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WWUS84 KJAN 160107
RFWJAN
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
807 PM CDT THU OCT 15 2026
ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
160915-
/O.CON.KJAN.FW.W.0004.261016T1400Z-261017T0100Z/
/O.CON.KJAN.FW.A.0003.261017T1600Z-261018T0000Z/
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-
807 PM CDT THU OCT 15 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM CDT
FRIDAY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS, NORTHEAST LOUISIANA,
AND CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS,
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA, AND CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...
* WIND...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH BEHIND
A COLD FRONT.
* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 25 TO 40
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.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS EXISTS. 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.
EC
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