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323 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016

…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES…CRITICAL FUELS AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

WIND…WESTERLY WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* HUMIDITY…MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO QUICKLY FALL IN THE 17 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON PERIOD.

* 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.