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Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA

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WWUS83 KDMX 142034
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
334 PM CDT TUE MAY 14 2013

...DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY EVENING...

.STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS TO
NEAR 35 MPH... WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. THIS COMBINED
WITH VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN IOWA INTO THE
EARLY EVENING.

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>026-033>036-044>047-057>059-070-071-081-
150100-
/O.CON.KDMX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130515T0100Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-HAMILTON-
CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-
ADAMS-
334 PM CDT TUE MAY 14 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL STAY BELOW 25 PERCENT
  BY THROUGH EARLY EVENING AND BEGIN TO INCREASE AFTER 7 PM.

* AFFECTED AREA...WEST CENTRAL TO NORTH CENTRAL IOWA.

* WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS
  HIGH AS 40 MPH FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 TO 25 PERCENT.

* FUEL...MANY WILD GRASSES ARE NOT FULLY GREEN AS A RESULT OF
  THE LATE SPRING AND COULD POTENTIALLY BURN MORE EASILY THAN IS
  TYPICAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.

* IMPACTS...FIRES WILL SPREAD QUICKLY IN THESE DANGEROUS
  CONDITIONS AND BURNING OF ANY KIND IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

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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