Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Kansas City, MO

Issued

Mar 21, 2014, 11:23 AM CDT (16:23 UTC)

Expired

Mar 21, 2014, 4:56 PM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Kansas City, MO

Counties Bates County, MO, Cooper County, MO, Henry County, MO, Howard County, MO, Johnson County, MO, Pettis County, MO, Saline County, MO

244 
WWUS83 KEAX 211623
RFWEAX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1123 AM CDT FRI MAR 21 2014

...HIGH FIRE DANGER EXPECTED ACROSS MID MISSOURI THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...

.DESPITE ABUNDANT HIGH CLOUD COVER...VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS
WILL OVERSPREAD MID MISSOURI THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. AHEAD OF AN
ADVANCING COLD FRONT...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GUST
TO BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH AT TIMES BEFORE TURNING NORTHWEST AND
DIMINISHING LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

MOZ039-040-044>046-053-054-212200-
/O.NEW.KEAX.FW.W.0009.140321T1623Z-140321T2200Z/
SALINE-HOWARD-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-COOPER-BATES-HENRY-
1123 AM CDT FRI MAR 21 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR
LOW HUMIDITY VALUES AND STRONG WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 039...040...
044...045...046...053 AND 054...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS
ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR HIGH FIRE DANGER RESULTING FROM LOW
HUMIDITY VALUES AND GUSTY WINDS. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5
PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON.

* AFFECTED AREA...IN MISSOURI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 039 SALINE... 
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 HOWARD...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...SOUTH WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH
  GUSTS AS HIGH AS 30 MPH THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...BEFORE TURNING WEST
  AND NORTHWEST WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT AND DIMINISHING.

* TIMING...HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL PEAK BETWEEN NOON AND 3 PM ACROSS
  THE AREA...WITH CONDITIONS GRADUALLY IMPROVING FROM WEST TO EAST
  THROUGH 5 PM WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. ANY UNCONTAINED
  FIRES MAY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST WITH
  SPEEDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 21 PERCENT THROUGH 4 PM. 

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES...PARTICULARLY OVER GRASSY AREAS...WILL HAVE
  HIGH PROBABILITY OF SPREADING RAPIDLY FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST.
  OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. A WIND SHIFT TO THE WEST AND
  NORTHWEST IS ANTICIPATED LATER THIS AFTERNOON...WITH UNCONTAINED
  FIRES SPREADING TOWARD THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST. 

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.

&&

$$

BOOKBINDER

239 
WWUS83 KEAX 212020
RFWEAX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
320 PM CDT FRI MAR 21 2014

...HIGH FIRE DANGER EXPECTED ACROSS MID MISSOURI THROUGH MID
AFTERNOON...

CRITICAL FIRE DANGER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL MISSOURI FOR
THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. VERY WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS
WILL COMBINE WITH GUSTY WINDS TO CREATE THESE CONDITIONS. A COLD
FRONT HAS PUSHED THROUGH THE REGION AS OF 3 PM...WITH WINDS NOW FROM
THE WEST TO NORTHWEST. A GRADUAL SHIFT TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH
IS ANTICIPATED THROUGH EARLY EVENING WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN SPEED
AND GUSTINESS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN AROUND 25 TO 30%
THROUGH 6 PM...IMPROVING QUICKLY THIS EVENING.

MOZ039-040-044>046-053-054-212200-
/O.CON.KEAX.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140321T2200Z/
SALINE-HOWARD-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-COOPER-BATES-HENRY-
320 PM CDT FRI MAR 21 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR LOW HUMIDITY VALUES AND STRONG WINDS FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 039...040...044...045...046...053 AND 054...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN MISSOURI...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 039 SALINE... 
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 040 HOWARD...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...WEST WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  30 MPH THROUGH 5 PM.

* TIMING...HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL PEAK THROUGH 5 PM.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...23 TO 28 PERCENT THROUGH 6 PM.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S...FALLING THROUGH THE
  60S AFTER 4 PM.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES...PARTICULARLY OVER GRASSY AREAS...WILL HAVE
  HIGH PROBABILITY OF SPREADING RAPIDLY FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST.
  OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD CONTINUE TO 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.

&&

$$

BOOKBINDER

801 
WWUS83 KEAX 212156
RFWEAX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
456 PM CDT FRI MAR 21 2014


MOZ039-040-044>046-053-054-212300-
/O.CAN.KEAX.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140321T2200Z/
SALINE-HOWARD-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-COOPER-BATES-HENRY-
456 PM CDT FRI MAR 21 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR LOW HUMIDITY VALUES AND STRONG 
WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 039...040...044...045...046...053 
AND 054...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS
CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. A MODEST COLD FRONT HAS SETTLED SOUTH
THROUGH THE REGION...BRINGING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITY
VALUES. 



$$

CUTTER

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