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WWUS84 KJAN 221425
RFWJAN
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
825 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2026
..CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY
LAZ024-026-MSZ059>066-072>074-230000-
/O.CON.KJAN.FW.W.0001.260222T1500Z-260223T0000Z/
CATAHOULA-CONCORDIA-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-
JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
825 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...
* AFFECTED AREA...ADAMS, FRANKLIN, JEFFERSON, LAWRENCE AND
LINCOLN COUNTIES IN MISSISSIPPI AND CATAHOULA AND CONCORDIA
PARISHES IN LOUISIANA.
* WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 TO 25 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
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 WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
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