URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
939 AM CST MON FEB 29 2016

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…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MONDAY AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES…WINDY CONDITIONS AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.

* WIND…SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. BY LATE AFTERNOON…WINDS SHIFT TO THE WEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH OVER NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS…BECOMING NORTHWEST AT AROUND 10 MPH THIS EVENING.

* HUMIDITY…MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES RANGE FROM AROUND 18 PERCENT TO 22 PERCENT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

* HIGHEST THREAT…IS LOCATED FROM REPUBLIC THROUGH OTTAWA COUNTIES WHERE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE LOWEST.

* IMPACTS…ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.  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 MAY
LEAD TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.