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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1159 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026
IAZ040-041-051-052-063-064-076-077-087-280300-
/O.NEW.KDVN.FW.W.0003.260328T1500Z-260329T0200Z/
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-BENTON-LINN-IOWA-JOHNSON-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-
JEFFERSON-
1159 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM CDT SATURDAY FOR
CRITICAL FIRE DANGER...
* AFFECTED AREA...PORTIONS OF EASTERN IOWA.
* TIMING...FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL SPREAD QUICKLY. OUTDOOR
BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED.
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.
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