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WWUS83 KDMX 211942
RFWDMX
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
242 PM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026
..CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY
.WHILE WINDS ARE NOT OVERLY STRONG TODAY, NEAR RECORD TO RECORD
TEMPERATURES, CURED SURFACE FUELS, AND EXCEPTIONALLY DRY AIR FOR
IOWA HAVE LED TO A CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER DANGER THAT WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THIS EVENING. 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.
IAZ033-034-044>047-057>060-070>073-081>083-092>094-220300-
/O.CON.KDMX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260322T0300Z/
SAC-CALHOUN-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-
POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-
DECATUR-
242 PM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING 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.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES
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