LOW HUMIDITY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON…

.DRY AIR WILL CONTINUE TO SURGE INTO THE REGION TODAY…CAUSING
RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO FALL TO AROUND 20 PERCENT FOR THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH
THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY…BUT COULD BECOME GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON
AND OCCASIONALLY REACH OR EXCEED 30 MPH.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS
ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT
THIS EVENING.

* WIND…WEST NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

* HUMIDITY…BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS…ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
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.

Doniphan County has issued a fire alert from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday. The county is asking residents not to burn.