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WWUS83 KTOP 170915
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
315 AM CST WED DEC 17 2025
KSZ020>022-034>038-054-172130-
/O.CON.KTOP.FW.A.0005.251218T1600Z-251219T0000Z/
CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-LYON-
315 AM CST WED DEC 17 2025
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME FIRE DANGER
FOR NORTH CENTRAL INTO EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 CLOUD, FIRE WEATHER ZONE
021 CLAY, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 RILEY, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034
OTTAWA, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 DICKINSON, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036
GEARY, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 MORRIS, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 038
WABAUNSEE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 054 LYON.
* TIMING...FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 TO 55 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 22 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD
QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
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