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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
928 AM CST MON FEB 23 2026
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PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-SHELBY-TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-SUMTER-GREENE-
HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-MARENGO-DALLAS-
AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-
BARBOUR-
928 AM CST MON FEB 23 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR
THE SOUTHERN HALF OF CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 22 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF A DRY AIR MASS AND WINDY CONDITIONS
WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. OUTDOOR BURNING
IS NOT RECOMMENDED. CURRENT WILDFIRES COULD WORSEN DUE TO THE
WINDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
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