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WWUS83 KDVN 281911
RFWDVN
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
211 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2026
IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-015-024-
025-034-MOZ009-010-290200-
/O.CON.KDVN.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260329T0200Z/
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON-
CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON-
HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-JO DAVIESS-ROCK ISLAND-MERCER-
HENDERSON-HANCOCK-SCOTLAND-CLARK-
211 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR CRITICAL FIRE DANGER...
* AFFECTED AREA...EASTERN IOWA AND FAR WESTERN ILLINOIS.
* TIMING...UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 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
GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
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