042  
WWUS84 KMOB 231556  
RFWMOB  
 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL  
956 AM CST MON FEB 23 2026  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY DUE TO BREEZY WINDS AND LOW  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...  
 
ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-240000-  
/O.EXA.KMOB.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260224T0000Z/  
CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-  
ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-MOBILE INLAND-BALDWIN INLAND-MOBILE CENTRAL-  
BALDWIN CENTRAL-MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA INLAND-  
ESCAMBIA COASTAL-SANTA ROSA INLAND-SANTA ROSA COASTAL-  
OKALOOSA INLAND-OKALOOSA COASTAL-  
956 AM CST MON FEB 23 2026  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR  
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA  
PANHANDLE...  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG  
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 051, 052, 053, 054, 055,  
056, 057, 058, 059, 060, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 261,  
262, 263, 264, 265 AND 266.  
 
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
MSZ067-075-076-078-079-240000-  
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260224T0000Z/  
WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE-  
956 AM CST MON FEB 23 2026  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING  
FOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 067, 075, 076, 078 AND 079.  
 
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 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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