...ELEVATED TO LOCALLY SIGNIFICANT RISK FOR WILDFIRES TODAY...

GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL
LEAD TO AN ELEVATED TO LOCALLY SIGNIFICANT WILDFIRE RISK THIS
AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY OVER THE OSAGE PLAINS OF WESTERN MISSOURI
AND SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS. DESPITE RECENT RAINS...FINE FUELS SUCH AS
FIELD GRASSES WILL RAPIDLY DRY...BECOMING EASY TO IGNITE. THESE
DRY FUELS...WHEN COMBINED WITH WIND GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WILL CREATE AN IDEAL ENVIRONMENT FOR RAPIDLY
SPREADING WILDFIRES.

PERSONS ARE URGED TO CHECK WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES CONCERNING LAWS
AND REGULATIONS CONCERNING OUTDOOR BURNING. EVEN IF NOT
PROHIBITED...ANY OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE DONE WITH EXTREME CARE
IF NOT POSTPONED ALL TOGETHER.