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WWUS83 KILX 180618
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1218 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026
ILZ027-028-030-181830-
/O.UPG.KILX.FW.A.0001.260218T1600Z-260219T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KILX.FW.W.0001.260218T1600Z-260219T0200Z/
KNOX-STARK-MARSHALL-
1218 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST
THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTH CENTRAL
ILLINOIS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA...KNOX, STARK AND MARSHALL.
* TIMING...FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 16 PERCENT.
* 10 HOUR FUELS...LESS THAN 8 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.
ILZ029-031-036>038-041-181830-
/O.NEW.KILX.FW.W.0001.260218T1600Z-260219T0200Z/
PEORIA-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-MASON-
1218 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST
THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTH CENTRAL
ILLINOIS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...PEORIA, WOODFORD, FULTON, TAZEWELL, MCLEAN AND
MASON.
* TIMING...FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 17 PERCENT.
* 10 HOUR FUELS...LESS THAN 8 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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