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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
235 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026
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272100-
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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-
235 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT
THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
* 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 TODAY TO 8 PM CDT
THIS EVENING. 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.
MOZ007-008-015-016-023-024-031-038-272100-
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PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-CARROLL-
LAFAYETTE-
235 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026
...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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY,
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MISSOURI, FIRE WEATHER ZONES 007, 008, 015,
016, 023, 024, 031 AND 038.
* TIMING...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 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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