Red Flag Warning
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wichita KS
714 PM CDT Tue Mar 18 2025
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KSZ032-033-047>051-190300-
/O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-250319T0300Z/
Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-
714 PM CDT Tue Mar 18 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR CENTRAL KANSAS...
* Extreme Grassland Fire Danger...
* Extreme Grassland Fire Danger likely into This Evening...
* Winds...South 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
* Relative Humidity...As low as 11 percent.
* Impacts... Any fires that develop will likely spread quickly
and become very difficult or impossible to control. 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.
Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the
field of this fire weather product.
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wichita KS
714 PM CDT Tue Mar 18 2025
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KSZ052-053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-191200-
/O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-250319T1200Z/
Marion-Chase-Reno-Harvey-Butler-Greenwood-Woodson-Allen-Kingman-
Sedgwick-Harper-Sumner-Cowley-Elk-Wilson-Neosho-Chautauqua-
Montgomery-Labette-
714 PM CDT Tue Mar 18 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY
FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
KANSAS...
* Extreme Grassland Fire Danger...
* Extreme Grassland Fire Danger likely on Through Tonight...
* Winds...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
* Relative Humidity...As low as 21 percent.
* Impacts... Any fires that develop will likely spread quickly
and become very difficult or impossible to control. 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.
Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the
field of this fire weather product.
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
328 PM CDT Tue Mar 18 2025
KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-
043>046-053-054-190100-
/O.CON.KEAX.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-250319T0100Z/
Atchison KS-Miami-Linn KS-Doniphan-Leavenworth-Wyandotte-
Johnson KS-Atchison MO-Nodaway-Worth-Gentry-Harrison-Mercer-
Putnam-Schuyler-Holt-Andrew-De Kalb-Daviess-Grundy-Sullivan-Adair-
Buchanan-Clinton-Caldwell-Livingston-Linn MO-Macon-Platte-Clay-
Ray-Carroll-Chariton-Randolph-Jackson-Lafayette-Saline-Howard-
Cass-Johnson MO-Pettis-Cooper-Bates-Henry-
328 PM CDT Tue Mar 18 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
* AFFECTED AREA...In Kansas, Fire Weather Zones 025, 057, 060,
102, 103, 104 and 105. In Missouri, Fire Weather Zones 001,
002, 003, 004, 005, 006, 007, 008, 011, 012, 013, 014, 015,
016, 017, 020, 021, 022, 023, 024, 025, 028, 029, 030, 031,
032, 033, 037, 038, 039, 040, 043, 044, 045, 046, 053 and 054.
* TIMING...Until 8 PM CDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread
quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
* WIND...Southwest at 15 to 25 mph with gusts over 40 mph
possible.
* HUMIDITY...As low as 20 percent.
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.
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
154 PM CDT Tue Mar 18 2025
...CRITICAL TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FORECAST
AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON IN PARTS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
OKZ054>067-190300-
/O.EXT.KTSA.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-250319T1800Z/
Osage-Washington OK-Nowata-Craig-Ottawa-Pawnee-Tulsa-Rogers-Mayes-
Delaware-Creek-Okfuskee-Okmulgee-Wagoner-
154 PM CDT Tue Mar 18 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR
VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS...
* WIND...South to southwest at 15 to 30 mph gusting to 45 mph
through much of tonight. Shifting to the west-northwest 15 to 30 mph
gusting to around 45 mph late tonight into Wednesday morning
as a cold front moves through the region.
* HUMIDITY...20 to 30 percent.
* TEMPERATURE...Upper 70s to Mid 80s falling into the 50s Wednesday
morning.
* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Avoid outdoor burning.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A red flag warning means that a dangerous combination of weather
conditions and dry vegetation is expected within 24 hours,
favoring rapid growth and spread of any wildfires. The primary
weather factors include stronger winds, lower humidities, and
warmer temperatures.
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Topeka KS
139 PM CDT Tue Mar 18 2025
KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-190300-
/O.CON.KTOP.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-250319T0300Z/
Republic-Washington-Marshall-Nemaha-Brown-Cloud-Clay-Riley-
Pottawatomie-Jackson-Jefferson-Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary-Morris-
Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Douglas-Lyon-Osage-Franklin-Coffey-Anderson-
139 PM CDT Tue Mar 18 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND
DRY CURED FUELS FOR NORTH CENTRAL, NORTHEAST, 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 026
Jefferson, 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, Fire Weather Zone 040 Douglas, Fire Weather Zone 054
Lyon, Fire Weather Zone 055 Osage, Fire Weather Zone 056
Franklin, Fire Weather Zone 058 Coffey and Fire Weather Zone
059 Anderson.
* TIMING...Until 10 PM CDT this evening.
* WINDS...South 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 13 percent.
* TEMPERATURES...Up to 85.
* 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.
