Headline:
Fire Weather Watch issued March 20 at 11:32AM CDT until March 22 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS
Event:
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
March 20, 2026 - 9:32am
Expires:
March 21, 2026 - 5:00am
Description:
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY 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 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 054 Lyon and Fire Weather Zone 055
Osage.
* TIMING...For the Red Flag Warning, from 11 AM to 10 PM CDT
Saturday. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Saturday evening
through Sunday evening.
* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 14 percent.
* TEMPERATURES...Up to 93.
* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread
quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
Instruction:
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.
Area Description:
Republic; Washington; Marshall; Nemaha; Brown; Cloud; Clay; Riley; Pottawatomie; Jackson; Jefferson; Ottawa; Dickinson; Geary; Morris; Wabaunsee; Shawnee; Lyon; Osage
Forcast Office:
NWS Topeka KS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov