WWUS83 KICT 220109 RFWICT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wichita KS 809 PM CDT Sat Mar 21 2026 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>070-082-083-091>094-098-221615- /O.CAN.KICT.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260322T0300Z/ /O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0005.260322T1400Z-260323T0100Z/ Russell-Lincoln-Barton-Ellsworth-Saline-Rice-McPherson-Marion- Chase-Reno-Harvey-Butler-Greenwood-Kingman-Sedgwick-Harper-Sumner- Cowley-Elk-Chautauqua- 809 PM CDT Sat Mar 21 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS... ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS EVENING HAS BEEN CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Wichita has cancelled the Red Flag Warning. * Extreme Grassland Fire Danger... * Winds...North 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 20 to 35 percent * Impacts...Any fires that develop will have the potential to spread quickly and behave erratically. 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. && $$ KSZ071-072-095-096-099-100-221615- /O.CON.KICT.FW.W.0005.260322T1400Z-260323T0100Z/ Woodson-Allen-Wilson-Neosho-Montgomery-Labette- 809 PM CDT Sat Mar 21 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS... * Extreme Grassland Fire Danger... * Winds...North 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 20 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that develop will have the potential to spread quickly and behave erratically. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this fire weather product. && $$