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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1122 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026
..CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY SATURDAY
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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-
1122 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY
FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS, NORTHEAST LOUISIANA, AND
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF A DRY AIRMASS, DRY FUELS AND STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
WILDFIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR
BURNING SHOULD NOT BE ATTEMPTED.
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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE
GROWTH POTENTIAL.
DC
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