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WWUS83 KGID 141146
RFWGID
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
646 AM CDT TUE APR 14 2026
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON IN
COUNTIES ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE NEBRASKA-KANSAS BORDER...
KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ083>087-142000-
/O.CON.KGID.FW.W.0019.260414T1700Z-260415T0200Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-
WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
646 AM CDT TUE APR 14 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT
THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* WINDS...FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO WEST-SOUTHWEST, SUSTAINED 15 TO 25
MPH, AND GUSTING 25 TO 35 MPH, OVERALL-STRONGEST IN KANSAS.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...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.
PFANNKUCH
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