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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Topeka KS
224 PM CDT Mon Mar 17 2025

KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-180330-
/O.UPG.KTOP.FW.A.0004.250318T1600Z-250319T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KTOP.FW.W.0006.250318T1600Z-250319T0300Z/
/O.CON.KTOP.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-250318T0100Z/
Republic-Washington-Marshall-Nemaha-Brown-Cloud-Clay-Riley-
Pottawatomie-Jackson-Jefferson-Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary-Morris-
Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Douglas-Lyon-Osage-Franklin-Coffey-Anderson-
224 PM CDT Mon Mar 17 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTH 
CENTRAL, NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS... ...RED FLAG WARNING 
IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY SOUTHWEST 
WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTH CENTRAL, NORTHEAST AND 
EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...

The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a Red Flag
Warning for gusty southwest winds and low relative humidity, 
which is in effect from 11 AM to 10 PM CDT Tuesday. The Fire 
Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* 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 first Red Flag Warning, until 8 PM CDT this 
  evening. For the second Red Flag Warning, from 11 AM to 10 PM 
  CDT Tuesday.

* WINDS...Today, southwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
  Today, southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 13 percent both today and tomorrow.

* TEMPERATURES...Upper 70s and low 80s today, low to mid 80s
  tomorrow.

* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread 
  quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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