Weather Alert Watch
Severe Fire Weather Watch

Fire Weather Watch for Phillips; Smith; Jewell +6 more

Impacts: Any fire that develops will spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

KS, NEPhillips; Smith; Jewell; Rooks; Osborne; Mitchell; Harlan; Franklin; Webster

Official alert brief

Dangerous fire weather conditions possible along and south of the Nebraska Kansas state line Sunday afternoon. The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Sunday afternoon through Sunday evening.

WINDS

South 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

RELATIVE HUMIDITY

As low as 10 to 15 percent.

IMPACTS

Any fire that develops will spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

Instructions

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.