000 WWUS83 KSGF 170839 CCA RFWSGF KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066-077-088-180000- RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 230 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THURSDAY FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 25 PERCENT AND SOUTH WINDS OVER 20 MPH... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: IN MISSOURI: VERNON...BARTON...JASPER. IN KANSAS: BOURBON...CRAWFORD...CHEROKEE. A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM OVER THE HIGH PLAINS WILL CAUSE SOUTH WINDS TO BLOW AT AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH OVER THE PRAIRIES OF EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND FAR WESTERN MISSOURI. A DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE WILL PROVIDE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES SUFFICIENTLY LOW ENOUGH FOR WILD FIRE BEHAVIOR. IN CONJUNCTION WITH EXTREMELY DRY FUELS IN THIS REGION...WILD FIRE POTENTIAL WILL CERTAINLY INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CRAMER  000 WWUS83 KSGF 170834 RFWSGF KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066-077-088-180000- RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 230 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FRIDAY FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 25 PERCENT AND SOUTH WINDS OVER 20 MPH... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: IN MISSOURI: VERNON...BARTON...JASPER. IN KANSAS: BOURBON...CRAWFORD...CHEROKEE. A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM OVER THE HIGH PLAINS WILL CAUSE SOUTH WINDS TO BLOW AT AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH OVER THE PRAIRIES OF EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND FAR WESTERN MISSOURI. A DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE WILL PROVIDE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES SUFFICIENTLY LOW ENOUGH FOR WILD FIRE BEHAVIOR. IN CONJUNCTION WITH EXTREMELY DRY FUELS IN THIS REGION...WILD FIRE POTENTIAL WILL CERTAINLY INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CRAMER  000 WWUS84 KTSA 170946 RFWTSA RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 345 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 OKZ054>068-070-071-172145- /X.NEW.KTSA.FW.W.0001.050317T1800Z-050318T0000Z/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR MUCH OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY TO 10 TO 20 MPH...WITH OCCASSIONAL GUSTS OVER 25 MPH. WITH AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WARMING INTO THE 60S AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING TO AROUND 25 PERCENT...EXPECT FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO WORSEN BY THIS AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT A DANGEROUS COMBINATION OF WEATHER CONDITIONS AND DRY VEGETATION IS EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS...FAVORING RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF ANY WILDFIRES. FUELS REMAIN DRY IN MANY PARTS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...ALLOWING WILDFIRES TO IGNITE MORE RAPIDLY. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT COULD START FIRES. ANY FIRES COULD QUICKLY SPREAD OUT OF CONTROL. $$  000 WWUS83 KSGF 171401 RFWSGF MOZ055>058-067>073-078>084-089>097-099-101>105-180000- FIRE WEATHER WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 800 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 25 PERCENT AND SOUTH WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: IN MISSOURI: NEWTON...MCDONALD...ST. CLAIR...CEDAR...DADE...LAWRENCE...BARRY... BENTON...HICKORY...POLK...GREENE...CHRISTIAN...TANEY...STONE... MORGAN...CAMDEN...DALLAS...WEBSTER...MILLER...PULASKI...LACLEDE... WRIGHT...DOUGLAS...OZARK...MARIES...PHELPS...TEXAS...HOWELL... DENT...CRAWFORD...WASHINGTON...REYNOLDS...IRON. LOW PRESSURE INTENSIFYING OVER THE WESTERN HIGH PLAINS WILL PRODUCE SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER MUCH OF SOUTHERN MISSOURI TODAY. THE WARMER TEMPERATURES PRODUCED BY THE SOUTH WINDS...ALONG WITH THE DRY AIRMASS ALREADY OVER THE REGION...WILL CAUSE RELATIVE HUMIDITES TO DROP TO AROUND 25 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON. THESE CONDITIONS...COMBINED WITH THE DRY WEATHER OF THE PAST FEW WEEKS...COULD CAUSE ANY FIRES THAT DO OCCUR TO SPREAD QUICKLY. THEREFORE...ALL OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. $$ TRUETT/CRAMER  000 WWUS84 KTSA 172124 RFWTSA RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 324 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 OKZ054>068-070-071-180000- /X.CON.KTSA.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-050318T0000Z/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON IN 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED INTO THE 60S AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE FALLEN TO AROUND 25 PERCENT...THUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS REMAIN DANGEROUS THIS AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT A DANGEROUS COMBINATION OF WEATHER CONDITIONS AND DRY VEGETATION IS EXPECTED... FAVORING RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF ANY WILDFIRES. FUELS REMAIN DRY IN MANY PARTS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...ALLOWING WILDFIRES TO IGNITE MORE RAPIDLY. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT COULD START FIRES. ANY FIRES COULD QUICKLY SPREAD OUT OF CONTROL. $$  000 WWUS83 KSGF 172228 RFWSGF KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>073-077>084-088>097-099-101>105-182200- RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 404 PM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED THROUGH 600 PM FRIDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...WINDS GUSTING TO 20 TO 35 MPH IN SOME AREAS...AND WINDS SHIFTING TOMORROW AFTERNOON WITH A DRY COLD FRONT. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: IN MISSOURI: VERNON...BARTON...JASPER...NEWTON...MCDONALD...ST. CLAIR... CEDAR...DADE...LAWRENCE...BARRY...BENTON...HICKORY... POLK...GREENE...CHRISTIAN...TANEY...STONE...MORGAN...CAMDEN... DALLAS...WEBSTER...MILLER...PULASKI...LACLEDE...WRIGHT... DOUGLAS...OZARK...MARIES...PHELPS...TEXAS...HOWELL...DENT... CRAWFORD...WASHINGTON...REYNOLDS...IRON. IN KANSAS... BOURBON...CRAWFORD...CHEROKEE. A DEEP LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS BY TO THE NORTH FROM NEBRASKA EAST INTO NORTHERN ILLINOIS TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 20 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING WITH SOME GUSTS POSSIBLY REACHING 30 TO 35 MPH DURING THAT TIME AS WELL. IN ADDITION...HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN DANGEROUSLY LOW...ONLY CLIMBINB TO 50 TO 60 PERCENT ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE NIGHT. THIS WILL PREVENT ONE-HOUR FUELS FROM ABSORBING MOISTURE AND CREATE SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER DRYING FACTORS TOMORROW MORNING. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH THE DISTRICT FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE AS THE FRONT APPROACHES BUT WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST AND SHOULD THERE BE ANY WILDFIRES ALREADY GOING THE FIRE FRONT WILL SHIFT FROM THE NORTHEAST SIDE TO EASTERN SIDE CREATING WIDE FIRELINES AND A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. RAINFALL HAS BEEN MINIMAL AND EVEN LARGER FUELS ARE UNSEASONABLY DRY. THIS MEANS THAT THE FIRE DANGER WILL BE EXTREME FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS OR SO. THEREFORE...ALL OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. $$ PEDIGO