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

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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.

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