THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVCE SAID A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND DRY FUELS FOR ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL KS AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST TODY FROM NOON TO 9 P.M. from noon today to 9 PM CST.
AFFECTED AREA includes Riley, Clay, Washington, Marshall, Cloud, Ottawa and Dickinson counties.
WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. *
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...20 to 25 percent. * TEMPERATURES...75-80 degrees.