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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Wichita KS

200 AM CDT Fri Mar 20 2026



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200 AM CDT Fri Mar 20 2026



...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON

THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR

PARTS OF CENTRAL, SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS...



* Extreme Grassland Fire Danger...



* Winds...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.



* Relative Humidity...As low as 15 percent.



* Impacts...Any fires that develop will have the potential to 

  spread quickly and behave erratically.



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.



Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the

field of this fire weather product.



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