URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
449 AM CDT THU APR 7 2016

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449 AM CDT THU APR 7 2016

…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 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 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

WIND…NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AROUND 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS COMMONLY FROM 40 TO 45 MPH.

* HUMIDITY…MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES FROM 17 TO 23 PERCENT.

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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