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...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...
.VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AS A SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEM
CONTINUES ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST TODAY. DRIER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO 15
PERCENT OR BELOW THIS AFTERNOON.
...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR VERY STRONG WINDS
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR THE REGION...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030 TREGO...FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 031 ELLIS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 SCOTT...FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 044 LANE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 NESS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE
046 RUSH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE
062 KEARNY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE
064 HODGEMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065 PAWNEE...FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 066 STAFFORD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 STANTON...FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 075 GRANT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 HASKELL...FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 077 GRAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 078 FORD...FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 079 EDWARDS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 080 KIOWA...FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 081 PRATT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 084 MORTON...FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 085 STEVENS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD...FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 087 MEADE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088 CLARK...FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 089 COMANCHE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 090 BARBER.
* WINDS...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55
MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE LOCATED NEAR
INTERSTATE 70. WEAKER WINDS ARE EXPECTED NEAR ELKHART.
* TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES COULD FALL AS LOW AS 13
PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH INTO
THE LOWER TO MID 60S.
* IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH
AND MAKE ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED TODAY.