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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO

1209 PM CDT Fri Mar 20 2026



...Critical Fire Weather Conditions Saturday NE Kansas and NW

Missouri...



.Low relative humidity and wind gusts around 25 MPH on Saturday

afternoon, leading to critical fire weather conditions.



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1209 PM CDT Fri Mar 20 2026



...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM CDT SATURDAY

FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR portions of northwest

Missouri and northeast Kansas...



The National Weather Service in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill has

issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity,

which is in effect from 11 AM to 10 PM CDT Saturday.



* AFFECTED AREA...In Kansas, Fire Weather Zones 025, 102 and 

  103. In Missouri, Fire Weather Zones 001, 002, 011, 012 and 

  020.



* TIMING...From 11 AM to 10 PM CDT Saturday.



* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread 

  quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.



* WIND...Southwest around 15 MPH with gusts to 25 MPH



* HUMIDITY...Between 15 and 25 percent in the afternoon



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 warm temperatures can

contribute to extreme fire behavior.



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