Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Dodge City, KS
Areas Affected: Trego; Ellis; Scott; Lane; Ness; Rush; Hodgeman; Pawnee; Stafford; Ford; Edwards; Kiowa; Pratt; Clark; Comanche; Barber
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Tuesday 5:11am CDT
Alert Effective: Tuesday 5:11am CDT
Alert Expires: Tuesday 9:00pm CDT
Event Onset: Tuesday 12:00pm CDT
Event Ends: Tuesday 9:00pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Dodge City KS
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...Critical Fire Weather Conditions Today and Thursday... * AFFECTED AREA...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 064 Hodgeman, Fire Weather Zone 065 Pawnee, Fire Weather Zone 066 Stafford, Fire Weather Zone 078 Ford, Fire Weather Zone 079 Edwards, Fire Weather Zone 080 Kiowa, Fire Weather Zone 081 Pratt, Fire Weather Zone 088 Clark, Fire Weather Zone 089 Comanche and Fire Weather Zone 090 Barber. * TIMING...From noon today to 9 PM CDT this evening. * WINDS...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 16 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
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.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8fe0f153f99812832a8884a15eabb67722a944f7.002.1 Codes: KSZ030, KSZ031, KSZ043, KSZ044, KSZ045, KSZ046, KSZ064, KSZ065, KSZ066, KSZ078, KSZ079, KSZ080, KSZ081, KSZ088, KSZ089, KSZ090 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8fe0f153f99812832a8884a15eabb67722a944f7.002.1