From the National Weather Service:
WARM TEMPERATURES...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL LEAD
TO AN ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER RISK TODAY....ESPECIALLY OVER
SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND IN ADJACENT AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST MISSOURI.

SOUTH WIND GUSTS UP TO 4O MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY OVER
SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND PARTS OF SOUTHWEST MISSOURI.