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WWUS83 KSGF 211823
RFWSGF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Springfield MO
123 PM CDT Fri Mar 21 2025

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>082-088>097-101>105-220000-
/O.CON.KSGF.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-250322T0000Z/
Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-Benton-Morgan-Miller-Maries-Vernon-
St. Clair-Hickory-Camden-Pulaski-Phelps-Barton-Cedar-Polk-Dallas-
Laclede-Texas-Jasper-Dade-Greene-Webster-Wright-Newton-Lawrence-
Christian-Douglas-Howell-McDonald-Barry-Stone-Taney-Ozark-
123 PM CDT Fri Mar 21 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOWERED HUMIDITIES
ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS EASTWARD THROUGH CENTRAL AND SOUTH
MISSOURI FOR...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 055 Benton, Fire Weather
  Zone 056 Morgan, Fire Weather Zone 057 Miller, Fire Weather
  Zone 058 Maries, Fire Weather Zone 066 Vernon, Fire Weather
  Zone 067 St. Clair, Fire Weather Zone 068 Hickory, Fire
  Weather Zone 069 Camden, Fire Weather Zone 070 Pulaski, Fire
  Weather Zone 071 Phelps, Fire Weather Zone 073 Bourbon, Fire
  Weather Zone 077 Barton, Fire Weather Zone 078 Cedar, Fire
  Weather Zone 079 Polk, Fire Weather Zone 080 Dallas, Fire
  Weather Zone 081 Laclede, Fire Weather Zone 082 Texas, Fire
  Weather Zone 088 Jasper, Fire Weather Zone 089 Dade, Fire
  Weather Zone 090 Greene, Fire Weather Zone 091 Webster, Fire
  Weather Zone 092 Wright, Fire Weather Zone 093 Newton, Fire
  Weather Zone 094 Lawrence, Fire Weather Zone 095 Christian,
  Fire Weather Zone 096 Douglas, Fire Weather Zone 097 Crawford,
  Fire Weather Zone 097 Howell, Fire Weather Zone 101 Cherokee,
  Fire Weather Zone 101 McDonald, Fire Weather Zone 102 Barry,
  Fire Weather Zone 103 Stone, Fire Weather Zone 104 Taney and
  Fire Weather Zone 105 Ozark.

* TIMING...Until 7 PM CDT this evening.

* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 20 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...Up to 67.

* 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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