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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
134 PM CST THU FEB 26 2026
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134 PM CST THU FEB 26 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST IOWA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* AFFECTED AREA...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST IOWA...
* WIND...SUSTAINED WINDS TO 20 TO 25 MPH, WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 TO
35 MPH...
* HUMIDITY...25 TO 30%...
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES
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