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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1226 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025
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BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-VERNON-BARTON-JASPER-NEWTON-MCDONALD-
1226 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING FOR DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR SOUTHWEST MISSOURI AND
SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 066 VERNON, FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 073 BOURBON, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 BARTON, FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 088 JASPER, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 093 NEWTON, FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 097 CRAWFORD, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 CHEROKEE AND FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 101 MCDONALD.
* TIMING...FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 55.
* LIGHTNING...NONE
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD
QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
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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