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WWUS83 KEAX 190658
RFWEAX
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1258 AM CST THU FEB 19 2026
MOZ017-024-025-190800-
/O.CAN.KEAX.FW.W.0002.260219T1800Z-260220T0200Z/
ADAIR-LINN MO-MACON-
1258 AM CST THU FEB 19 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND
GUSTY WINDS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND NORTHERN
MISSOURI...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS
CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING.
KSZ060-MOZ031>033-038>040-043>046-053-054-191500-
/O.CON.KEAX.FW.W.0002.260219T1800Z-260220T0200Z/
LINN KS-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-CASS-
JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-COOPER-BATES-HENRY-
1258 AM CST THU FEB 19 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CST
THIS EVENING 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 031, 032, 033, 038, 039, 040, 043, 044,
045, 046, 053 AND 054.
* TIMING...FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* 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.
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