851  
WWUS83 KGID 170715  
RFWGID  
 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE  
215 AM CDT THU APR 17 2025  
   
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT TODAY
 
 
NEZ082>085-171515-  
/O.EXA.KGID.FW.W.0018.250417T1700Z-250418T0200Z/  
FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-  
215 AM CDT THU APR 17 2025  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS  
EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FURNAS, HARLAN,  
FRANKLIN AND WEBSTER COUNTIES...  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG  
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT  
FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10-20 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
KSZ005>007-017>019-171515-  
/O.CON.KGID.FW.W.0018.250417T1700Z-250418T0200Z/  
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-  
215 AM CDT THU APR 17 2025  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT  
THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTH CENTRAL  
KANSAS...  
 
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10-15 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
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