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WWUS84 KMEG 280838
RFWMEG
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
338 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2026
..CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY
MSZ002>006-009-011>017-020>024-290000-
/O.CON.KMEG.FW.W.0001.260328T1600Z-260329T0000Z/
MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-PRENTISS-QUITMAN-
PANOLA-LAFAYETTE-UNION-PONTOTOC-LEE MS-ITAWAMBA-TALLAHATCHIE-
YALOBUSHA-CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-MONROE-
338 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...
AND LOW FUEL MOISTURE FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI...
* WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF A DRY AIRMASS AND DRY FUELS WILL
RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WILDFIRES THAT
DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD
NOT BE ATTEMPTED.
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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