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Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Kansas City, MO

January 23, 201422 counties in Missouri; 7 counties in Kansas

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this red flag warning at Jan 23, 2014, 2:59 PM CST for 22 counties in Missouri; 7 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Jan 24, 2014, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for 10 hr. 10 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jan 23, 2014, 2:59 PM CST (20:59 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 24, 2014, 10:00 AM CST
Expired
Jan 24, 2014, 8:00 PM CST
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO
All 29 counties

Atchison County, KS, Doniphan County, KS, Johnson County, KS, Leavenworth County, KS, Linn County, KS, Miami County, KS, Wyandotte County, KS, Bates County, MO, Buchanan County, MO, Caldwell County, MO, Carroll County, MO, Cass County, MO, Chariton County, MO, Clay County, MO, Clinton County, MO, Cooper County, MO, Henry County, MO, Howard County, MO, Jackson County, MO, Johnson County, MO, Lafayette County, MO, Linn County, MO, Livingston County, MO, Macon County, MO, Pettis County, MO, Platte County, MO, Randolph County, MO, Ray County, MO, Saline County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 24, 10:43 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 40Sedalia Memorial Arpt, MOGUST OF 40 MPH MEASURED AT KDMO.
Jan 24, 10:58 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 40Whiteman Air Force Base, MOGUST OF 40 MPH MEASURED AT KSZL.
Jan 24, 11:43 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 405 Ese Olathe, KSGUST OF 40 MPH MEASURED AT KOJC.
Jan 24, 11:43 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 406 Sw Blue Springs, MOGUST OF 40 MPH MEASURED AT KLXT.
Jan 24, 11:48 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 41Sedalia Memorial Arpt, MOGUST OF 41 MPH MEASURED AT KDMO.
Jan 24, 12:06 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 43Sedalia Memorial Arpt, MOGUST OF 43 MPH MEASURED AT KDMO.
Jan 24, 12:11 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 444 N Lee'S Summit, MOGUST OF 44 MPH MEASURED AT KLXT.
Jan 24, 12:41 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 43Whiteman Air Force Base, MOGUST OF 43 MPH MEASURED AT KSZL.
Jan 24, 12:42 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 40Kansas City Intl Arpt, MOGUST OF 40 MPH MEASURED AT KMCI.
Jan 24, 1:05 PM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 40La Plata, MO

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 144 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Topeka, KS at 12:00Z on 2014-01-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Topeka, KS at 12:00Z on 2014-01-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -167 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1222 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
71 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-167 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-107 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

146 
WWUS83 KEAX 232059
RFWEAX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
259 PM CST THU JAN 23 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THROUGH 8 PM CST FRIDAY...

.BREEZY AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON
FRIDAY. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY RISE INTO THE UPPER 30S
TO MIDDLE 40S...EXTREMELY DRY CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES TO FALL INTO THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE. THE DRY CONDITIONS COUPLED
WITH STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
40 MPH WILL BRING EXTREME FIRE DANGER TO PORTIONS OF EASTERN KANSAS
AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI. EXPECT THE FIRE DANGER TO SLOWLY
DIMINISH FRIDAY EVENING.

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ020>022-028>031-037>040-043>046-053-054-
240600-
/O.UPG.KEAX.FW.A.0002.140124T1600Z-140125T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KEAX.FW.W.0002.140124T1600Z-140125T0200Z/
ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-
JOHNSON KS-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-CARROLL-
JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-COOPER-
BATES-HENRY-
259 PM CST THU JAN 23 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CST FRIDAY FOR
STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND VERY DRY SURFACE CONDITIONS
 FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 020...021...022...
025...028...029...030...031...037...038...039...040...043...044...
045...046...053...054...057...060...102...103...104 AND 105...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS
ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND VERY
DRY SURFACE CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CST
FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 ATCHISON 
  KS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 057 MIAMI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 060 LINN 
  KS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 DONIPHAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 
  LEAVENWORTH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 WYANDOTTE AND FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 105 JOHNSON KS. IN MISSOURI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 
  BUCHANAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 CLINTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  022 CALDWELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 028 PLATTE...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 029 CLAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030 RAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  031 CARROLL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 JACKSON...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 038 LAFAYETTE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 039 SALINE...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 040 HOWARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 CASS...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 044 JOHNSON MO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 PETTIS...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 COOPER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 053 BATES AND 
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 054 HENRY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING...LATE FRIDAY MORNING INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PEAK 
  CONDITIONS BETWEEN 1 PM AND 6 PM. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 20 AND 25
  PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWER TO MIDDLE 40S.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES...PARTICULARLY OVER GRASSY AREAS...WILL 
  HAVE HIGH PROBABILITY OF SPREADING RAPIDLY FROM SOUTHWEST TO 
  NORTHEAST. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. 

