ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING DOWNBURST WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.

AN ELEVATED TO SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER RISK WILL OCCUR TODAY WITH
THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CONDITIONS IN FAR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND FAR
SOUTHWEST MISSOURI CLOSE TO THE OKLAHOMA STATE LINE. GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING FRONT WILL COMBINE WITH
DRY VEGETATION IN AREAS THAT HAVE NOT RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT RECENT
RAINFALL TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS OUTDOOR BURNING CONDITIONS.