Fire Weather Watch
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wichita KS
147 PM CDT Thu Mar 19 2026
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Cowley-Elk-Chautauqua-
147 PM CDT Thu Mar 19 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR PARTS OF
CENTRAL, SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a Fire Weather
Watch for extreme grassland fire danger, which is in effect from
Saturday afternoon through Sunday evening.
* 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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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Topeka KS
134 PM CDT Thu Mar 19 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
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Republic-Washington-Marshall-Nemaha-Brown-Cloud-Clay-Riley-
Pottawatomie-Jackson-Jefferson-Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary-Morris-
Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Lyon-Osage-
134 PM CDT Thu Mar 19 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, GUSTY WIND AND DRY FUELS
FOR ALL BUT A PORTION OF FAR EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...
The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a Fire Weather
Watch for low relative humidity, gusty wind and dry fuels, which
is in effect from Saturday afternoon 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...From Saturday afternoon through Sunday evening.
* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 14 percent.
* TEMPERATURES...Up to 92.
* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly.
Avoid outdoor burning.
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.
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
119 PM CDT Thu Mar 19 2026
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/O.NEW.KOAX.FW.A.0004.260321T1600Z-260322T0800Z/
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Cuming-Burt-Platte-Colfax-Dodge-Washington-Butler-Saunders-
Douglas-Sarpy-Seward-Lancaster-Cass-Otoe-Saline-Jefferson-Gage-
Johnson-Nemaha-Pawnee-Richardson-
119 PM CDT Thu Mar 19 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF
EASTERN NEBRASKA...
The National Weather Service in Omaha/Valley has issued a Fire
Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in
effect from Saturday morning through late Saturday night.
* AFFECTED AREA...Knox, Cedar, Thurston, Antelope, Pierce,
Wayne, Boone, Madison, Stanton, Cuming, Burt, Platte, Colfax,
Dodge, Washington, Butler, Saunders, Douglas, Sarpy, Seward,
Lancaster, Cass, Otoe, Saline, Jefferson, Gage, Johnson,
Nemaha, Pawnee, and Richardson Counties.
* TIMING...From Saturday morning through late Saturday night.
* WINDS...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent.
* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are possible. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag
Warnings.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Topeka KS
136 PM CDT Thu Mar 19 2026
KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>039-054-055-201845-
Republic-Washington-Marshall-Nemaha-Brown-Cloud-Clay-Riley-
Pottawatomie-Jackson-Jefferson-Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary-Morris-
Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Lyon-Osage-
136 PM CDT Thu Mar 19 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Kansas, east central
Kansas, north central Kansas and northeast Kansas.
.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.
Very High Fire Danger is likely today.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.
Very High Fire Danger is likely Friday.
A Fire Weather Watch has been issued for Saturday and Sunday. See
weather.gov/top for more details.
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More detailed information can be found at:
www.weather.gov/media/top/DssPacket.pdf
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Topeka KS
136 PM CDT Thu Mar 19 2026
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Douglas-Franklin-Coffey-Anderson-
136 PM CDT Thu Mar 19 2026
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central Kansas.
.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.
Very High Fire Danger is likely today.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.
Very High Fire Danger is likely Friday through Sunday.
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More detailed information can be found at:
www.weather.gov/media/top/DssPacket.pdf
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
0505 AM CDT Thu Mar 19 2026
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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-
0505 AM CDT Thu Mar 19 2026
This hazardous weather outlook is for northwest...north central and
west central Missouri...as well as extreme eastern Kansas.
.DAY ONE...Through tonight.
There is a low probability of widespread hazardous weather.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.
Please go to https://weather.gov/media/eax/DssPacket.pdf for more information on
potential weather hazards.
.KEY MESSAGES...
* Temperatures continue warming through Saturday
- Records most likely to fall on Friday
* Some elevated fire weather conditions possible Friday/Saturday
* Temperatures begin to regress closer to seasonal norms Sunday into
next week
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