Strong winds and dry conditions are creating a higher danger of wildfires across Kansas into Friday.
A Red Flag Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service for western Kansas, and that will spread to central and eastern areas of the state on Friday. South central Kansas will be under a Red Flag Warning from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday.
There will be an extreme danger for grassland fires, and any fires that develop will spread rapidly and will be very difficult to control. People are urged to be extremely careful with cigarettes and smoking materials, and outdoor burning is being discouraged.
Winds are expected to gust up to 50 miles an hour in south central Kansas through the day, and the peak gusts will increase to 60 miles an hour for Friday. The humidity in south central Kansas will be as low as 15 percent.
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