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WWUS83 KEAX 271015
RFWEAX
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
415 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2026
KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-
043>046-053-054-280000-
/O.CON.KEAX.FW.W.0003.260227T1800Z-260228T0000Z/
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-
415 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR EXTREME
EASTERN KANSAS, WEST CENTRAL, PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
NORTHWESTERN AND NORTHERN 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...FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD
QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
* WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 15-20 MPH, WITH GUSTS OF 25-30 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...BELOW 25 PERCENT.
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.
PESEL
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