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WWUS83 KGID 180925
RFWGID
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
325 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025
KSZ005>007-017>019-190000-
/O.CON.KGID.FW.W.0023.251218T1600Z-251219T0000Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-
325 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* WINDS...FROM THE NORTHWEST SUSTAINED AS HIGH AS 35 TO 45 MPH,
WITH GUSTS 55 TO 65 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 TO 30 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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