Red Flag Warning issued March 15 at 4:15AM CDT until March 15 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS

NOAA-NWS-ALERTS-KS12539C5F862C.RedFlagWarning.12539C6D8A10KS.TOPRFWTOP.d6e541b7cec06f1e03cbb75b472fa6b5 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 2015-03-15T04:15:00-05:00 Actual Alert Public Alert for Brown; Dickinson; Geary; Jackson; Pottawatomie; Riley (Kansas) Issued by the National Weather Service Met Red Flag Warning Expected Severe Likely SAME 2015-03-15T04:15:00-05:00 2015-03-15T20:00:00-05:00 NWS Topeka (Northeastern Kansas) Red Flag Warning issued March 15 at 4:15AM CDT until March 15 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka …RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF A DICKINSON TO JACKSON COUNTY LINE… …FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA…FIRE WEATHER ZONE 012 BROWN…FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 RILEY…FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 POTTAWATOMIE…FIRE WEATHER ZONE 024 JACKSON…FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 DICKINSON AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036 GEARY. * WINDS…SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING…DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND NOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY…AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES…IN THE LOWER 60S. * IMPACTS…FIRES CAN START QUICKLY AND BURN INTENSELY. ALL FIRES ARE POTENTIALLY SERIOUS. ALL OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN AREAS UNDER 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. WMOHEADER UGC KSZ012-022>024-035-036 VTEC /O.UPG.KTOP.FW.A.0001.150315T1700Z-150316T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KTOP.FW.A.0002.150316T1800Z-150317T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KTOP.FW.W.0002.150315T1700Z-150316T0100Z/ TIME…MOT…LOC
Brown; Dickinson; Geary; Jackson; Pottawatomie; Riley FIPS6 020013 FIPS6 020041 FIPS6 020061 FIPS6 020085 FIPS6 020149 FIPS6 020161 UGC KSZ012 UGC KSZ022 UGC KSZ023 UGC KSZ024 UGC KSZ035 UGC KSZ036