- County,
- Red Flag Warning issued May 27 at 2:49PM CDT until May 27 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS
- Effective: 2:49 p.m. on Monday, May 27, 2013
- Expires: 9 p.m. on Monday, May 27, 2013
...CRITICAL FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND
EARLY THIS EVENING...
.VERY WARM AND DRY AIR HAS SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE FALLEN TO BELOW 15 PERCENT, WHILE
SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS CONTINUE TO BLOW AT 15 TO 20 MPH, WITH
GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR THAT
PART OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS WEST OF A LINE FROM LA CROSSE TO COLDWATER...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 SCOTT...FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 044 LANE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 NESS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE
046 RUSH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE
062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE
064 HODGEMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065 PAWNEE...FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 074 STANTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 076 HASKELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 GRAY...FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 078 FORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 079 EDWARDS...FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 080 KIOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD...FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 087 MEADE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088 CLARK AND FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 089 COMANCHE.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH, WITH GUSTS UP TO
30MPH.
* TIMING...THROUGH 9 PM CDT.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 90S.
* IMPACTS...GRASS FIRES CAN QUICKLY GET OUT OF CONTROL.- See more at NOAA
