Mar 19, 2023

FIRE WEATHER WATCH issued

Posted Mar 19, 2023 7:07 PM

by BECKY GOFF
Little Apple Post/ JC Post

TOPEKA - The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a Fire Weather Watch for Riley, Geary, Pottawatomie, Wabaunsee, Jackson, Jefferson, Morris, Douglas, Lyon, Osage, Franklin, Douglas, Shawnee, Coffey and Anderson counties.

Pink=Red Flag Warning; Orange=Fire Weather Watch
Pink=Red Flag Warning; Orange=Fire Weather Watch

FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 022, 023, 024, 026, 036, 037, 038, 039, 040, 054, 055, 056, 058, AND 059...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 022, 023, 024, 026, 036,

037, 038, 039, 040, 054, 055, 056, 058, AND 059.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY RANGING FROM 24 TO 32 PERCENT.

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

OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.