Red Flag Warning issued March 21 at 6:58AM CDT until March 21 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, GUSTY WINDS, AND
DRY FUELS FOR THE ENTIRE AREA...
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 008 Republic, Fire Weather
Zone 009 Washington, Fire Weather Zone 010 Marshall, Fire
Weather Zone 011 Nemaha, Fire Weather Zone 012 Brown, Fire
Weather Zone 020 Cloud, Fire Weather Zone 021 Clay, Fire
Weather Zone 022 Riley, Fire Weather Zone 023 Pottawatomie,
Fire Weather Zone 024 Jackson, Fire Weather Zone 026
Jefferson, Fire Weather Zone 034 Ottawa, Fire Weather Zone 035
Dickinson, Fire Weather Zone 036 Geary, Fire Weather Zone 037
Morris, Fire Weather Zone 038 Wabaunsee, Fire Weather Zone 039
Shawnee, Fire Weather Zone 040 Douglas, Fire Weather Zone 054
Lyon, Fire Weather Zone 055 Osage, Fire Weather Zone 056
Franklin, Fire Weather Zone 058 Coffey and Fire Weather Zone
059 Anderson.
* TIMING...For the Red Flag Warning, from 11 AM this morning to
10 PM CDT this evening. For the Fire Weather Watch, from this
evening through Sunday evening.
* WINDS...Southwest winds 10 to 20 MPH with gusts to around 25 MPH
today. For this evening into Sunday evening, southwest winds to
10 MPH with gusts up to 25 MPH shifting to the north with gusts
of 30 to 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 11 percent today. As low as 20
percent Sunday.
* TEMPERATURES...Up to 95 today. Up to 76 Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread
quickly. 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.
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.
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