THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

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* WIND…FOR THURSDAY, SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST UPWARDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. FOR FRIDAY, WESTERLY WINDS WILL GUST UPWARDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH BUT SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

* HUMIDITY…FOR THURSDAY, MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL LIKELY BE AT LEAST IN THE LOW 20 PERCENT RANGE. LOWER VALUES ARE EXPECTED FOR FRIDAY WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE TEENS TO MID 20 PERCENT RANGE.

* 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.