Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Des Moines, IA

Issued

Oct 8, 2012, 3:25 AM CDT (08:25 UTC)

In effect from

Oct 8, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT

Expired

Oct 8, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

NWS Des Moines, IA

Counties Bremer County, IA, Butler County, IA, Calhoun County, IA, Carroll County, IA, Cerro Gordo County, IA, Crawford County, IA, Emmet County, IA, Franklin County, IA, Greene County, IA, Hancock County, IA, Humboldt County, IA, Kossuth County, IA, Palo Alto County, IA, Pocahontas County, IA, Sac County, IA, Webster County, IA, Winnebago County, IA, Worth County, IA, Wright County, IA

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

888 
WWUS83 KDMX 080825
RFWDMX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
325 AM CDT MON OCT 8 2012

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MONDAY...

.STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY SURFACE
FUELS WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS
ON MONDAY...ESPECIALLY FROM AROUND MIDDAY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN IOWA.

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-081630-
/O.UPG.KDMX.FW.A.0004.121008T1700Z-121009T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KDMX.FW.W.0004.121008T1700Z-121009T0000Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-
325 AM CDT MON OCT 8 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR EXTREME FIRE CONDITIONS....

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR EXTREME FIRE CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...THE MOST HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM 
  AROUND MIDDAY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS UNTIL A LITTLE AFTER 
  SUNSET. 

* WIND...WINDS OF AROUND 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES...WITH GUSTS
  IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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

* FUEL...SURFACE FUELS ARE VERY DRY DUE TO DROUGHT CONDITIONS 
  AND PERSISTENT LACK OF RAINFALL. 

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. BURNING OF ANY KIND
  SHOULD BE POSTPONED...AND HARVESTING OPERATIONS SHOULD EXERCISE
  A HIGH LEVEL OF CAUTION.


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 EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

IAZ033>035-044>046-081630-
/O.NEW.KDMX.FW.W.0004.121008T1700Z-121009T0000Z/
SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-
325 AM CDT MON OCT 8 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR EXTREME FIRE CONDITIONS....

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR EXTREME FIRE CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...THE MOST HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM AROUND
  MIDDAY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS UNTIL A LITTLE AFTER SUNSET.

* WIND...WINDS OF AROUND 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES...WITH GUSTS
  IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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

* FUEL...SURFACE FUELS ARE VERY DRY DUE TO DROUGHT CONDITIONS 
  AND PERSISTENT LACK OF RAINFALL. 

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. BURNING OF ANY KIND
  SHOULD BE POSTPONED...AND HARVESTING OPERATIONS SHOULD EXERCISE
  A HIGH LEVEL OF CAUTION.

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 EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

AWB

854 
WWUS83 KDMX 081610
RFWDMX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1110 AM CDT MON OCT 8 2012

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY...

.GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY SURFACE
FUELS WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS TODAY...ESPECIALLY
FROM AROUND MIDDAY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN
IOWA.

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>035-044>046-090000-
/O.CON.KDMX.FW.W.0004.121008T1700Z-121009T0000Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN-
WEBSTER-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-
1110 AM CDT MON OCT 8 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR EXTREME FIRE CONDITIONS....

* WIND...WINDS OF AROUND 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES...WITH 
  GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES REACHING 15 TO 25 PERCENT.

* FUEL...SURFACE FUELS ARE VERY DRY DUE TO DROUGHT CONDITIONS 
  AND PERSISTENT LACK OF RAINFALL. 

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. BURNING OF ANY KIND 
  SHOULD BE POSTPONED...AND HARVESTING OPERATIONS SHOULD 
  EXERCISE A HIGH LEVEL OF CAUTION. 

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 EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

576 
WWUS83 KDMX 082024
RFWDMX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
324 PM CDT MON OCT 8 2012

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THE REMAINDER OF
THE AFTERNOON...

.GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY SURFACE
FUELS WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS TODAY
ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN IOWA.

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>035-044>046-090000-
/O.CON.KDMX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121009T0000Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN-
WEBSTER-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-
324 PM CDT MON OCT 8 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR EXTREME FIRE CONDITIONS....

* WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35
  MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 15 TO 25 PERCENT WILL
  OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON.

* FUEL...SURFACE FUELS ARE VERY DRY DUE TO DROUGHT CONDITIONS 
  AND PERSISTENT LACK OF RAINFALL. 

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. BURNING OF ANY KIND 
  SHOULD BE POSTPONED...AND HARVESTING OPERATIONS SHOULD 
  EXERCISE A HIGH LEVEL OF CAUTION. 

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 EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

006 
WWUS83 KDMX 090000
RFWDMX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
700 PM CDT MON OCT 8 2012


IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>035-044>046-090100-
/O.EXP.KDMX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121009T0000Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN-
WEBSTER-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-
700 PM CDT MON OCT 8 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
EXTREME FIRE CONDITIONS....

WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ALSO 
GRADUALLY INCREASING. CONDITIONS WILL BECOME LESS FAVORABLE FOR FIRE
DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION SO THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED
TO EXPIRE.

$$

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