Fire Weather Watch

FROM: NWS Dodge City KS
AREA: Trego; Scott; Lane; Ness; Hamilton; Kearny; Finney; Hodgeman; Stanton; Grant; Haskell; Gray; Ford; Morton; Stevens; Seward; Meade; Clark
SENT: 2026-02-15T02:06:00-06:00

Fire Weather Watch issued February 15 at 2:06AM CST until February 17 at 8:00PM CST by NWS Dodge City KS

…Critical Wildfire Danger Expected Tuesday Afternoon…

* AFFECTED AREA…Fire Weather Zone 030 Trego, Fire Weather Zone
043 Scott, Fire Weather Zone 044 Lane, Fire Weather Zone 045
Ness, Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton, Fire Weather Zone 062
Kearny, Fire Weather Zone 063 Finney, Fire Weather Zone 064
Hodgeman, 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 and Fire Weather Zone 088
Clark.

* TIMING…From Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday evening.

* WINDS…Southwest 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 10 percent.

* IMPACTS…Any ignitions will have the potential to become
wildfires quickly, and spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is
strongly discouraged.

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.

Alert Expiration: 2026-02-15T18:00:00-06:00