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Issued: 5:06 PM Mar. 25, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR EXTREME FIRE DANGER IN CENTRAL KANSAS, NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS, AND FAR NORTHEAST KANSAS... The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a Fire Weather Watch, which is in effect from Thursday afternoon through Thursday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 008 Republic, Fire Weather Zone 009 Washington, Fire Weather Zone 010 Marshall, Fire Weather Zone 011 Nemaha, Fire Weather Zone 012 Brown, Fire Weather Zone 020 Cloud, Fire Weather Zone 021 Clay, Fire Weather Zone 022 Riley, Fire Weather Zone 023 Pottawatomie, Fire Weather Zone 024 Jackson, Fire Weather Zone 034 Ottawa, Fire Weather Zone 035 Dickinson, Fire Weather Zone 036 Geary, Fire Weather Zone 037 Morris, Fire Weather Zone 038 Wabaunsee, Fire Weather Zone 039 Shawnee and Fire Weather Zone 054 Lyon. * TIMING...From Thursday afternoon through Thursday evening. * WINDS...West-southwest, shifting to the north at 15 to 25 mph with gusts of 30 to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 22 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Mid to upper 80s in north central Kansas to mid 90s in central Kansas. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. 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. &&
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