Fire Weather Warning Issued for Today. See text below.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.
THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. *
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…011…012…013…014… 015… 020…021…022…023…028…029…030…031…037… 038… 039…043…044…045…046…053 AND 054.
THIS INCLUDES AREAS GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM CHILLICOTHE TO MARSHALL TO BOONVILLE. * WIND…SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY EXCEEDING 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY…TEMPERATURES IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 60S WILL ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO FALL TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT…WITH EVEN LOWER VALUES POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS. *
IMPACTS…ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP COULD SPREAD RAPIDLY… ESPECIALLY AROUND DORMANT GRASSLAND. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW…OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS…LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY…AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.