* Catastrophic Grassland Fire Danger... * Winds...South 30 to 45 mph with gusts 55 to 70 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 15 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly and become very difficult or impossible to control. This is a particularly dangerous situation where a risk of property damage or loss of life could occur. Outdoor burning should be avoided today.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 008 Republic, Fire Weather Zone 009 Washington, Fire Weather Zone 010 Marshall, Fire Weather Zone 011 Nemaha, Fire Weather Zone 012 Brown, Fire Weather Zone 020 Cloud, Fire Weather Zone 021 Clay, Fire Weather Zone 022 Riley, Fire Weather Zone 023 Pottawatomie, Fire Weather Zone 024 Jackson, Fire Weather Zone 026 Jefferson, Fire Weather Zone 034 Ottawa, Fire Weather Zone 035 Dickinson, Fire Weather Zone 036 Geary, Fire Weather Zone 037 Morris, Fire Weather Zone 038 Wabaunsee, Fire Weather Zone 039 Shawnee, Fire Weather Zone 040 Douglas, Fire Weather Zone 054 Lyon, Fire Weather Zone 055 Osage, Fire Weather Zone 056 Franklin, Fire Weather Zone 058 Coffey and Fire Weather Zone 059 Anderson. * TIMING...From 10 AM this morning to 8 PM CDT this evening. * WINDS...South 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 18 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

* AFFECTED AREA...In Kansas, Fire Weather Zones 025, 057, 060, 102, 103, 104 and 105. In Missouri, Fire Weather Zones 001, 002, 003, 004, 005, 006, 007, 008, 011, 012, 013, 014, 015, 016, 017, 020, 021, 022, 023, 024, 025, 028, 029, 030, 031, 032, 033, 037, 038, 039, 040, 043, 044, 045, 046, 053 and 054. * TIMING...From 11 AM this morning to 10 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. * WIND...South to southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * HUMIDITY...As low as 15 to 25 percent.

* Extreme Grassland Fire Danger... * Winds...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 20 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly and become very difficult to control. Outdoor burning should be avoided today.

* WHAT...South winds 30 to 45 mph with gusts 55 to 70 mph. * WHERE...Portions of South Central and Southeast Kansas. * WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 8 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds are likely which could knock down large tree limbs and power lines. Widespread power outages are likely. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Anderson, Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Lyon, Osage, Shawnee, and Jefferson Counties. * WHEN...From noon today to 7 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.

* WHAT...South winds 30 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...In Kansas, Atchison KS and Doniphan Counties. In Missouri, Buchanan and Clinton Counties. * WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 8 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Morris, Wabaunsee, Brown, and Jackson Counties. * WHEN...From noon today to 7 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.

* WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts 50 to 60 mph. * WHERE...Chase, Sedgwick, and Sumner Counties. * WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 8 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds are possible which could knock down large tree limbs and power lines. Some power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.

* WHAT...South winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of east central and northeast Kansas and central and west central Missouri. * WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 8 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Dickinson, Geary, Marshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie, and Riley Counties. * WHEN...From noon today to 7 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Small tree limbs could be blown down too. Isolated power outages may result.

* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Barton, Ellsworth, Marion, McPherson, Rice, Saline, Harper, Harvey, Kingman, and Reno Counties. * WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 8 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.