Issued by The National Weather Service St. Louis, MO ***RED FLAG WARNING*** Fri, Mar 21, 2014, 4:37 AM CDT RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL...SOUTHEAST...AND EAST-CENTRAL MISSOURI AS WELL AS SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA... IN ILLINOIS... FIRE WEATHER ZONES 098... 099... 100... 101 AND 102. IN MISSOURI... FIRE WEATHER ZONES 036... 041... 042... 047... 048... 049... 050... 051... 052... 059... 060... 061... 062... 063... 064... 065... 072 AND 073. * 20FT WINDS... SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY... AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * 10HR FUELS... 5 TO 7 PERCENT. * IMPACTS... THESE CONDITIONS ARE CONDUCIVE FOR THE RAPID SPREAD AND GROWTH OF UNCONTROLLED WILDFIRES. 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 DRY FUELS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
Posted on: Fri, 21 Mar 2014 11:14:55 +0000
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