340 AM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012

INCREASING WINDS AND NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL RESULT IN A HIGH TO VERY HIGH GRASSLAND FIRE INDEX THIS AFTERNOON OVER A PORTION OF THE WESTERN COUNTIES OF IOWA. THE AREA OF GREATEST CONCERN IS GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF A CORRIDOR FROM NEAR IOWA COUNTY HIGHWAY 4 WESTWARD. THE GREATEST DANGER WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON WHEN WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH. EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED TODAY.

BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED IN THESE AREAS. SMALL FIRES MAY QUICKLY SPREAD INTO DRY GRASSES AND FIELDS…RESULTING IN LARGER AND UNCONTROLLED GRASS FIRES. THE DANGER IS NOT EXPECTED TO LOWER TO THE “MODERATE” FIRE RISK UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.

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Here is the forecast for Atlantic, and the KJAN listening area, along with the weather stats for Atlantic…

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321 AM CDT MON MAR 12 2012 National Weather Service/Des Moines

…NEAR RECORD HIGHS POSSIBLE TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY…

EARLY THIS MORNING…SHOWERS. SOUTH WIND AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 80 PERCENT.

TODAY…CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWERS THROUGH MID MORNING…THEN PARTLY SUNNY IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WARMER. HIGH IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 20 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE MID 40S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TUESDAY…SUNNY…BREEZY…WARMER. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WIND AROUND 15 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S.

THURSDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOW IN THE MID 50S.

335 AM CDT SUN MAR 11 2012 National Weather Service/Des Moines

TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS IN THE MORNING…THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. COOLER. HIGH IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 90 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT… THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION NEAR 100 PERCENT.

MONDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MID MORNING THEN CLEARING. WARMER. HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE MID 40S. WEST WIND NEAR 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TUESDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 50S.

WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 70S.

(issued 9:54-a.m. Sat., March 10 2012)

The National Weather Service in Des Moines says there is a very high fire danger today across parts of west central/central and south central Iowa. In our area, this includes: Crawford, Carroll, Audubon, Guthrie, Cass, Adair, Adams, Madison, Dallas, Union, Taylor and Ringgold Counties.

Officials say the combination of strong gusty winds, warm temperatures and low humidity, along with already dry vegetation, will result in a very high fire danger today. That means fires can quickly get out of control and spread rapidly.

Avoid burning outdoors if at all possible, today. If you must burn, notify your local fire department, manage fires very closely and do not leave fires unattended. When finished with your intended burn, make sure the fire is completely out, to avoid the possibility of smoldering embers reigniting a blaze.

As a reminder, the Grassland Fire Danger Index for Monona, Harrison, Shelby, Pottawattamie, Mills, Montgomery, Fremont and Page Counties, is in the EXTREME category today.

Here’s the forecast for Atlantic and the KJAN listening area, as prepared by Freese-Notis Meteorologist Wayne Ellis….

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COUNTIES IN IOWA: MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-

ISSUED 350 AM CST SAT MAR 10 2012 BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE:

…EXTREME FIRE DANGER TODAY…

THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL BE IN THE EXTREME CATEGORY THIS AFTERNOON. EXTREME FIRE DANGER MEANS THAT FIRES START QUICKLY…SPREAD FURIOUSLY AND BURN INTENSELY. ALL FIRES ARE POTENTIALLY SERIOUS. ALL OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN AREAS WITH EXTREME FIRE
DANGER.

SEVERAL GRASS AND/OR FIELD FIRES WERE REPORTED TO HAVE OCCURRED FRIDAY, INCLUDING A LARGE FIRE IN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY. TWO OTHER FIRES OCCURED IN CASS COUNTY (IA).

338 AM CST SAT MAR 10 2012

TODAY…SUNNY…BREEZY…WARMER. HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY THROUGH MID MORNING THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING…THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. COOLER. HIGH IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 70 PERCENT.

SUNDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE MID 40S. SOUTH WIND AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.

MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. WARMER. HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE MID 40S. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S.

Here’s the Freese-Notis 4-day forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area….

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TODAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S. EAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT…CLEAR. LOW IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

SATURDAY…SUNNY…BREEZY…WARMER. HIGH IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 25 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. NOT AS COOL. LOW IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS IN THE MORNING… THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT.

SUNDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOW IN THE MID 40S.

MONDAY…CLOUDY. HIGH IN THE MID 60S.