Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, MO

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast For NE Kansas/NW Missouri
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
516 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

Critical fire weather conditions today due to minimum RH of 20 to
25 percent, max wind gusts of 25 to 35 mph (initially out of the
west, turning northwesterly by this afternoon behind a cold
front), 10 hour fuel moisture ranging from 7 to 10 percent, and
high temperatures in the mid 60s to lower 70s.

For a point-based fire weather planning forecast, please visit:

https://forecast.weather.gov/wxplanner.php?site=eax

Note that the information found there does not replace an
official spot forecast.


KSZ057-060-103>105-MOZ028>030-037-038-043-044-053-054-282230-
Miami-Linn KS-Leavenworth-Wyandotte-Johnson KS-Platte-Clay-Ray-
Jackson-Lafayette-Cass-Johnson MO-Bates-Henry-
Including the cities of Paola, Osawatomie, Louisburg, Pleasanton,
La Cygne, Mound City, Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Lansing,
Kansas City Kansas, Overland Park, Stanley, Olathe, Shawnee,
Lenexa, Parkville, Platte City, Riverside, Weatherby Lake,
Weston, Gladstone, Liberty, Excelsior Springs, Kearney, Richmond,
Lawson, Kansas City, Independence, Odessa, Higginsville,
Lexington, Concordia, Belton, Raymore, Harrisonville,
Pleasant Hill, Warrensburg, Butler, Adrian, Rich Hill, Clinton,
and Windsor
516 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0
Max/Min Temp          71           31           49
Min/Max RH %          19           74           29
20FT Wnd-AM(MPH)      W 11-15 G27               N 5-9 G17
20FT Wnd-PM(MPH)      NW 12-16 G27 NW 6-10 G20  N 6-10 G17
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Mixing Hgt(FT-AGL)    5333                      4315
Transport Wnd (MPH)   NW 26                     N 15
Vent Rate (KT-FT)     167128                    71540
Vent Rate (M/S-M)     26258                     11240

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Northeast
winds up to 5 mph shifting to the southeast after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Southeast winds up to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with chance of rain and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Not as cool. Lows in the lower 40s.
Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. South winds 5 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain.
Lows in the upper 40s. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Rain. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Rain likely. Colder. Lows in the mid
30s. South winds 5 to 20 mph shifting to the northwest 5 to
25 mph after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Breezy. Partly sunny. Cooler. Highs in the mid 40s.
Northwest winds 5 to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Northwest
winds up to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 50. West winds up to
10 mph.

$$

KSZ025-102-MOZ001>005-011>014-020>022-282230-
Atchison KS-Doniphan-Atchison MO-Nodaway-Worth-Gentry-Harrison-
Holt-Andrew-De Kalb-Daviess-Buchanan-Clinton-Caldwell-
Including the cities of Atchison, Wathena, Elwood, Troy,
Highland, Tarkio, Rock Port, Fairfax, Maryville, Grant City,
Albany, Stanberry, King City, Bethany, Mound City, Oregon,
Maitland, Forest City, Craig, Savannah, Country Club Villa,
Maysville, Stewartsville, Osborn, Union Star, Clarksdale,
Gallatin, Jamesport, St. Joseph Airport, St. Joseph, Cameron,
Plattsburg, Lathrop, Hamilton, Braymer, Polo, and Breckenridge
516 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0
Max/Min Temp          67           27           43
Min/Max RH %          19           76           24
20FT Wnd-AM(MPH)      W 12-16 G29               N 7-11 G18
20FT Wnd-PM(MPH)      NW 18-22 G35 NW 9-13 G25  N 6-10 G17
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Mixing Hgt(FT-AGL)    5488                      4345
Transport Wnd (MPH)   NW 32                     N 14
Vent Rate (KT-FT)     193626                    68165
Vent Rate (M/S-M)     30422                     10710

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Northeast
winds up to 5 mph shifting to the southeast after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Southeast winds up to
20 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain.
Not as cool. Lows around 40. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Southeast winds
5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain.
Lows in the mid 40s. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Rain. Highs around 60. East winds 5 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Windy, rain, colder. Lows in the lower 30s.
North winds 10 to 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Windy. Partly sunny. Colder. Highs in the lower 40s.
Northwest winds 10 to 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Northwest
winds up to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. West winds up
to 10 mph.

$$

MOZ006>008-015>017-023>025-282230-
Mercer-Putnam-Schuyler-Grundy-Sullivan-Adair-Livingston-Linn MO-
Macon-
Including the cities of Princeton, Mercer, Unionville, Lancaster,
Queen City, Greentop, Downing, Glenwood, Trenton, Milan,
Green City, Kirksville, Chillicothe, Brookfield, Marceline,
Macon, and La Plata
516 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0
Max/Min Temp          65           25           41
Min/Max RH %          22           70           23
20FT Wnd-AM(MPH)      W 13-17 G32               N 8-12 G21
20FT Wnd-PM(MPH)      NW 18-22 G37 NW 10-14 G29 N 7-11 G20
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Mixing Hgt(FT-AGL)    5217                      4762
Transport Wnd (MPH)   NW 33                     N 16
Vent Rate (KT-FT)     177984                    82238
Vent Rate (M/S-M)     27964                     12921

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Northeast
winds up to 5 mph shifting to the southeast after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. South winds up to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain.
Not as cool. Lows in the upper 30s. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Southeast winds
5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain.
Lows in the lower 40s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Rain. Highs in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 5 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Breezy, rain. Lows in the mid 30s. Northeast
winds 10 to 20 mph shifting to the north 10 to 25 mph after
midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy with chance of rain. Colder.
Highs in the mid 40s. Northwest winds 10 to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Northwest
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. West winds 5 to
15 mph.

$$

MOZ031>033-039-040-045-046-282230-
Carroll-Chariton-Randolph-Saline-Howard-Pettis-Cooper-
Including the cities of Carrollton, Salisbury, Brunswick,
Keytesville, Moberly, Marshall, Fayette, Glasgow, New Franklin,
Sedalia, and Boonville
516 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

                      Today        Tonight      Sat

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0
Max/Min Temp          69           28           43
Min/Max RH %          22           75           25
20FT Wnd-AM(MPH)      SW 13-17 G30              N 7-11 G19
20FT Wnd-PM(MPH)      NW 15-19 G31 NW 8-12 G24  N 7-11 G19
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Mixing Hgt(FT-AGL)    5374                      4859
Transport Wnd (MPH)   NW 30                     N 16
Vent Rate (KT-FT)     161327                    80221
Vent Rate (M/S-M)     25347                     12604

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Northeast
winds up to 5 mph shifting to the southeast after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 50. Southeast winds up to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain.
Not as cool. Lows in the upper 30s. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. South winds 5 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain.
Lows in the upper 40s. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Rain. Highs in the lower 60s. Southeast winds 5 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Colder. Lows in the upper 30s.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the northwest 10 to
20 mph after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
rain. Cooler. Highs in the mid 40s. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows in the upper 20s.
Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. West winds 5 to
15 mph.

$$