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.

&&

$$

MOZ032-033-240600-
/O.NEW.KEAX.FW.W.0002.140124T1600Z-140125T0200Z/
CHARITON-RANDOLPH-
259 PM CST THU JAN 23 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CST FRIDAY FOR
STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND VERY DRY SURFACE CONDITIONS
 FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 032 AND 033...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS
ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND VERY
DRY SURFACE CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CST FRIDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...IN MISSOURI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 CHARITON 
  AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 RANDOLPH.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING...LATE FRIDAY MORNING INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PEAK CONDITIONS
  BETWEEN 1 PM AND 6 PM.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 20 AND 25
  PERCENT

* TEMPERATURES...LOWER TO MIDDLE 40S

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES...PARTICULARLY OVER GRASSY AREAS...WILL 
  HAVE HIGH PROBABILITY OF SPREADING RAPIDLY FROM SOUTHWEST TO 
  NORTHEAST. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

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.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
593 
WWUS83 KEAX 240308
RFWEAX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
908 PM CST THU JAN 23 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THROUGH 8 PM CST
FRIDAY...

.BREEZY AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON
FRIDAY. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY RISE INTO THE UPPER 30S
TO MIDDLE 40S...EXTREMELY DRY CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES TO FALL INTO THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE. THE DRY
CONDITIONS COUPLED WITH STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO
20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BRING EXTREME FIRE DANGER
TO PORTIONS OF EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI.
EXPECT THE FIRE DANGER TO SLOWLY DIMINISH FRIDAY EVENING.

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ020>022-028>033-037>040-043>046-053-054-
241300-
/O.CON.KEAX.FW.W.0002.140124T1600Z-140125T0200Z/
ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-
JOHNSON KS-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-CARROLL-
CHARITON-RANDOLPH-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-CASS-JOHNSON MO-
PETTIS-COOPER-BATES-HENRY-
908 PM CST THU JAN 23 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CST
FRIDAY FOR STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND VERY DRY SURFACE
CONDITIONS  FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 020...021...022...025...028...
029...030...031...037...038...039...040...043...044...045...046...
053...054...057...060...102...103...104 AND 105...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 ATCHISON 
  KS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 057 MIAMI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 060 LINN 
  KS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 DONIPHAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 
  LEAVENWORTH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 WYANDOTTE AND FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 105 JOHNSON KS. IN MISSOURI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 
  BUCHANAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 CLINTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  022 CALDWELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 028 PLATTE...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 029 CLAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030 RAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  031 CARROLL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 CHARITON...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 033 RANDOLPH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 JACKSON...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 038 LAFAYETTE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 039 SALINE...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 HOWARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 CASS...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 JOHNSON MO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 
  PETTIS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 COOPER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 053 
  BATES AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 054 HENRY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING...LATE FRIDAY MORNING INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PEAK 
  CONDITIONS BETWEEN 1 PM AND 6 PM. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 20 AND 
  25 PERCENT. 

* TEMPERATURES...LOWER TO MIDDLE 40S.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES...PARTICULARLY OVER GRASSY AREAS...WILL 
  HAVE HIGH PROBABILITY OF SPREADING RAPIDLY FROM SOUTHWEST TO 
  NORTHEAST. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. 

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.

&&

$$

CDB
741 
WWUS83 KEAX 241036
RFWEAX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
436 AM CST FRI JAN 24 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THROUGH 8 PM CST
TODAY...

.WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING INTO
THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH EXTREMELY DRY
CONDITIONS...WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES EXPECTED BETWEEN
18 AND 25 PERCENT ALONG WITH VERY DRY SHORT TERM FUEL STICK MOISTURE.
THE DRY CONDITIONS COUPLED WITH STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO
20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BRING EXTREME FIRE DANGER TO
PORTIONS OF EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI. EXPECT
THE FIRE DANGER TO SLOWLY DIMINISH FRIDAY EVENING.

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ020>022-028>033-037>040-043>046-053-054-
241845-
/O.CON.KEAX.FW.W.0002.140124T1600Z-140125T0200Z/
ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-
JOHNSON KS-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-CARROLL-
CHARITON-RANDOLPH-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-CASS-JOHNSON MO-
PETTIS-COOPER-BATES-HENRY-
436 AM CST FRI JAN 24 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND VERY
DRY SURFACE CONDITIONS  FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 020...021...022...
025...028...029...030...031...037...038...039...040...043...044...
045...046...053...054...057...060...102...103...104 AND 105...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 ATCHISON 
  KS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 057 MIAMI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 060 LINN 
  KS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 DONIPHAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 
  LEAVENWORTH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 WYANDOTTE AND FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 105 JOHNSON KS. IN MISSOURI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 
  BUCHANAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 CLINTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  022 CALDWELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 028 PLATTE...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 029 CLAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030 RAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  031 CARROLL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 CHARITON...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 033 RANDOLPH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 JACKSON...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 038 LAFAYETTE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 039 SALINE...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 HOWARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 CASS...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 JOHNSON MO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 
  PETTIS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 COOPER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 053 
  BATES AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 054 HENRY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...LATE FRIDAY MORNING INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PEAK 
  CONDITIONS BETWEEN 12 PM AND 4 PM. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 19 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...TEENS THIS MORNING WARMING TO 40-45 THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES...PARTICULARLY OVER GRASSY AREAS...WILL 
  HAVE HIGH PROBABILITY OF SPREADING RAPIDLY FROM SOUTHWEST TO 
  NORTHEAST. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. 

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.

&&

$$
602 
WWUS83 KEAX 241607
RFWEAX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1007 AM CST FRI JAN 24 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THROUGH 8 PM CST
TODAY...

.WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING INTO
THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH EXTREMELY DRY
CONDITIONS...WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES EXPECTED
BETWEEN 18 AND 25 PERCENT ALONG WITH VERY DRY SHORT TERM FUEL
STICK MOISTURE. THE DRY CONDITIONS COUPLED WITH STRONG SOUTHWEST
WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BRING
EXTREME FIRE DANGER TO PORTIONS OF EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN AND
CENTRAL MISSOURI. EXPECT THE FIRE DANGER TO SLOWLY DIMINISH
FRIDAY EVENING.

MOZ023>025-250015-
/O.EXA.KEAX.FW.W.0002.140124T1600Z-140125T0200Z/
LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-
1007 AM CST FRI JAN 24 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR 
STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND VERY DRY SURFACE CONDITIONS 
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 023...024 AND 025...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS
ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR FOR STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND
VERY DRY SURFACE CONDITIONS ...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS
EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...IN MISSOURI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 
  LIVINGSTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 024 LINN MO AND FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 025 MACON.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING...LATE FRIDAY MORNING INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PEAK 
  CONDITIONS BETWEEN 12 PM AND 4 PM. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...20 TO 25 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES...PARTICULARLY OVER GRASSY AREAS...WILL 
  HAVE HIGH PROBABILITY OF SPREADING RAPIDLY FROM SOUTHWEST TO 
  NORTHEAST. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. 

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.

