Full Notification

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 CDT /11 AM MDT/ today to 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ this evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* 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 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...West 20 to 30 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.

* AFFECTED AREAS: 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

Instructions:

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.