RED FLAG WARNING Warning Issue Date: 925 AM CDT SAT SEP 04 2010
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 078 AND 088...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT
THIS EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA: THIS WATCH IS FOR SOUTHWEST KANSAS FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 043...044...062...063...075...076...077...085...
086.
* WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE 20 TO 25 MPH RANGE WITH FREQUENT
GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH.
* HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO NEAR 15 PERCENT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WHERE EVEN SMALL FIRES COULD QUICKLY SPREAD
OUT OF CONTROL.
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.
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