Severe Wildfire

Red Flag Warning issued April 18 at 1:41PM CDT until April 19 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Dodge City KS

Finney; Hodgeman; Stanton; Grant; Haskell; Gray; Ford; Morton; Stevens; Seward; Meade; Clark Source: NOAA / NWS

Details

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 to 8 PM CDT Sunday.

* AFFECTED AREA...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, Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade and Fire Weather Zone
088 Clark.

* TIMING...From noon to 8 PM CDT Sunday.

* WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 9 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread
quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

Recommendations

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.