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WWUS83 KEAX 190105
RFWEAX
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
705 PM CST WED FEB 18 2026
MOZ017-191000-
/O.EXP.KEAX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260219T0100Z/
/O.CON.KEAX.FW.W.0002.260219T1800Z-260220T0200Z/
ADAIR-
705 PM CST WED FEB 18 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CST
THURSDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR PORTIONS
OF WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND NORTHERN MISSOURI...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN MISSOURI...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MISSOURI, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017.
* TIMING...FROM NOON TO 8 PM CST THURSDAY.
* 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.
MOZ005>008-015-016-190215-
/O.EXP.KEAX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260219T0100Z/
HARRISON-MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-
705 PM CST WED FEB 18 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
MISSOURI...
WINDS HAVE DECREASED; THEREFORE, THE FIRE WEATHER THREAT HAS
DIMINISHED.
KSZ060-MOZ024-025-031>033-038>040-043>046-053-054-191000-
/O.CON.KEAX.FW.W.0002.260219T1800Z-260220T0200Z/
LINN KS-LINN MO-MACON-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-
HOWARD-CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-COOPER-BATES-HENRY-
705 PM CST WED FEB 18 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CST
THURSDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS FOR PORTIONS
OF WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND NORTHERN MISSOURI...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN KANSAS, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 060. IN MISSOURI,
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 024, 025, 031, 032, 033, 038, 039, 040,
043, 044, 045, 046, 053 AND 054.
* TIMING...FROM NOON TO 8 PM CST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD
QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
* WIND...GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS UP TO 30 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING BETWEEN 15 AND 25%
THURSDAY 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.
MACKO
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