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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1001 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025
KSZ020>022-034>038-054-190000-
/O.CON.KTOP.FW.W.0009.251218T1600Z-251219T0000Z/
CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-LYON-
1001 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST
THURSDAY FOR STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND DRY FUELS
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 020, 021, 022, 034, 035, 036, 037, 038, AND
054...
* 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 10 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...40S DURING THE MORNING, FALLING THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD QUICKLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD NOT OCCUR.
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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