...
076...077...078...079...080...081...084...085...086...087...088...
089 AND 090...

* Affected Area...in Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 062 Kearny...
  Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton...Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant...
  Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton and Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens.

* Winds...south 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.

&&

$$

KSZ030-031-043>046-063>066-076>081-086>090-041200-
/O.EXP.KDDC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-170304T0100Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0006.170304T1800Z-170305T0100Z/
Trego-Ellis-Scott-Lane-Ness-Rush-Finney-Hodgeman-Pawnee-Stafford-
Haskell-Gray-Ford-Edwards-Kiowa-Pratt-Seward-Meade-Clark-Comanche-
Barber-
646 PM CST Fri Mar 3 2017

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030...031...043...044...045...046...062...
063...064...065...066...074...075...076...077...078...079...080...
081...084...085...086...087...088...089 AND 090...
...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...062...063...064...065...066...074...075...
076...077...078...079...080...081...084...085...086...087...088...
089 AND 090...

* 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 063 Finney...Fire 
  Weather Zone 064 Hodgeman...Fire Weather Zone 065 Pawnee...
  Fire Weather Zone 066 Stafford...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 086 
  Seward...Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade...Fire Weather Zone 088 
  Clark...Fire Weather Zone 089 Comanche and Fire Weather Zone 
  090 Barber.

* Winds...south 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.

&&

$$

KSZ061-041200-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0006.170304T1800Z-170305T0100Z/
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0007.170305T1800Z-170306T0100Z/
Hamilton-
546 PM MST Fri Mar 3 2017

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061...

* Affected Area...in Kansas...Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton.

* Winds...southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.

&&

$$

TURNER

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 3, 2:59 PM CSTFire Weather WatchDDCClark, Ellis, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray and 14 more37 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.