…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR
STRONG WINDS AND CRITICAL FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

WIND…SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH IN THE MORNING…SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AT 20 TO 30 MPH…GUSTING TO 45 MPH THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* HUMIDITY…33 TO 40 PERCENT

* THUNDERSTORMS…A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND EAST OF US HIGHWAY 75 FROM MID MORNING TO EARLY AFTERNOON. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE MAIN HAZARDS.

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