Interactive NWS Alert

Radar valid at 800 pm CDT, Mar 14th 2025

...Fire Weather Watch Friday Afternoon and evening...

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1154 AM CDT Thu Mar 13 2025

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR POTENTIAL CRITICAL FIRE DANGER FOR EASTERN
IOWA, FAR NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL
ILLINOIS...

The National Weather Service in Quad Cities has issued a Fire
Weather Watch for potential critical fire danger, which is in
effect from Friday afternoon through Friday evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...eastern Iowa, far northeast Missouri and
northwest and west central Illinois.

* TIMING...From Friday afternoon through Friday evening.

* WINDS...Southeast 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 33 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...Up to 80.

* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread
quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.

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