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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1040 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
..FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON THROUGH 7 PM TUESDAY
KSZ008>010-020>022-034-035-180300-
/O.CON.KTOP.FW.W.0001.260217T1800Z-260218T0300Z/
REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-
1040 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND DRY FUELS FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND PARTS OF
NORTHEAST KANSAS...
* AFFECTED AREA...REPUBLIC, WASHINGTON, MARSHALL, CLOUD, CLAY,
RILEY, OTTAWA AND DICKINSON.
* TIMING...UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40
MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 74.
* 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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