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RFWDDC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1144 PM CDT Mon Apr 20 2026


KSZ061-062-074-075-084-085-212315-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.A.0016.260422T1800Z-260423T0200Z/
Hamilton-Kearny-Stanton-Grant-Morton-Stevens-
1144 PM CDT Mon Apr 20 2026 /1044 PM MDT Mon Apr 20 2026/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton, Fire Weather
  Zone 062 Kearny, Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton, Fire Weather
  Zone 075 Grant, Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton and Fire Weather
  Zone 085 Stevens.

* TIMING...From Wednesday afternoon through Wednesday evening.

* WINDS...South 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.

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