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Fire Weather Watch in effect for western IA Mon. afternoon

Weather

March 16th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

COUNTIES: MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT- PAGE
347 AM CDT MON MAR 17 2014

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS
    AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND
    GUSTY WINDS.

* WIND…SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH…WITH GUSTS TO 30
TO35 MPH.

* HUMIDITY…20 TO 25 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS…ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
      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.