URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service SPRINGFIELDMO
219 PM CST Thu Feb 9 2017
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH POSTED FORFRIDAY...
.WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ARE IDEALFOR A RAPID SPREAD OF WILDLAND
FIRES WILL MATERIALIZE OVER EXTREMESOUTHEAST KANSAS AND THE
MISSOURI OZARKS ON FRIDAY.
THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS ANDA VERY DRY AIRMASS ARE
EXPECTED AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLBELOW 30 PERCENT IN MOST
AREAS. SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS WILLAPPROACH 30 MPH AT TIMES.
VERY DRY FUELS EXIST DUE TO DROUGHTCONDITIONS DEVELOPING ACROSS
SOUTHERN MISSOURI AND SOUTHEASTKANSAS.
219 PM CST Thu Feb 9 2017
The National Weather Service inSPRINGFIELD has issued a Fire
Weather Watch, which is in effectfrom Friday morning through
Friday afternoon.
* WIND...WIND GUSTS WILL APPROACH 30MPH AT TIMES...WITH SUSTAINED
WINDS AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITIESWILL FALL BELOW 30 PERCENT...AND
DROPPING AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT IN SOME AREAS.
* IMPACTS...any fires that developwill likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESSACTIONS...
A Fire Weather Watch means thatcritical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen forlater forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.
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