Red Flag Warning issued April 08 at 3:04PM CDT until April 09 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS

NOAA-NWS-ALERTS-KS12514DE05CD0.RedFlagWarning.12514DFC20A0KS.TOPRFWTOP.670dc875ae02e482278c17c06eb18721w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov2014-04-08T15:04:00-05:00ActualAlertPublicAlert for Brown; Clay; Cloud; Dickinson; Geary; Marshall; Nemaha; Ottawa; Pottawatomie; Republic; Riley; Washington (Kansas) Issued by the National Weather ServiceMetRed Flag WarningExpectedSevereLikelySAME2014-04-08T15:04:00-05:002014-04-09T21:00:00-05:00NWS Topeka (Northeastern Kansas)Red Flag Warning issued April 08 at 3:04PM CDT until April 09 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka…WARM AND WINDY WEATHER RETURNS WEDNESDAY…
.BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS
ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ALONG WITH THE BREEZY CONDITIONS COMES
DRIER AIR…AND WHEN COMBINED WITH CONTINUED DRY AND CURED
VEGETATION ACROSS THE AREA…CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME
FIRE BEHAVIOR. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF
NORTH CENTRAL NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS.
…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY
FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS FOR NORTH CENTRAL
NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM
TO 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA…FIRE WEATHER ZONE 008 REPUBLIC…FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 009 WASHINGTON…FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MARSHALL…FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 011 NEMAHA…FIRE WEATHER ZONE 012 BROWN…FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 020 CLOUD…FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 CLAY…FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 022 RILEY…FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 POTTAWATOMIE…
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 OTTAWA…FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 DICKINSON
AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 GEARY
* WINDS…SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* TIMING…WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE ONGOING THROUGHOUT THE DAY…
WITH RH VALUES DROPPING INTO THE 14 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE BY EARLY
AFTERNOON.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…AS LOW AS 14 TO 20 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES…UPPER 70S IN EASTERN KS TO LOWER 80S IN CENTRAL
KS.
* IMPACTS…FIRES CAN START QUICKLY…SPREAD FURIOUSLY AND BURN
INTENSELY. ALL FIRES ARE POTENTIALLY SERIOUS. ALL OUTDOOR
BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN RED FLAG CONDITIONS.A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW…OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION STRONG
WINDS…LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY…AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.WMOHEADERUGCKSZ008>012-020>023-034>036VTEC/O.UPG.KTOP.FW.A.0003.140409T1800Z-140410T0100Z/
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