Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Springfield, MO

Issued

Oct 29, 2011, 4:38 AM CDT (09:38 UTC)

In effect from

Oct 29, 2011, 12:00 PM CDT

Expired

Oct 29, 2011, 6:00 PM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Springfield, MO

Counties Bourbon County, KS, Cherokee County, KS, Crawford County, KS, Barton County, MO, Cedar County, MO, Dade County, MO, Jasper County, MO, St. Clair County, MO, Vernon County, MO

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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493 
WWUS83 KSGF 290938
RFWSGF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
438 AM CDT SAT OCT 29 2011

...A RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR FAR SOUTHEAST KANSAS
AND A PART OF SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI FOR GUSTY WINDS AND 
LOW HUMIDITY...

.HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE OZARKS REGION EARLY THIS MORNING WILL
SHIFT EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE REGION TODAY AS LOW PRESSURE AND A
COLD FRONT MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS. LIGHT WINDS EARLY IN THE
DAY WILL GIVE WAY TO INCREASINGLY GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS
AFTERNOON OVER EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI. GUSTY
WINDS...A DRY AIR MASS...AND DRY GROUND FUELS WILL BRIEFLY LEAD TO
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON.

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066-067-077-078-088-089-292300-
/O.NEW.KSGF.FW.W.0007.111029T1700Z-111029T2300Z/
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-BARTON-CEDAR-JASPER-
DADE-
438 AM CDT SAT OCT 29 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FOR FAR 
SOUTHEAST KANSAS INTO PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FOR FAR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND WEST CENTRAL
  MISSOURI IN COUNTIES ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM CARTHAGE TO
  GREENFIELD TO OSCEOLA. 

* 20 FOOT WINDS...AFTERNOON WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20
  MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 MPH.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON FROM NOON TO 6 PM.  

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE MIDDLE 60S.

* IMPACTS...DRY VEGETATION NEAR OR AT THE END OF GROWING
  SEASON...GUSTY WINDS...AND UNUSUALLY LOW HUMIDITY WILL LEAD TO
  RAPID FIRE SPREAD THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD AN OUTDOOR BURN ESCAPE
  FROM CONTROL.

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 WILL
CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

672 
WWUS83 KSGF 291824 AAA
RFWSGF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
124 PM CDT SAT OCT 29 2011

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR FAR
SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND A PART OF SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL
MISSOURI...

.HIGH PRESSURE HAS SHIFTED SOUTHEAST OF THE REGION...MEAWHILE LOW
PRESSURE AND A COLD FRONT HAVE MOVED INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS.
GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER EASTERN KANSAS AND
WESTERN MISSOURI. GUSTY WINDS...A DRY AIR MASS...AND DRY GROUND
FUELS WILL BRIEFLY LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS
AFTERNOON.

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066-067-077-078-088-089-292300-
/O.CON.KSGF.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111029T2300Z/
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-BARTON-CEDAR-JASPER-
DADE-
124 PM CDT SAT OCT 29 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FOR FAR SOUTHEAST
KANSAS INTO PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FOR FAR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND WEST CENTRAL 
  MISSOURI IN COUNTIES ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM CARTHAGE TO 
  GREENFIELD TO OSCEOLA. 

* 20 FOOT WINDS...AFTERNOON WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 
  MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 MPH. 

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 6 PM.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 60S.

* IMPACTS...DRY VEGETATION NEAR OR AT THE END OF GROWING 
  SEASON...GUSTY WINDS...AND UNUSUALLY LOW HUMIDITY WILL LEAD TO 
  RAPID FIRE SPREAD THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD AN OUTDOOR BURN ESCAPE 
  FROM CONTROL. 

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 WILL
CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

104 
WWUS83 KSGF 292258
RFWSGF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
558 PM CDT SAT OCT 29 2011

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066-067-077-078-088-089-300000-
/O.EXP.KSGF.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111029T2300Z/
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-BARTON-CEDAR-JASPER-
DADE-
558 PM CDT SAT OCT 29 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR 
FAR SOUTHEAST KANSAS INTO PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL 
MISSOURI...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

WINDS ARE SLOWLY DECREASING ACROSS THE REGION WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES BEGINNING TO INCREASE. THUS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER BEING OBSERVED.

ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE AGAIN EXPECTED SUNDAY
AFTERNOON DUE TO STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...AS WELL AS LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES.

$$

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