URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
448 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2016

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448 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2016

…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS…LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY…AND DRY FUELS

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING.

* WIND…SOUTH WINDS SUSTAINED FROM 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 45 MPH. WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING BUT SHIFT TO THE WEST TO NORTHWEST TONIGHT.

* HUMIDITY…MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES FROM 20 TO 30 PERCENT.

* 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.