286  
WWUS83 KGID 131110  
RFWGID  
 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE  
610 AM CDT MON APR 13 2026  
 
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON  
AREA-WIDE AND POSSIBLE AGAIN ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON IN NORTH  
CENTRAL KANSAS...  
 
KSZ005>007-017>019-132100-  
/O.CON.KGID.FW.W.0018.260413T1700Z-260414T0200Z/  
/O.CON.KGID.FW.A.0009.260414T1700Z-260415T0200Z/  
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-  
610 AM CDT MON APR 13 2026  
 
...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...  
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR  
NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...  
 
* WINDS...FOR TODAY, MAINLY FROM THE WEST, SUSTAINED 15 TO 20 MPH  
AND GUSTING 20 TO 30 MPH. FOR TUESDAY, FROM THE SOUTHWEST,  
SUSTAINED 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTING 25 TO 35 MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FOR TODAY, AS LOW AS 10 TO 15 PERCENT. FOR  
TUESDAY, AS LOW AS 15 TO 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.  
 
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE  
RED FLAG WARNINGS.  
 

 
 

 
 
NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-132100-  
/O.CON.KGID.FW.W.0018.260413T1700Z-260414T0200Z/  
VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-  
HALL-HAMILTON-YORK-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-  
FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-  
610 AM CDT MON APR 13 2026  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT  
THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL  
AND CENTRAL NEBRASKA...  
 
* WINDS...MAINLY FROM THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST, SUSTAINED 15 TO 20  
MPH AND GUSTING 20 TO 30 MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 TO 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
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