Kearny County, KS
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In effect from Wednesday 04/22 1:00 PM CDT – Wednesday 04/22 9:00 PM CDT
Issued by NWS Dodge City KS
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.
What to do
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.
Areas impacted
- Hamilton
- Kearny
- Stanton
- Grant
- Morton
- Stevens
Briefing
From the forecaster
Warm, Windy, and Dry Through Thursday
Created by the NWS Dodge City WFO
Our warm, wind, and dry weather pattern will continue through this week. Higher dewpoint temperatures will arrive Tuesday and Wednesday, which will curtail widespread Critical Fire Weather conditions, but Wednesday is still forecast to be very windy, regardless.
Seven-day weather risk overview
Daily weather risk summary
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