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WWUS83 KGID 180432
RFWGID
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1032 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025
KSZ005>007-017>019-181800-
/O.CON.KGID.FW.W.0023.251218T1600Z-251219T0000Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-
1032 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST
THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH
CENTRAL KANSAS...
* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AS HIGH AS 30 TO 40 MPH, WITH
GUSTS UP TO AROUND 60 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS AROUND 25 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL SPREAD QUICKLY. OUTDOOR
BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
PFANNKUCH
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