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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Springfield MO
149 AM CDT Mon Mar 10 2025

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066-077-088-101500-
/O.CON.KSGF.FW.W.0003.250310T1800Z-250311T0000Z/
Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-Vernon-Barton-Jasper-
149 AM CDT Mon Mar 10 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND WEST-CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 066 Vernon, Fire Weather
  Zone 073 Bourbon, Fire Weather Zone 077 Barton, Fire Weather
  Zone 088 Jasper, Fire Weather Zone 097 Crawford and Fire
  Weather Zone 101 Cherokee.

* TIMING...From 1 PM this afternoon to 7 PM CDT this evening.

* WINDS...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...Up to mid-70s.

* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread
  quickly. 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 can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

&&

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Springfield MO
149 AM CDT Mon Mar 10 2025

MOZ055-056-067-068-078-101500-
/O.EXA.KSGF.FW.W.0003.250310T1800Z-250311T0000Z/
Benton-Morgan-St. Clair-Hickory-Cedar-
149 AM CDT Mon Mar 10 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
CDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND WEST-CENTRAL MISSOURI...

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a Red Flag
Warning, which is in effect from 1 PM this afternoon to 7 PM CDT
this evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 055 Benton, Fire Weather
  Zone 056 Morgan, Fire Weather Zone 067 St. Clair, Fire Weather
  Zone 068 Hickory and Fire Weather Zone 078 Cedar.

* TIMING...From 1 PM this afternoon to 7 PM CDT this evening.

* WINDS...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...Up to mid-70s.

* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread
  quickly. 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 can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

&&

$$

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
1034 AM CDT Mon Mar 10 2025

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-
043>046-053-054-110100-
/O.CON.KEAX.FW.W.0002.250310T1700Z-250311T0100Z/
Atchison KS-Miami-Linn KS-Doniphan-Leavenworth-Wyandotte-
Johnson KS-Atchison MO-Nodaway-Worth-Gentry-Harrison-Mercer-
Putnam-Schuyler-Holt-Andrew-De Kalb-Daviess-Grundy-Sullivan-Adair-
Buchanan-Clinton-Caldwell-Livingston-Linn MO-Macon-Platte-Clay-
Ray-Carroll-Chariton-Randolph-Jackson-Lafayette-Saline-Howard-
Cass-Johnson MO-Pettis-Cooper-Bates-Henry-
1034 AM CDT Mon Mar 10 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR AREAS IN EASTERN KANSAS,
NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI, NORTH-CENTRAL MISSOURI, AND CENTRAL
MISSOURI...

* 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...Until 8 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread
  quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

* WIND...Southwest 10 to 15 MPH with gusts between 25 to 30 MPH

* HUMIDITY...15 to 25 percent

* HIGHEST THREAT...Dry fuels in these warm and dry conditions
  may allow ignited fires to spread rapidly

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 can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

&&

$$

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Topeka KS
242 AM CDT Mon Mar 10 2025

KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-102030-
/O.CON.KTOP.FW.W.0002.250310T1700Z-250311T0100Z/
Republic-Washington-Marshall-Nemaha-Brown-Cloud-Clay-Riley-
Pottawatomie-Jackson-Jefferson-Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary-Morris-
Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Douglas-Lyon-Osage-Franklin-Coffey-Anderson-
242 AM CDT Mon Mar 10 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT
THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS FOR ALL OF NORTH-
CENTRAL, NORTHEAST, AND EAST-CENTRAL KANSAS...

* 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 noon today to 8 PM CDT this evening.

* WINDS...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 13 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread
  quickly. 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 can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

&&

$$

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