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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1132 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026
MOZ007-015-016-023-280115-
/O.EXA.KEAX.FW.W.0006.260327T1700Z-260328T0100Z/
/O.CON.KEAX.FW.W.0007.260328T1700Z-260329T0100Z/
PUTNAM-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-LIVINGSTON-
1132 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHERN MISSOURI... ...RED
FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT SATURDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHERN 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 UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MISSOURI, FIRE WEATHER ZONES 007, 015, 016
AND 023.
* TIMING...FOR THE FIRST RED FLAG WARNING, UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. FOR THE SECOND RED FLAG WARNING, FROM NOON TO 8 PM
CDT SATURDAY.
* 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.
KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>006-011>014-020>022-028>030-037-043-
280115-
/O.CON.KEAX.FW.W.0006.260327T1700Z-260328T0100Z/
/O.CON.KEAX.FW.W.0007.260328T1700Z-260329T0100Z/
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-
1132 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR EASTERN KANSAS AND NORTHERN
MISSOURI...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8
PM CDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR EASTERN
KANSAS INTO NORTHERN AND WESTERN MISSOURI...
* 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 FIRST RED FLAG WARNING, UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. FOR THE SECOND RED FLAG WARNING, FROM NOON TO 8 PM
CDT SATURDAY.
* 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.
MOZ008-024-031-038-280115-
/O.CON.KEAX.FW.W.0007.260328T1700Z-260329T0100Z/
SCHUYLER-LINN MO-CARROLL-LAFAYETTE-
1132 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT
SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHERN INTO
CENTRAL MISSOURI...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MISSOURI, FIRE WEATHER ZONES 008, 024, 031
AND 038.
* TIMING...FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT SATURDAY.
* 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.
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