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338 PM CDT MON MAR 14 2016

…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS…LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND CRITICAL FUELS

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA…FIRE WEATHER ZONES 020…021…022…034…
035…036…037…038…054…055…056…058 AND 059.

* WIND…WINDS OUT OF THE NORTHWEST BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MPH…
GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH DURING THE
EVENING.

* HUMIDITY…MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE.

* 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 MAY LEAD TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.