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Norman OK
1100 AM CDT Tue Mar 18 2025
OKZ004>030-033>040-044>046-050-TXZ083>090-190000-
/O.EXT.KOUN.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-250319T1800Z/
Harper-Woods-Alfalfa-Grant-Kay-Ellis-Woodward-Major-Garfield-
Noble-Roger Mills-Dewey-Custer-Blaine-Kingfisher-Logan-Payne-
Beckham-Washita-Caddo-Canadian-Oklahoma-Lincoln-Grady-McClain-
Cleveland-Pottawatomie-Harmon-Greer-Kiowa-Jackson-Tillman-
Comanche-Stephens-Garvin-Cotton-Jefferson-Carter-Love-Hardeman-
Foard-Wilbarger-Wichita-Knox-Baylor-Archer-Clay-
1100 AM CDT Tue Mar 18 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY, AND DRY VEGETATION FOR MOST OF
WESTERN, NORTHERN, AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS...
* WINDS...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 8 percent.
* TEMPERATURES...Up to 87.
* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.
* SEVERITY...
FUELS (ERC)...70th-89th percentile...4 (out of 5).
WEATHER...Critical...3 (out of 5).
FIRE ENVIRONMENT...7(out of 10).
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 will
contribute to extreme fire behavior.
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Springfield MO
236 AM CDT Tue Mar 18 2025
KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>082-088>097-101>105-190100-
/O.CON.KSGF.FW.W.0007.250318T1700Z-250319T0100Z/
Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-Benton-Morgan-Miller-Maries-Vernon-
St. Clair-Hickory-Camden-Pulaski-Phelps-Barton-Cedar-Polk-Dallas-
Laclede-Texas-Jasper-Dade-Greene-Webster-Wright-Newton-Lawrence-
Christian-Douglas-Howell-McDonald-Barry-Stone-Taney-Ozark-
236 AM CDT Tue Mar 18 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS...
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 055 Benton, Fire Weather
Zone 056 Morgan, Fire Weather Zone 057 Miller, Fire Weather
Zone 058 Maries, Fire Weather Zone 066 Vernon, Fire Weather
Zone 067 St. Clair, Fire Weather Zone 068 Hickory, Fire
Weather Zone 069 Camden, Fire Weather Zone 070 Pulaski, Fire
Weather Zone 071 Phelps, Fire Weather Zone 073 Bourbon, Fire
Weather Zone 077 Barton, Fire Weather Zone 078 Cedar, Fire
Weather Zone 079 Polk, Fire Weather Zone 080 Dallas, Fire
Weather Zone 081 Laclede, Fire Weather Zone 082 Texas, Fire
Weather Zone 088 Jasper, Fire Weather Zone 089 Dade, Fire
Weather Zone 090 Greene, Fire Weather Zone 091 Webster, Fire
Weather Zone 092 Wright, Fire Weather Zone 093 Newton, Fire
Weather Zone 094 Lawrence, Fire Weather Zone 095 Christian,
Fire Weather Zone 096 Douglas, Fire Weather Zone 097 Crawford,
Fire Weather Zone 097 Howell, Fire Weather Zone 101 Cherokee,
Fire Weather Zone 101 McDonald, Fire Weather Zone 102 Barry,
Fire Weather Zone 103 Stone, Fire Weather Zone 104 Taney and
Fire Weather Zone 105 Ozark.
* TIMING...From noon today to 8 PM CDT this evening.
* WINDS...South 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 to 50 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 20 to 30 percent.
* TEMPERATURES...Up to 80.
* 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.
&&
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Titus
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Dodge City KS...UPDATED
Issued by National Weather Service Goodland KS
1212 AM CDT Tue Mar 18 2025
...Dangerous Fire Weather Conditions Today...
KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-190200-
/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0010.250318T1600Z-250319T0200Z/
Trego-Ellis-Scott-Lane-Ness-Rush-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman-
Pawnee-Stafford-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Edwards-Kiowa-
Pratt-Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade-Clark-Comanche-Barber-
1212 AM CDT Tue Mar 18 2025 /1112 PM MDT Mon Mar 17 2025/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/
THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 030 Trego, Fire Weather Zone
031 Ellis, Fire Weather Zone 043 Scott, Fire Weather Zone 044
Lane, Fire Weather Zone 045 Ness, Fire Weather Zone 046 Rush,
Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton, Fire Weather Zone 062 Kearny,
Fire Weather Zone 063 Finney, Fire Weather Zone 064 Hodgeman,
Fire Weather Zone 065 Pawnee, Fire Weather Zone 066 Stafford,
Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton, Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant,
Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell, Fire Weather Zone 077 Gray,
Fire Weather Zone 078 Ford, Fire Weather Zone 079 Edwards,
Fire Weather Zone 080 Kiowa, Fire Weather Zone 081 Pratt, Fire
Weather Zone 084 Morton, Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens, Fire
Weather Zone 086 Seward, Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade, Fire
Weather Zone 088 Clark, Fire Weather Zone 089 Comanche and
Fire Weather Zone 090 Barber.
* TIMING...From 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ this morning to 9 PM CDT
/8 PM MDT/ this evening.
* WINDS...Southwest at 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent.
* IMPACTS...Dangerous and unpredictable fire behavior. Any fires
that develop will rapidly grow and spread out of control.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Avoid outdoor burning. Repeating, outdoor burning is not advised
today. Any fires that develop will rapidly grow and spread out of
control. Comply with burn bans and regulations. Avoid driving on
dry grass or brush. Maintain vehicle brakes and tires and secure
tow chains to avoid dragging. Never toss lit cigarettes onto the
ground.
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