Craig Daily Press / Weather

County,: Fire Weather Watch issued May 17 at 8:37PM CDT until May 18 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS; Effective: 7:37 p.m. on Friday, May 17, 2013; Expires: 8 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, 2013; ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON
TO EARLY EVENING...
.VERY DRY AIR ALONG WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S WILL RESULT IN
EXTREMELY LOW HUMIDITY VALUES BEHIND A DRYLINE ON SATURDAY. THESE
CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS TO RESULT IN
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR LOCATIONS GENERALLY WEST OF
HIGHWAY 25 ACROSS FAR WESTERN KANSAS SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY
EVENING.
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN KANSAS GENERALLY WEST OF HIGHWAY
25...
* 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 AND FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 085 STEVENS.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* TIMING...PEAK CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 2
PM UNTIL 8 PM CDT.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 80S.
* IMPACTS...FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL WILL BE VERY HIGH AND ANY
OUTDOOR FLAMES COULD QUICKLY GROW OUT OF CONTROL.; See more at NOAA

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