Weather

County,
Special Weather Statement issued April 14 at 1:10PM CDT by NWS
Effective: 1:10 p.m. on Sunday, April 14, 2013
Expires: 7 p.m. on Sunday, April 14, 2013

...ELEVATED TO SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER RISK THIS AFTERNOON...
GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH COUPLED WITH HUMIDITY VALUES
OF 30 TO 35 PERCENT WILL LEAD TO ELEVATED TO LOCALLY SIGNIFICANT
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY VALUES AT SOME
LOCATIONS ESPECIALLY ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI WILL
BE NEAR 25 PERCENT.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD LEAD TO THE RAPID SPREAD OF FIRES.
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AND MOISTURE LEVELS WILL INCREASE THIS
EVENING.

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