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Dense Fog Advisory 6, NWS Dodge City, KS

April 24, 20218 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this dense fog advisory at Apr 24, 2021, 7:30 AM CDT for 8 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Apr 24, 2021, 8:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 24, 2021, 7:30 AM CDT (12:30 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 24, 2021, 8:00 AM CDT
Expired: Apr 24, 2021, 10:00 AM CDT
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: NWS Dodge City, KS

Counties Finney County, KS, Grant County, KS, Hamilton County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stevens County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this dense fog advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Dodge City, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this dense fog advisory went out at Apr 24, 4:32 AM CDT, 2 hours 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 24, 4:32 AM CDT, 2 hours 58 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 24, 2:33 AM CDT, 4 hours 57 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
233 AM CDT Sat Apr 24 2021

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-250745-
Trego-Ellis-Scott-Lane-Ness-Rush-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman-
Pawnee-Stafford-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Edwards-Kiowa-
Pratt-Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade-Clark-Comanche-Barber-
233 AM CDT Sat Apr 24 2021 /133 AM MDT Sat Apr 24 2021/

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...south
central...southwest and west central Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Days 2-7 Discussion
-------------------

Much warmer temperatures and strong southwest winds will produce a
significant risk of wildfire spread Sunday and Monday afternoons.
This risk will be highest along and west of US 83, where relative
humidity will be the lowest, and greenup has yet to occur.

Severe thunderstorms are possible Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday
night, favoring the southeast counties.

Days 2-7 Hazards
----------------
* Sunday
  - Non thunderstorm wind: Limited risk
  - Fire weather: Significant risk

* Monday
  - Non thunderstorm wind: Limited risk
  - Fire weather: Significant risk

* Tuesday
  - Severe thunderstorms: Limited risk
  - Fire weather: Significant risk

* Wednesday
  - Lightning: Limited risk

* Thursday
  No hazards.

* Friday
  - Fire weather: Elevated risk

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

&&

For more details visit our webpage
https://weather.gov/crh/ghwo?sid=ddc

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 24, 1:33 AM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	DDC	Finney, Grant, Hamilton, Haskell, Kearny, Morton and 4 more	24 hr
Apr 24, 2:09 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	DDC	Ellis, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray, Hamilton and 12 more	22 hr
Apr 24, 3:36 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	DDC	Clark, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray, Hamilton and 8 more	27 hr

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Sources

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