Extreme Fire Danger Monday

…CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY…

.GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL RETURN THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN TUESDAY
AFTERNOON WITH WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES.
ANY FIRES THAT START WILL SPREAD QUICKLY AND BURN VIGOROUSLY.

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…RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM CDT /1 PM MDT/
THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 030…043…044…
045…061…062…063…064…074…075…076…077…078…084…
085…086…087 AND 088…
…FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 030…043…044…045…061…062…063…064…
074…075…076…077…078…084…085…086…087 AND 088…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY…WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM CDT /1 PM MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON
TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA…GENERALLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 283…OR WEST OF A
LINE FROM WAKEENEY TO DODGE CITY TO ASHLAND FOR TODAY AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM HAYS TO COLDWATER ON TUESDAY.

* WINDS…EXPECT SOUTH WINDS TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY NOON.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL LOWER TO
BETWEEN 10 TO 15 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS…LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL
RESULT IN CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. VERY DRY
SURFACE CONDITIONS WILL INCREASE THE WILD FIRE DANGER EVEN
MORE. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD NOT BE ATTEMPTED THIS AFTERNOON
OR EARLY EVENING.

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 WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.