.FIRE WEATHER WATCH POSTED FOR FRIDAY... .WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ARE IDEAL FOR A RAPID SPREAD OF WILDLAND FIRES WILL MATERIALIZE OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND THE MISSOURI OZARKS ON FRIDAY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND A VERY DRY AIRMASS ARE EXPECTED AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALL BELOW 30 PERCENT IN MOST AREAS. SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS WILL APPROACH 30 MPH AT TIMES. VERY DRY FUELS EXIST DUE TO DROUGHT CONDITIONS DEVELOPING ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>082-088>097-101>105-100430- /O.NEW.KSGF.FW.A.0001.170210T1500Z-170211T0000Z/ Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-Benton-Morgan-Miller-Maries-Vernon- St. Clair-Hickory-Camden-Pulaski-Phelps-Barton-Cedar-Polk-Dallas- Laclede-Texas-Jasper-Dade-Greene-Webster-Wright-Newton-Lawrence- Christian-Douglas-Howell-McDonald-Barry-Stone-Taney-Ozark- 219 PM CST Thu Feb 9 2017 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...AND VERY DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055, 056, 057, 058, 066, 067, 068, 069, 070, 071, 073, 077, 078, 079, 080, 081, 082, 088, 089, 090, 091, 092, 093, 094, 095, 096, 097, 097, 101, 101, 102, 103, 104, AND 105... The National Weather Service in SPRINGFIELD has issued a Fire Weather Watch, which is in effect from Friday morning through Friday afternoon. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 073, 097, and 101.Fire weather zones 055, 056, 057, 058, 066, 067, 068, 069, 070, 071, 077, 078, 079, 080, 081, 082, 088, 089, 090, 091, 092, 093, 094, 095, 096, 097, 101, 102, 103, 104, and 105. * WIND...WIND GUSTS WILL APPROACH 30 MPH AT TIMES...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL BELOW 30 PERCENT...AND DROPPING AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT IN SOME AREAS. * IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.
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Thursday, February 9, 2017
Fire weather watch issued for Springfield area
(From the National Weather Service)
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