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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
335 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026
KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-271900-
/O.CON.KTOP.FW.W.0006.260327T1700Z-260328T0200Z/
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REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-
POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-
WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON-
335 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT
THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, GUSTY WINDS, DRY AND DORMANT
FUELS FOR NORTH CENTRAL, NORTHEAST, AND EAST CENTRAL KS...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, GUSTY WINDS,
DRY AND DORMANT FUELS FOR NORTH CENTRAL, NORTHEAST, AND EAST
CENTRAL KS...
* 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...FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING, FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT
THIS EVENING. FOR THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH, FROM SATURDAY
MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TODAY.
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH SATURDAY.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 55 TODAY. UP TO 62 SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD QUICKLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED TODAY AND SATURDAY.
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.
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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