Weather Alerts-

Make preparations per the instructions

Dodge City - KS, US, National Weather Service

Comanche County

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... AFFECTED AREA...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, Fire Weather Zone 077 Gray, Fire Weather Zone 078 Ford, 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 Thursday morning through Thursday evening. WINDS...Ahead of the cold front west to southwest winds at 15 to 25 mph. Behind the cold front northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 9 percent. IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. Timing of the frontal passage is late afternoon and any fires that develop ahead of the front will quickly shift after the front passes. 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.

...Elevated to near critical fire weather danger on Thursday... ...A dramatic directional shift of the winds with a cold front passage Thursday afternoon...