...Red Flag Warning For Late Friday Morning Through Early Friday Evening... .Strong And Gusty Southwesterly Winds Will Develop Friday As Arctic High Pressure Departs The Region And Low Pressure Strengthens Across Ontario. Sustained Winds Of 20 To 30 Mph With Gusts At Or Above 40 Mph Are Expected From Late Friday Morning Into Friday Evening. Meanwhile...Very Dry Low Levels Will Persist As The Area Of High Pressure Cuts Off Any Returning Moisture From The Gulf Of Mexico. Even Though Temperatures Will Be Relatively Cool For Typical Red Flag Conditions...Dew Points Will Struggle To Increase Into The Single Digits Above Zero. This Will Result In Afternoon Relative Humidities In The 15 To 25 Percent Range. Finer Fuels Such As Prairie Grasses Will Therefore Be Susceptible To Rapid Fire Growth Potential. ...Red Flag Warning In Effect From 10 Am To 8 Pm Cst Friday For Strong Winds And Very Low Humidities For Extreme Southeastern Kansas And All Of Western Missouri Into Central Missouri... The National Weather Service In Springfield Has Issued A Red Flag Warning For Strong Winds Nd Very Low Humidities...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 The Fire Weather Watch Is No Longer In Effect.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 073 Bourbon... Fire Weather Zone 097 Crawford And Fire Weather Zone 101 Cherokee. In Missouri...Fire Weather Zone 055 Benton...Fire Weather Zone 056 Morgan...Fire Weather Zone 057 Miller...Fire Weather Zone 066 Vernon...Fire Weather Zone 067 St. Clair... Fire Weather Zone 068 Hickory...Fire Weather Zone 069 Camden... Fire Weather Zone 070 Pulaski...Fire Weather Zone 077 Barton... Fire Weather Zone 078 Cedar...Fire Weather Zone 079 Polk... Fire Weather Zone 080 Dallas...Fire Weather Zone 081 Laclede... Fire Weather Zone 088 Jasper...Fire Weather Zone 089 Dade... Fire Weather Zone 090 Greene...Fire Weather Zone 091 Webster... Fire Weather Zone 092 Wright...Fire Weather Zone 093 Newton... Fire Weather Zone 094 Lawrence...Fire Weather Zone 095 Christian... Fire Weather Zone 101 Mcdonald...Fire Weather Zone 102 Barry And Fire Weather Zone 103 Stone. * Winds...Southwest 20 To 30 Mph With Gusts Up To 40 Mph. * Timing...From Late Friday Morning Into Early Friday Evening. * Relative Humidity...15 To 25 Percent. * Temperatures...Middle 30s To Lower 40s. * Impacts...Potential Rapid Spread Of Any Wild Fires Due To Very Dry Grasses And Small Fuels.
Posted on: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 21:55:08 +0000
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