Expires:No;;517175 WWUS83 KLSX 240814 RFWLSX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service St Louis MO 314 AM CDT Sun Mar 24 2024 ...STRENGTHENING WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY, MILD TEMPERATURES AND DRY VEGETATION WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING... MOZ041-047>050-059-062-072-083-241615- /O.NEW.KLSX.FW.W.0003.240324T1800Z-240325T0000Z/ Boone MO-Moniteau MO-Cole MO-Osage MO-Callaway MO-Gasconade MO- Franklin MO-Crawford MO-Dent MO- 314 AM CDT Sun Mar 24 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SECTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 1 PM this afternoon to 7 PM CDT this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...In Missouri, Fire Weather Zones 041, 047, 048, 049, 050, 059, 062, 072 and 083. * WINDS...Southeast 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 22 percent. * IMPACTS...These conditions are conducive for the rapid spread and growth of uncontrolled wildfires. 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 dry fuels can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ Maples