« View county listFire Weather WarningKSZ061-062-074-075-084-085-190200-
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HAMILTON-KEARNY-STANTON-GRANT-MORTON-STEVENS-
147 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013 /1247 PM MDT SAT MAY 18 2013/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR
EXTREME SOUTHWEST KANSAS...
* 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.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* TIMING...PEAK CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 2
PM UNTIL 8 PM CDT.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 80S.
* IMPACTS...FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL WILL BE VERY HIGH AND ANY
OUTDOOR FLAMES COULD QUICKLY GROW 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 CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
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