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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
917 AM EST MON FEB 23 2026
...CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE A HIGH
FIRE DANGER TODAY...
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INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-OSCEOLA-OKEECHOBEE-
COASTAL VOLUSIA-SOUTHERN LAKE-COASTAL INDIAN RIVER-
COASTAL SAINT LUCIE-COASTAL MARTIN-INLAND NORTHERN BREVARD-
INLAND INDIAN RIVER-INLAND SAINT LUCIE-INLAND MARTIN-
MAINLAND NORTHERN BREVARD-NORTHERN BREVARD BARRIER ISLANDS-
INLAND SOUTHERN BREVARD-MAINLAND SOUTHERN BREVARD-
SOUTHERN BREVARD BARRIER ISLANDS-
917 AM EST MON FEB 23 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING
FOR LOW HUMIDITY GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS EAST CENTRAL
FLORIDA...
* AFFECTED AREA...VOLUSIA, LAKE, ORANGE, SEMINOLE, OSCEOLA,
BREVARD, OKEECHOBEE, INDIAN RIVER, ST. LUCIE AND MARTIN
COUNTIES.
* WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 25 TO
35 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...20 TO 30 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
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 AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE
BEHAVIOR.
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