Red Flag Warning issued February 18 at 3:42AM CST until February 18 at 7:00PM CST by NWS

NOAA-NWS-ALERTS-KS1255EAA35A78.RedFlagWarning.1255EAB153D0KS.TOPRFWTOP.7089543885c2e5141060f3c7d28a2603 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 2016-02-18T03:42:00-06:00 Actual Alert Public Alert for Anderson; Brown; Clay; Cloud; Coffey; Dickinson; Douglas; Franklin; Geary; Jackson; Jefferson; Lyon; Marshall; Morris; Nemaha; Osage; Ottawa; Pottawatomie; Republic; Riley; Shawnee; Wabaunsee; Washington (Kansas) Issued by the National Weather Service Met Red Flag Warning Expected Severe Likely SAME FRW 2016-02-18T03:42:00-06:00 2016-02-18T19:00:00-06:00 NWS Topeka (Northeastern Kansas) Red Flag Warning issued February 18 at 3:42AM CST until February 18 at 7:00PM CST by NWS Topeka …RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS…LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES…AND CRITICAL FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 008… 009…010…011…012…020…021…022…023…024…026…034… 035…036…037…038…039…040…054…055…056…058 AND 059… …FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS…LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES…AND CRITICAL FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 008…009…010…011…012…020…021…022…023…024…026… 034…035…036…037…038…039…040…054…055…056… 058 AND 059… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA…FIRE WEATHER ZONES 008…009…010…011… 012…020…021…022…023…024…026…034…035…036… 037…038…039…040…054…055…056…058 AND 059. * WIND…SOUTHERLY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON INCREASE BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH SUSTAINED…WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. FOR THIS EVENING AND FRIDAY… WINDS SHIFT TO THE WEST BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH…WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH WHICH SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY THE AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY…MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES THIS AFTERNOON FALL FROM THE UPPER TEENS OVER FAR NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS…TO THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 30 PERCENT RANGE ELSEWHERE. OVERALL LOWER VALUES ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE TEENS TO MID 20 PERCENT RANGE. * IMPACTS…ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. 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. WMOHEADER UGC KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059 VTEC /O.NEW.KTOP.FW.W.0001.160218T1700Z-160219T0100Z/ /O.EXT.KTOP.FW.A.0001.160219T0100Z-160220T0000Z/ TIME…MOT…LOC
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