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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1218 PM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI
DUE TO DRY FUELS, BREEZY WINDS AND SEVERE DROUGHT...
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WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE-
1218 PM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY FOR
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 067, 075, 076, 078 AND 079.
* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 28 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD
QUICKLY. 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 CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
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