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WWUS83 KGID 171156
RFWGID
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
656 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE
NEBRASKA KANSAS STATE LINE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
KSZ005-006-017-018-NEZ083-084-180200-
/O.CON.KGID.FW.W.0028.260517T1800Z-260518T0200Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-ROOKS-OSBORNE-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-
656 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
HARLAN AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES IN NEBRASKA AND PHILLIPS, SMITH,
ROOKS AND OSBORNE COUNTIES IN KANSAS...
* WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS SUSTAINING BETWEEN 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 35 TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 TO 20 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL SPREAD QUICKLY. OUTDOOR
BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS LOCATIONS OUTSIDE OF
THE WARNING WILL STILL BE EXPECTED TO REACH ELEVATED TO NEAR-
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
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.
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