Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service
Areas Affected: Hamilton; Kearny; Stanton; Grant; Morton; Stevens; Seward
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Sunday 1:47pm CDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 1:47pm CDT
Alert Expires: Monday 6:30am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Monday 1:00pm CDT
Event Ends: Monday 9:00pm CDT
Issued by: NWS Dodge City KS
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PARTS OF EXTREME SOUTHWEST KANSAS... The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 1 PM CDT /noon MDT/ to 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ Monday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * 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, Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens and Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward. * WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 9 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1ae70b3dc939ea09141de26ff265cd93bf411be0.002.2 Codes: KSZ061, KSZ062, KSZ074, KSZ075, KSZ084, KSZ085, KSZ086 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1ae70b3dc939ea09141de26ff265cd93bf411be0.002.2