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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
135 PM CST SUN MAR 4 2012

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-051945-
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON-
ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-
LACLEDE-TEXAS-DENT-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-
LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-
TANEY-OZARK-OREGON-
135 PM CST SUN MAR 4 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI
OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...

  ELEVATED NON THUNDERSTORM WIND RISK.
  EXTREME FIRE WEATHER RISK.

DISCUSSION...

 ELEVATED TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS REMAIN EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF
 THE REGION TODAY AS WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND RELATIVE
 HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT WILL OCCUR AS LOW PRESSURE
 MOVES QUICKLY SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE MIDWEST. A RED FLAG WARNING
 IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND AREAS OF WESTERN AND
 SOUTHERN MISSOURI.

 THE GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THIS AFTERNOON INTO
 THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE
 VEHICLES. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST
 OF HIGHWAY 65 THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

  A SOMEWHAT ELEVATED FIRE DANGER MAY BRIEFLY DEVELOP MONDAY
  AFTERNOON OVER FAR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI AS
  SOUTH WINDS INCREASE.

  STRONG SOUTH WINDS...WARM TEMPERATURES...AND LOW HUMIDITY ARE
  EXPECTED TO PRODUCE POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER
  CONDITIONS TUESDAY FROM SOUTHEAST KANSAS INTO SOUTHWEST AND
  CENTRAL MISSOURI. WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ON
  TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND FAR WESTERN
  MISSOURI.

  THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AS A
  FRONT SLOWLY PASSES THROUGH THE OUTLOOK AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.

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THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE IN GRAPHICAL FORMAT...ALONG WITH
OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/SGF(ALL LOWERCASE)

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