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Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

35°F
2/16/2025 7:17pm 
  • Lexington Conditions: Light rain, Overcast
  • Temperature: 35.1°F / 1.7°CColder 0.1°F than last hour.
  • Dew Point: 32.4°FDecreased 0.1°Fsince last hour.
  • Relative Humidity: 90
  • Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: None
  • Barometer: 29.00 inFalling 0.05  inHg/hr Falling Slowly
  • Visibility: 7 miles
  • Rain Today: 0.01 in
  • UV Index: $VPuv None
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Red Flag Warning

Issued by the National Weather Service - Denver/Boulder, CO

    RED FLAG WARNING  

Sedgwick County, CO; Phillips County, CO


Red Flag Warning issued March 11 at 11:23PM MDT until March 12 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Denver CO

RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SEDGWICK AND PHILLIPS COUNTIES


Areas Affected: Sedgwick County; Phillips County

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Likely

Alert Sent: Wednesday 11:23pm MDT

Alert Effective: Wednesday 11:23pm MDT

Alert Expires: Thursday 3:00pm MDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Thursday 11:00am MDT

Event Ends: Thursday 9:00pm MDT

Issued by: NWS Denver CO


Details:
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SEDGWICK AND PHILLIPS COUNTIES...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 250 and 251.

* TIMING...From 11 AM to 9 PM MDT Thursday.

* WINDS...West 30 to 35 mph with gusts 50 to 55 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be favorable for rapid fire spread.
Avoid outdoor burning and any activity that may produce a
spark and start a wildfire.

Information:
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.

Meta data:
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.28a35524431e66e2a41ff93f084ac3386209861d.002.1
Codes: COZ250, COZ251
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.28a35524431e66e2a41ff93f084ac3386209861d.002.1