The St. Joseph Police is warning residents not to burn Wednesday due to weather conditions expected this afternoon.

In a Nixle Alert sent out at 10:44 the department said “Due to expected high winds today, there will be no open burning.  This includes permitted fires.”

The National Weather Service expects gusty south winds today of up to 35 MPH and very dry surface fuels which will lead to elevated fire weather concerns this afternoon.  It warns that any unattended fires may quickly get out of control.

Open burning season in St. Joseph for Spring of 2015 has been approved for Monday, April 6 through Sunday, April 26 weather permitting.