Red Flag Warning issued April 05 at 4:48AM CDT until April 05 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS

NOAA-NWS-ALERTS-KS1255F5C8C190.RedFlagWarning.1255F5D69180KS.TOPRFWTOP.f4dd1ebd9f072da407aea37338a29f20 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 2016-04-05T04:48:00-05:00 Actual Alert Public Alert for Clay; Coffey; Dickinson; Geary; Lyon; Morris; Osage; Ottawa; Pottawatomie; Riley; Shawnee; Wabaunsee (Kansas) Issued by the National Weather Service Met Red Flag Warning Expected Severe Likely SAME FRW 2016-04-05T04:48:00-05:00 2016-04-05T19:00:00-05:00 NWS Topeka (Northeastern Kansas) Red Flag Warning issued April 05 at 4:48AM CDT until April 05 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka …RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS…LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY…AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 021…022…023…034…035…036…037… 038…039…054…055 AND 058… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA…FIRE WEATHER ZONES 021…022…023…034… 035…036…037…038…039…054…055 AND 058. * WIND…SOUTH WINDS SUSTAINED FROM 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING BUT SHIFT TO THE WEST TO NORTHWEST TONIGHT. * HUMIDITY…MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES FROM 20 TO 30 PERCENT. * IMPACTS…ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. WMOHEADER UGC KSZ021>023-034>039-054-055-058 VTEC /O.NEW.KTOP.FW.W.0015.160405T1700Z-160406T0000Z/ TIME…MOT…LOC
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