Weather

County,
Red Flag Warning issued June 14 at 10:09AM CDT until June 14 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS
Effective: 10:09 a.m. on Friday, June 14, 2013
Expires: 9 p.m. on Friday, June 14, 2013

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON...
.STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY AS A SURFACE TROUGH
STRENGTHENS ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO. THIS WILL BRING DRIER AIR
INTO WESTERN KANSAS LOWERING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO BELOW 15
PERCENT. THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT
IN EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY
EVENING.
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS FOR
WEST CENTRAL KANSAS AND PARTS OF FAR SOUTHWEST KANSAS...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 SCOTT...FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 044 LANE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON...FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY...FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 074 STANTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 076 HASKELL AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 GRAY.
* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* TIMING...FROM NOON CDT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FRIDAY
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 PERCENT OR LESS.
* TEMPERATURES...98 TO 103 DEGREES.
* IMPACTS...ANY OUTDOOR FIRES COULD QUICKLY SPREAD AND POSSIBLY
GET OUT OF CONTROL.

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