URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS

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…RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES

…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR
STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES

…FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

* WIND…SOUTHWESTERLY AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS…THE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY LEAD TO EXTREME FIRE  BEHAVIOR. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD FURIOUSLY  AND BURN INTENSELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW…OR WILL SHORTLY. ALL OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED THIS AFTERNOON.