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346 AM CST FRI FEB 19 2016

…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES…GUSTY WINDS AND
CRITICAL FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES

* WIND…WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH…WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 35 MPH THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON HOURS TO 10 TO 20 WITH GUSTS OF 25 MPH.

* HUMIDITY…MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE FROM THE MID TEENS TO NEAR 20 PERCENT LATE THIS MORNING AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

* 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 MAY
LEAD TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.