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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
309 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
..FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON THROUGH 7 PM TUESDAY
KSZ011-012-023-024-036>039-054-055-058-171015-
/O.CAN.KTOP.FW.A.0001.260217T1800Z-260218T0100Z/
NEMAHA-BROWN-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-
LYON-OSAGE-COFFEY-
309 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY,
AND DRY FUELS ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL
KANSAS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH.
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE FORECAST TO BE ABOVE 30 PERCENT THIS
AFTERNOON. THEREFORE, THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
KSZ008>010-020>022-034-035-171715-
/O.UPG.KTOP.FW.A.0001.260217T1800Z-260218T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KTOP.FW.W.0001.260217T1800Z-260218T0300Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-
309 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND DRY FUELS FOR
ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL KS AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND DRY FUELS,
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 008 REPUBLIC, FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 009 WASHINGTON, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 MARSHALL, FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 020 CLOUD, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 CLAY, FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 022 RILEY, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 OTTAWA AND FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 035 DICKINSON.
* TIMING...FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...20 TO 25 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...75-80 DEGREES.
* 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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