URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
328 PM CDT SUN MAR 20 2016

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328 PM CDT SUN MAR 20 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM TUESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* WIND…SOUTHWESTERLY AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* HUMIDITY…MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR 15 TO 25 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS…ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.