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...Increasing Wildfire Danger Monday and Tuesday... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... 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 to 9 PM CDT Tuesday.

* AFFECTED AREA...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 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.

* TIMING...For the first Red Flag Warning, from 1 PM this afternoon to 8 PM CDT this evening. For the second Red Flag Warning, from 1 PM to 9 PM CDT Tuesday.

* WINDS...For Monday, southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph. For Tuesday, southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 55 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 8 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any ignitions will have the potential to burn out of control quickly. Outdoor burning is strongly discouraged.

* AFFECTED AREAS: STANTON ... GRANT ... HASKELL ... GRAY ... FORD ... 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.