NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
508 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012

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508 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WINDY AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP TODAY...RESULTING IN AN
ELEVATED FIRE DANGER. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND
INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH BY THIS
AFTERNOON. THESE CONDITIONS WILL PROMOTE AN ENHANCED RISK OF FIRES
DEVELOPING AND SPREADING.

A FEW NON-SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE THIS MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL RETURN TO THE FORECAST FROM THURSDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...AND AGAIN FROM SUNDAY NIGHT INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE MOST LIKELY TIME PERIOD FOR THUNDERSTORMS
IS FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY NIGHT WHEN THERE
WILL ALSO BE A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

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LEE