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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
100 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026
ILZ006-013-014-022-180800-
/O.CAN.KLOT.FW.A.0001.260218T1500Z-260219T0200Z/
LAKE IL-DUPAGE-COOK-WILL-
100 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026
..FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH.
CONDITIONS WILL TURN VERY DRY AND BREEZY THIS AFTERNOON, MAKING
FOR UNFAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR OUTDOOR BURNING. THIS WATCH IS
BEING CONVERTED TO A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT TO HIGHLIGHT THESE
CONDITIONS, WITH THE MORE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THREAT REMAINING
ALONG AND WEST OF THE FOX VALLEY AND I-55 IN NORTHERN ILLINOIS.
ILZ003>005-008-010>012-019>021-181500-
/O.UPG.KLOT.FW.A.0001.260218T1500Z-260219T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KLOT.FW.W.0001.260218T1600Z-260219T0200Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-LA SALLE-KENDALL-
GRUNDY-
100 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST
THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST
THIS EVENING. THIS REPLACES THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH THAT WAS
PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA...WINNEBAGO, BOONE, MCHENRY, OGLE, LEE, DE KALB,
KANE, LA SALLE, KENDALL AND GRUNDY.
* TIMING...FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 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.
ILZ032-181500-
/O.NEW.KLOT.FW.W.0001.260218T1600Z-260219T0200Z/
LIVINGSTON-
100 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST
THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST
THIS EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...LIVINGSTON.
* TIMING...FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 17 TO 20 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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