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The National Weather Service has issued Red Flag Warnings or Fire Weather Watches for areas in Florida, Wyoming, South Dakota, Nebraska, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas for strong winds and low humidity.
The map was current as of 8:40 a.m. MST on Friday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts.
The National Weather Service has issued Red Flag Warnings for areas in Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas for strong winds and low humidity.
The map was current as of 10:10 a.m. MST on Friday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts.
The National Weather Service has issued Red Flag Warnings or Fire Weather Watches for areas in Wyoming, Nebraska, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.
The map was current as of 12:17 p.m. MST on Saturday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts.
The National Weather Service has issued Red Flag Warnings for areas in Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana.
The warnings, for strong winds and low relative humidity, expire Wednesday evening.
The map was current as of 9:30 a.m. MST on Wednesday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts.
Firefighters in Kansas and Oklahoma will have to contend with difficult weather conditions for a second day as Red Flag Warnings have been issued for those states as well as portions of Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa, Illinois, and Missouri. The wind will not be as strong as it was on Monday but it will be quite breezy with very low relative humidities. At 10:40 a.m. on Tuesday the relative humidity in many areas of western Kansas had already dropped into the teens.
On Tuesday the wind in Kansas, northwestern Oklahoma, and southern Nebraska will be generally be out of the west during the daylight hours, which should push any uncontained fires and smoke toward the east.
Most of the Red Flag Warnings expire Tuesday evening. The wind in these areas will decrease significantly on Wednesday.
The map was current as of 9:30 a.m. MT on Tuesday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts.
Author Bill GabbertPosted on Categories Uncategorized2 Comments on Red Flag Warnings in 9 states, March 6, 2017 The National Weather Service has posted Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches for areas in South Dakota, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Texas. Most of warnings expire Monday evening.
Many of the areas will have sustained winds of at least 20 to 40 mph with gusts exceeding 50 mph. Tuesday’s forecast includes diminished but still strong winds.
The map was current as of 10:05 a.m. MT on Monday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts.
