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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
132 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2026
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ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-
JOHNSON KS-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER-HOLT-
ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-
JACKSON-CASS-
132 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT
FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
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 TO 8 PM CDT FRIDAY. A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS, FIRE WEATHER ZONES 025, 057, 060,
102, 103, 104 AND 105. IN MISSOURI, FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001,
002, 003, 004, 005, 006, 011, 012, 013, 014, 020, 021, 022,
028, 029, 030, 037 AND 043.
* TIMING...FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING, FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT
FRIDAY. FOR THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH, FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD
QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
* WIND... NORTHERLY SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
AROUND 25 MPH ON FRIDAY. SOUTHERLY SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 20
MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH ON SATURDAY.
* HUMIDITY... LOWEST AFTERNOON AND EVENING HUMIDITY OF 15 TO 25
PERCENT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
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.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
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