.WHILE HUMIDITY VALUES AND WIND HAVE BEEN RATHER BENIGN THIS
MORNING…COMPARED TO THIS WEEKEND…BY THIS AFTERNOON BOUNDARY
LAYER MIXING WILL ONCE AGAIN LIKELY INDUCE CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS
FOR A FEW HOURS. FOCUS FOR THE DRIEST AND WINDEST AREAS WILL BE
ACROSS EXTREME NORTHEAST KANSAS INTO FAR NORTHWEST MISSOURI…AREAS
ALONG WEST AND NORTH OF I-35.
…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM
CST THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS
ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* WIND…SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 MPH EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS
EXTREME NORTHEAST KANSAS INTO FAR NORTHWEST MISSOURI.
* HUMIDITY…MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 20 AND 30
PERCENT ALONG THE KANSAS-MISSOURI BORDER THIS AFTERNOON.
* 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.