WWUS83 KTOP 270103 AAA RFWTOP URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED National Weather Service Topeka KS 803 PM CDT Thu Mar 26 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE THIS EVENING... KSZ008>012-020>024-034>039-054-271015- /O.EXP.KTOP.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260327T0100Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.FW.W.0006.260327T1700Z-260328T0200Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.FW.A.0005.260328T1600Z-260329T0300Z/ Republic-Washington-Marshall-Nemaha-Brown-Cloud-Clay-Riley- Pottawatomie-Jackson-Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary-Morris-Wabaunsee- Shawnee-Lyon- 803 PM CDT Thu Mar 26 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, STRONG GUSTY WINDS, AND DRY FUELS FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST, NORTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR CONTINUED FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST, NORTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS.. * 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...For the Red Flag Warning, from noon to 9 PM CDT Friday. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Saturday morning through Saturday evening. * WINDS...Northeast 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 14 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. 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. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$ KSZ026-040-055-056-058-059-271015- /O.CON.KTOP.FW.W.0006.260327T1700Z-260328T0200Z/ /O.CON.KTOP.FW.A.0005.260328T1600Z-260329T0300Z/ Jefferson-Douglas-Osage-Franklin-Coffey-Anderson- 803 PM CDT Thu Mar 26 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, STRONG GUSTY WINDS, AND DRY FUELS FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST, NORTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR CONTINUED FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST, NORTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 026 Jefferson, Fire Weather Zone 040 Douglas, Fire Weather Zone 055 Osage, Fire Weather Zone 056 Franklin, Fire Weather Zone 058 Coffey and Fire Weather Zone 059 Anderson. * TIMING...For the Red Flag Warning, from noon to 9 PM CDT Friday. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Saturday morning through Saturday evening. * WINDS...Northeast 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 20 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$