Weather Alert in Kansas
Fire Weather Watch issued March 20 at 12:44AM MDT until March 22 at 3:00AM MDT by NWS Goodland KS
AREAS AFFECTED: Logan; Gove; Wichita
DESCRIPTION: Persistently dry conditions and occasional gusts of wind may allow fires to rapidly spread. During the day, when conditions are most dry, winds will be from the southwest. Overnight, near the end of the Watch, a cold front will be moving in from the north. This front will bring in northerly winds and by Sunday morning, gusts up to 30 MPH are forecast. This could reinvigorate any smolder fires. The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Saturday morning through late Saturday night. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 028 Logan, 029 Gove and 042 Wichita. * TIMING...From Saturday morning through late Saturday night. * WINDS... Southwest at 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY... As low as 5 to 10 percent. * IMPACTS... Unpredictable fire behavior. Any fires that develop may rapidly grow and spread out of control.
INSTRUCTION: A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible red flag warnings.
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