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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
131 PM CDT FRI MAR 21 2025
ILZ095-096-MOZ018-019-026-027-034-035-220000-
/O.EXA.KLSX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-250322T0000Z/
ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-KNOX MO-LEWIS MO-SHELBY MO-MARION MO-MONROE MO-
RALLS MO-
131 PM CDT FRI MAR 21 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST-
CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...IN ILLINOIS, FIRE WEATHER ZONES 095 AND 096.
IN MISSOURI, FIRE WEATHER ZONES 018, 019, 026, 027, 034 AND
035.
* TIMING...NOON TO 7 PM CDT.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 22 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>060-064-069-074-079-097>102-MOZ036-041-042-047>052-059>065-
072>075-083>085-099-220000-
/O.CON.KLSX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-250322T0000Z/
GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL-CLINTON IL-
WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL-PIKE IL-CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL-MADISON IL-
SAINT CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-PIKE MO-BOONE MO-AUDRAIN MO-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-
131 PM CDT FRI MAR 21 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR CENTRAL, SOUTHEAST, AND
EAST-CENTRAL MISSOURI AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN ILLINOIS, FIRE WEATHER ZONES 058, 059, 060,
064, 069, 074, 079, 097, 098, 099, 100, 101 AND 102. IN
MISSOURI, FIRE WEATHER ZONES 036, 041, 042, 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...AS LOW AS 17 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.
PFAHLER
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