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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
145 AM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026
..CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY
.WHILE WINDS WILL NOT BE OVERLY STRONG, NEAR RECORD TO RECORD
TEMPERATURES, FULLY CURED GRASSLAND AND CROPLAND, AND
EXCEPTIONALLY DRY AIR FOR IOWA WILL PREVAIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON
INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. FIRES WILL HAVE A HIGHER LIKELIHOOD
OF IGNITING IN THESE DRY CONDITIONS, AND WILL EASILY SPREAD,
PERHAPS RAPIDLY AT TIMES. OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.
IAZ047-060-073-083-094-211445-
/O.EXA.KDMX.FW.W.0004.260321T1800Z-260322T0300Z/
BOONE-POLK-WARREN-CLARKE-DECATUR-
145 AM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM
CDT THIS EVENING FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR CENTRAL
IOWA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CDT
THIS EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...BOONE, POLK, WARREN, CLARKE AND DECATUR
COUNTIES.
* WIND...FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO
25 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS AROUND 15%.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD, PERHAPS
RAPIDLY. 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.
IAZ033-034-044>046-057>059-070>072-081-082-092-093-211445-
/O.CON.KDMX.FW.W.0004.260321T1800Z-260322T0300Z/
SAC-CALHOUN-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-
ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-
145 AM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM CDT SATURDAY FOR
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL
IOWA INTO PARTS OF CENTRAL IOWA...
* AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA INTO PARTS OF
CENTRAL IOWA.
* WIND...FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO
25 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS AROUND 15%.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD, PERHAPS
RAPIDLY. 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.
DODSON
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