Weather

County,
Red Flag Warning issued December 12 at 12:04PM CST until December 12 at 5:00PM CST by NWS
Effective: 12:04 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012
Expires: 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012

...NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON...
.GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON.
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 006...007...018 AND 019...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 006 SMITH...FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 007 JEWELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 018 OSBORNE AND
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 MITCHELL.
* WINDS...SOUTHERLY AT 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH...
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FALLING TO NEAR 20 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL
HOURS THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE
GROWTH AND MAKE ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP VERY DIFFICULT TO
CONTAIN. USE CAUTION WHEN CONDUCTING ACTIVITIES WHICH COULD
RESULT IN A FIRE.

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