Headline:
Fire Weather Watch issued March 11 at 1:33AM CDT until March 12 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Event:
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
March 10, 2026 - 11:33pm
Expires:
March 11, 2026 - 2:45pm
Description:
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a Fire Weather
Watch for extreme grassland fire danger, which is in effect from
Thursday afternoon through Thursday evening.
* Extreme Grassland Fire Danger...
* Winds...Southwest 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
* Relative Humidity...As low as 20 percent.
* Impacts...Any fires that develop will have the potential to
spread quickly and behave erratically.
Instruction:
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.
Area Description:
Russell; Lincoln; Barton; Ellsworth; Saline; Rice; McPherson; Marion; Reno; Harvey; Kingman; Sedgwick; Harper; Sumner
Forcast Office:
NWS Wichita KS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov