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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1101 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2026
..CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN SOUTHERN IOWA TODAY
.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.
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UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-
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1101 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN SOUTHERN IOWA...
* AFFECTED AREA...PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN IOWA.
* WIND...SUSTAINED WINDS TO 15 TO 25 MPH, WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30
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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