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WWUS83 KDVN 280809
RFWDVN
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
309 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2026
IAZ042-053-054-065>068-078-088-089-098-099-ILZ001-015-024-025-034-
MOZ009-010-281615-
/O.EXA.KDVN.FW.W.0003.260328T1500Z-260329T0200Z/
DUBUQUE-JONES-JACKSON-CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-LOUISA-
HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-JO DAVIESS-ROCK ISLAND-MERCER-
HENDERSON-HANCOCK-SCOTLAND-CLARK-
309 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT
THIS EVENING FOR CRITICAL FIRE DANGER..
* AFFECTED AREA...AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
* TIMING...FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 17 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD
QUICKLY. 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.
IAZ040-041-051-052-063-064-076-077-087-281615-
/O.CON.KDVN.FW.W.0003.260328T1500Z-260329T0200Z/
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-BENTON-LINN-IOWA-JOHNSON-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-
JEFFERSON-
309 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR CRITICAL FIRE DANGER...
* AFFECTED AREA...EASTERN IOWA.
* TIMING...FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD
QUICKLY. 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.
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