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RFWJAN
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1119 AM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026
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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-
1119 AM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS, NORTHEAST LOUISIANA, AND CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...
...RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT
SATURDAY FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS, NORTHEAST LOUISIANA, AND CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVEING, AND AGAIN ON
SATURDAY FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT.
* WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
BEHIND A COLD FRONT TODAY. FOR SATURDAY, NORTH WINDS AROUND 15
MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 25 TO 40
PERCENT TODAY. FOR SATURDAY, MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
BETWEEN 30 TO 35 PERCENT.
* FUELS...CRITICALLY DRY.
* 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, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE FAVORABLE WEATHER FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. AVOID
ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE OPEN FLAMES AND SPARKS.
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