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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1129 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
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1129 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CST WEDNESDAY
FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR NORTHERN MISSOURI...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS
ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY
WINDS, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CST WEDNESDAY.
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MISSOURI, FIRE WEATHER ZONES 005, 006, 007,
008, 015, 016 AND 017.
* TIMING...FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD
QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
* WIND...GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS UP TO 30 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING BETWEEN 15 AND 20%
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
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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