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WWUS84 KJAN 150912
RFWJAN
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
412 AM CDT THU OCT 15 2026
...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
EARLY FRIDAY EVENING DUE TO GUSTY NORTHWEST-NORTH WINDS, LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND CRITICALLY DRY FUELS FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS, NORTHWEST LOUISIANA, AND MUCH OF CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI...
ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
151800-
/O.CON.KJAN.FW.A.0002.261016T1400Z-261017T0100Z/
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR-
SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-
CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-
NOXUBEE-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-
WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-
SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-
LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
412 AM CDT THU OCT 15 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FROM 9 AM CDT FRIDAY
MORNING THROUGH 8 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
ARKANSAS, NORTHWEST LOUISIANA, AND MUCH OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
* AFFECTED AREA...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS, NORTHWEST
LOUISIANA, AND MUCH OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.
* WIND...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 25 TO 45
PERCENT.
* FUELS...CRITICALLY DRY.
* 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. THESE CONDITIONS COULD PROMOTE THE RAPID
SPREAD OF WILDFIRES WHICH COULD BECOME LIFE-THREATENING. CHECK
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/JAN/FIREWEATHER FOR FORECAST UPDATES AND A
POSSIBLE UPGRADE OF THIS WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING.
DC
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