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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
116 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025
...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND A DRY AIRMASS WILL RESULT IN
DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
THURSDAY...
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PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-
116 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
KANSAS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 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.
ROSSI
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