Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
511 AM EDT TUE MAY 14 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR LONG DURATIONS OF
CRITICAL HUMIDITIES AND HIGH ERC VALUES...

.A COOL AND VERY DRY AIRMASS HAS MOVED INTO THE REGION.
TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE 80S THIS AFTERNOON...BUT IT WILL
REMAIN VERY DRY RESULTING IN LOW HUMIDITIES.

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PINELLAS-SARASOTA-LEE-
511 AM EDT TUE MAY 14 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR LONG DURATIONS OF CRITICAL HUMIDITIES AND HIGH ERC
VALUES...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS
ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...PINELLAS...SARASOTA...LEE.

* HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR 5
  TO 7 HOURS TODAY. LOWEST HUMIDITIES WILL BE AROUND 25 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR
THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN
24 HOURS.

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