- County,
- Red Flag Warning issued May 14 at 12:36PM CDT until May 14 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS
- Effective: 12:36 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14, 2013
- Expires: 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14, 2013
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING...
.STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE RESULTED IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS AND WILL CONTINUE FOR THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON INTO
THE EARLY EVENING ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS.
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR SOUTHWEST AND
WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 SCOTT...FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 044 LANE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 NESS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE
062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE
064 HODGEMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE
076 HASKELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 GRAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE
078 FORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 MORTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE
085 STEVENS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE
087 MEADE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088 CLARK.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* TIMING...PEAK CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED UNTIL 8
PM CDT.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...MID 90S.
* IMPACTS...FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL WILL BE VERY HIGH AND ANY
OUTDOOR FLAMES COULD QUICKLY GROW OUT OF CONTROL.- See more at NOAA
