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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
940 PM CST THU FEB 26 2026
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED IN SOUTHERN IOWA ON
FRIDAY...
.STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH VERY LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND CURED FUELS WILL LEAD TO CONDITIONS
CONDUCIVE FOR VERY FAST FIRE SPREAD.
IAZ085-086-095>097-271145-
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/O.NEW.KDMX.FW.W.0002.260227T1800Z-260228T0000Z/
MONROE-WAPELLO-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
940 PM CST THU FEB 26 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY FOR
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN IOWA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN IOWA.
* WIND...SUSTAINED WINDS TO 15 TO 25 MPH, WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35
MPH.
* HUMIDITY...20% TO 30%.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD 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.
IAZ082>084-092>094-271145-
/O.NEW.KDMX.FW.W.0002.260227T1800Z-260228T0000Z/
UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-
940 PM CST THU FEB 26 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY FOR
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN IOWA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY.
* AFFECTED AREA...PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN IOWA.
* WIND...SUSTAINED WINDS TO 15 TO 25 MPH, WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35
MPH.
* HUMIDITY...20% TO 30%.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD 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.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES
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