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County,
Red Flag Warning issued May 18 at 1:47PM CDT until May 18 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS
Effective: 1:47 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, 2013
Expires: 9 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, 2013

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON TO
EARLY EVENING...
.VERY DRY AIR ALONG WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S WILL RESULT IN
EXTREMELY LOW HUMIDITY VALUES BEHIND A DRYLINE ON SATURDAY. THESE
CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS TO RESULT IN
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR LOCATIONS GENERALLY WEST OF
HIGHWAY 25 ACROSS FAR WESTERN KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON TO EARLY
EVENING.
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR
EXTREME SOUTHWEST KANSAS...
* 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.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* TIMING...PEAK CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 2
PM UNTIL 8 PM CDT.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 80S.
* IMPACTS...FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL WILL BE VERY HIGH AND ANY
OUTDOOR FLAMES COULD QUICKLY GROW OUT OF CONTROL.

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