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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
217 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025
KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ020-028-029-037-043-044-053-054-181700-
/O.NEW.KEAX.FW.W.0009.251218T1800Z-251219T0000Z/
ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-
JOHNSON KS-BUCHANAN-PLATTE-CLAY-JACKSON-CASS-JOHNSON MO-BATES-
HENRY-
217 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR EASTERN KANSAS AND
WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS
ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY,
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS, FIRE WEATHER ZONES 025, 057, 060,
102, 103, 104 AND 105. IN MISSOURI, FIRE WEATHER ZONES 020,
028, 029, 037, 043, 044, 053 AND 054.
* TIMING...FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD
QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
* WIND...WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO POTENTIALLY 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON.
* HUMIDITY... HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP AS LOW AS 20-25% THIS
AFTERNOON.
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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