- County,
- Fire Weather Watch issued February 16 at 11:19PM CST until February 17 at 7:00PM CST by NWS
- Effective: 11:19 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013
- Expires: 7 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
.SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE BY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO
FALL DURING THE AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES RISE INTO THE UPPER 60S
TO AROUND 70. THE WARM AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO A HIGH
FIRE WEATHER RISK DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030 TREGO...FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 031 ELLIS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 NESS...FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 046 RUSH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 HODGEMAN...FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 078 FORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 087 MEADE AND FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 088 CLARK.
* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* TIMING...MID TO LATE AFTERNOON SUNDAY
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FALLING TO AROUND 15 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 60S.
* IMPACTS...FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL WILL BE VERY HIGH AND ANY
OUTDOOR FLAMES COULD QUICKLY GROW OUT OF CONTROL.- See more at NOAA



