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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
257 AM CDT FRI MAR 21 2025
ILZ060-064-069-074-097-MOZ036-041-042-211600-
/O.EXA.KLSX.FW.W.0007.250321T1700Z-250322T0000Z/
MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL-CLINTON IL-WASHINGTON IL-PIKE IL-PIKE MO-
BOONE MO-AUDRAIN MO-
257 AM CDT FRI MAR 21 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...IN ILLINOIS, FIRE WEATHER ZONES 060, 064, 069,
074 AND 097. IN MISSOURI, FIRE WEATHER ZONES 036, 041 AND 042.
* TIMING...NOON TO 7 PM CDT.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...20 TO 25 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS ARE CONDUCIVE FOR THE RAPID SPREAD
AND GROWTH OF UNCONTROLLED WILDFIRES.
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 DRY FUELS CAN CONTRIBUTE
TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
ILZ058-059-079-098>102-MOZ047>052-059>065-072>075-083>085-099-
211600-
/O.CON.KLSX.FW.W.0007.250321T1700Z-250322T0000Z/
GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-RANDOLPH IL-CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL-MADISON IL-
SAINT CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-MONITEAU MO-COLE MO-OSAGE MO-CALLAWAY MO-
MONTGOMERY MO-LINCOLN MO-GASCONADE MO-WARREN MO-SAINT CHARLES MO-
FRANKLIN MO-SAINT LOUIS MO-SAINT LOUIS CITY MO-JEFFERSON MO-
CRAWFORD MO-WASHINGTON MO-SAINT FRANCOIS MO-SAINTE GENEVIEVE MO-
DENT MO-IRON MO-MADISON MO-REYNOLDS MO-
257 AM CDT FRI MAR 21 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF
CENTRAL / EASTERN MISSOURI AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN ILLINOIS, FIRE WEATHER ZONES 058, 059, 079,
098, 099, 100, 101 AND 102. IN MISSOURI, FIRE WEATHER ZONES
047, 048, 049, 050, 051, 052, 059, 060, 061, 062, 063, 064,
065, 072, 073, 074, 075, 083, 084, 085 AND 099.
* TIMING...NOON TO 7 PM CDT.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...20 TO 25 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS ARE CONDUCIVE FOR THE RAPID SPREAD
AND GROWTH OF UNCONTROLLED WILDFIRES.
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 DRY FUELS CAN CONTRIBUTE
TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
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