Red Flag Warning 11, NWS Springfield, MO

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
552 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6PM...

.RELATIVE HUMIDITY ACROSS THE REGION WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING
WHILE WIND SPEEDS BEGIN TO DECREASE. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG
WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6PM.

MOZ070-071-081-082-091-092-095>097-103>105-030000-
/O.CAN.KSGF.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-160402T2300Z/
PULASKI-PHELPS-LACLEDE-TEXAS-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-
HOWELL-STONE-TANEY-OZARK-
552 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 070...071...081...082...091...092...095...096...
097...103...104 AND 105...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD WILL ALLOW THE RED
FLAG WARNING TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM.

RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS EVENING AS WIND
SPEEDS BEGIN TO DECREASE. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM.

$$

CRAMER

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Springfield MO
608 AM CDT SAT APR 2 2016

.SHORT TERM...(Today and tonight)
Issued at 228 AM CDT Sat Apr 2 2016

Deep northwest flow continues aloft across the area this morning,
with temperatures falling into the 30s under clear skies. Patchy
frost will remain possible through daybreak, especially within
sheltered valleys.

Another day of seasonable temperatures and northwest winds is
expected today. Winds will become rather gusty by afternoon, as a
dry cold front passes through the area. With a dry airmass in
place, these winds will lead to elevated to significant fire
weather conditions across the CWA. This will especially be the
case over south central Missouri, where the highest winds and
lowest RH will be co-located.

Temperatures tonight will not be as cool, with lows ranging from
the upper 30s east to low 40s west.

.LONG TERM...(Sunday through Friday)
Issued at 228 AM CDT Sat Apr 2 2016

Much warmer conditions are then expected Sunday, with highs
warming into the 70s as winds become southerly at the surface.
Moisture will be slow to return to the area, resulting in another
day of widespread elevated fire weather conditions.

Monday is expected to bring another dry frontal passage, likely
leading to a decent temperatures gradient from north to south over
the forecast area. Winds will become southerly again on Tuesday,
boosting temperatures over the western CWA into the 70s.

Our next chance of rain then looks to move into the area
Wednesday, as a couple of strong shortwaves again carve out deep
northwest flow across the central and eastern portions of the
United States. A lack of quality moisture ahead of this system
should keep any severe weather threat at bay, with just rain and
general thunder expected.

Cooler weather is then expected for the rest of the week, with the
potential for a couple of additional frontal passages heading into
next weekend.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 12Z TAFS through 12Z Sunday morning)
Issued at 605 AM CDT Sat Apr 2 2016

VFR conditions will continue through tonight with mainly clear
skies. Winds will become brisk and gusty out of the west-northwest
today with gusts over 20 knots expected. Winds will quickly
diminish around sunset.

&&

.SGF Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
MO...NONE.
KS...NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...Boxell
LONG TERM...Boxell
AVIATION...Schaumann

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
937 AM CDT SAT APR 2 2016

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-031445-
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON-
ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-
LACLEDE-TEXAS-DENT-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-
LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-
TANEY-OZARK-OREGON-
937 AM CDT SAT APR 2 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI
OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...

  LIMITED NON THUNDERSTORM WIND RISK.
  ELEVATED TO SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER RISK.

DISCUSSION...

 WESTERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL GUST IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH AT
 TIMES TODAY. COMBINED WITH A VERY DRY AIRMASS...THIS WILL RESULT
 IN ELEVATED TO SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

  SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS MAY EXCEED 30 MPH AT TIMES ON SUNDAY
  ACROSS WESTERN MISSOURI AND SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS.

  ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ON A DAILY BASIS
  THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF THE WORKWEEK.

  THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL RETURN TO THE AREA WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.

&&

MORE DETAILED INFORMATION CAN BE ACCESSED AT:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SGF/SITREP(ALL LOWERCASE)

THIS PRODUCT IN GRAPHICAL FORMAT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...
HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SGF(ALL LOWERCASE)

FOSTER