&&

$$

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ020>022-028>033-037>040-043>046-053-054-
250015-
/O.CON.KEAX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140125T0200Z/
ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-
JOHNSON KS-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-CARROLL-
CHARITON-RANDOLPH-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-CASS-JOHNSON MO-
PETTIS-COOPER-BATES-HENRY-
1007 AM CST FRI JAN 24 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING
FOR STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND VERY DRY SURFACE CONDITIONS 
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 020...021...022...025...028...029...030...
031...037...038...039...040...043...044...045...046...053...054...
057...060...102...103...104 AND 105...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 ATCHISON 
  KS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 057 MIAMI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 060 LINN 
  KS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 DONIPHAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 
  LEAVENWORTH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 WYANDOTTE AND FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 105 JOHNSON KS. IN MISSOURI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 
  BUCHANAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 CLINTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  022 CALDWELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 028 PLATTE...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 029 CLAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 030 RAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  031 CARROLL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 CHARITON...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 033 RANDOLPH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 JACKSON...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 038 LAFAYETTE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 039 SALINE...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 HOWARD...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 CASS...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 JOHNSON MO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 
  PETTIS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 COOPER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 053 
  BATES AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 054 HENRY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING...LATE FRIDAY MORNING INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PEAK 
  CONDITIONS BETWEEN 12 PM AND 4 PM. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...18 TO 25 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 30S TO MIDDLE 40S.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES...PARTICULARLY OVER GRASSY AREAS...WILL 
  HAVE HIGH PROBABILITY OF SPREADING RAPIDLY FROM SOUTHWEST TO 
  NORTHEAST. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. 

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.

&&

$$
285 
WWUS83 KEAX 242135
RFWEAX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
335 PM CST FRI JAN 24 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THROUGH 8 PM CST
TODAY...

.WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING INTO
THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH EXTREMELY DRY
CONDITIONS...WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES EXPECTED
BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT ALONG WITH VERY DRY SHORT TERM FUEL STICK
MOISTURE. THE DRY CONDITIONS COUPLED WITH STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BRING EXTREME
FIRE DANGER TO PORTIONS OF EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL
MISSOURI. EXPECT THE FIRE DANGER TO SLOWLY DIMINISH FRIDAY EVENING.

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ020>025-028>033-037>040-043>046-053-054-
250200-
/O.CON.KEAX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140125T0200Z/
ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-
JOHNSON KS-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-
PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-
SALINE-HOWARD-CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-COOPER-BATES-HENRY-
335 PM CST FRI JAN 24 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING
FOR STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND VERY DRY SURFACE CONDITIONS
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 020...021...022...025...028...029...030...
031...037...038...039...040...043...044...045...046...053...054...
057...060...102...103...104 AND 105...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 ATCHISON 
  KS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 057 MIAMI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 060 LINN 
  KS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 DONIPHAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 
  LEAVENWORTH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 WYANDOTTE AND FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 105 JOHNSON KS. IN MISSOURI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 
  BUCHANAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 021 CLINTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  022 CALDWELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 LIVINGSTON...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 024 LINN MO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 025 MACON...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 028 PLATTE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 029 CLAY...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 030 RAY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 CARROLL...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 032 CHARITON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 RANDOLPH...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 037 JACKSON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 038 LAFAYETTE...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 039 SALINE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 HOWARD...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 CASS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 JOHNSON 
  MO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 PETTIS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 
  COOPER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 053 BATES AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 054 
  HENRY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING...LATE FRIDAY MORNING INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PEAK 
  CONDITIONS BETWEEN 12 PM AND 4 PM. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...20 TO 25 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES...PARTICULARLY OVER GRASSY AREAS...WILL 
  HAVE HIGH PROBABILITY OF SPREADING RAPIDLY FROM SOUTHWEST TO 
  NORTHEAST. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. 

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.

&&

$$
032 
WWUS83 KEAX 250143
RFWEAX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
743 PM CST FRI JAN 24 2014


KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ020>025-028>033-037>040-043>046-053-054-
250245-
/O.EXP.KEAX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140125T0200Z/
ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-
JOHNSON KS-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-
PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-
SALINE-HOWARD-CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-COOPER-BATES-HENRY-
743 PM CST FRI JAN 24 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR
STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND VERY DRY SURFACE CONDITIONS FOR EAST
CENTRAL KANSAS... WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MISSOURI.

WINDS AND TEMPERATURES HAVE DECREASED... AND DEWPOINTS HAVE INCREASED
LEADING TO RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES CLIMBING ABOVE 30 PERCENT.
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS NO LONGER EXIST AND THE RED FLAG
WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

CDB

The office that day

Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 23, 3:34 AM CSTFire Weather WatchEAXBates, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll, Cass, Clay and 11 more11 hr

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in Missouri, 2014Red Flag Warnings in Kansas, 2014Every red flag warning in 2014

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.