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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Dodge City KS

1202 AM CDT Fri Mar 20 2026





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Scott-Lane-

1202 AM CDT Fri Mar 20 2026



...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH

SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR WESTERN

KANSAS...



The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Fire

Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in

effect from Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening.



* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 043 Scott and Fire Weather 

  Zone 044 Lane.



* TIMING...From Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening.



* WINDS...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.



* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 11 percent.



* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread 

  quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions

are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible

Red Flag Warnings.



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1202 AM CDT Fri Mar 20 2026



...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON

THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR

CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST KANSAS...



* 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 063 Finney, Fire Weather Zone 064 

  Hodgeman, Fire Weather Zone 065 Pawnee, Fire Weather Zone 066 

  Stafford, 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 081 Pratt, Fire Weather Zone 084 

  Morton, Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens, Fire Weather Zone 086 

  Seward, Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade, Fire Weather Zone 088 

  Clark, Fire Weather Zone 089 Comanche and Fire Weather Zone 

  090 Barber.



* TIMING...From Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening.



* WINDS...South 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.



* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 6 percent.



* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread 

  quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions

are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible

Red Flag Warnings.



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For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit...

http://weather.gov/ddc