837  
WWUS83 KGID 132000  
RFWGID  
 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE  
300 PM 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>019-140200-  
/O.CON.KGID.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-260414T0200Z/  
/O.CON.KGID.FW.A.0009.260414T1700Z-260415T0200Z/  
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-  
300 PM CDT MON APR 13 2026  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 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...TURNING FROM OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST TO OUT OF THE  
NORTHWEST DURING THE DAY MONDAY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 12 TO  
20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 33 MPH. ON TUESDAY, SOUTHWESTERLY  
WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 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>087-140200-  
/O.CON.KGID.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-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-  
300 PM CDT MON APR 13 2026  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL  
NEBRASKA...  
 
* WINDS...TURNING FROM OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST TO OUT OF THE  
NORTHWEST DURING THE DAY MONDAY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 12 TO  
20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 33 MPH. WINDS TURN OUT OF THE  
NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 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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