URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
357 AM CDT FRI MAR 25 2016

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357 AM CDT FRI MAR 25 2016

…FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS…LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND CRITICAL FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

* WIND…SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

* HUMIDITY…MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL RANGE FROM 18 TO 23 PERCENT.

* 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.