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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
458 AM EST MON FEB 23 2026
FLZ076-231800-
/O.NEW.KKEY.FW.W.0001.260223T1500Z-260223T2200Z/
MONROE UPPER KEYS-
458 AM EST MON FEB 23 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM EST
THIS AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE UPPER
KEYS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.
* AFFECTED AREA...MONROE UPPER KEYS.
* TIMING...10 AM TO 7 PM MONDAY.
* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 30 PERCENT.
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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