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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
900 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025
KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-182300-
/O.CON.KTOP.FW.W.0009.251218T1600Z-251219T0000Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-
POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-
WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-
900 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND DRY
FUELS FOR NORTH CENTRAL, NORTHEAST, AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 008 REPUBLIC, FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 009 WASHINGTON, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MARSHALL, FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 011 NEMAHA, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 012 BROWN, FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 020 CLOUD, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 CLAY, FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 022 RILEY, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 POTTAWATOMIE,
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 024 JACKSON, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 026
JEFFERSON, 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, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 039
SHAWNEE, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 DOUGLAS, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 054
LYON, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 055 OSAGE, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 056
FRANKLIN, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 058 COFFEY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE
059 ANDERSON.
* TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 49.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND 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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