Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
407 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

FLZ020>023-030-035-242200-
/O.UPG.KJAX.FW.A.0008.130524T1700Z-130524T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KJAX.FW.W.0016.130524T1700Z-130524T2200Z/
HAMILTON-SUWANNEE-COLUMBIA-BAKER-UNION-GILCHRIST-
407 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM
EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE SUWANNEE VALLEY OF NORTH FLORIDA DUE
TO WIND...LOW RH...AND ELEVATED ERC VALUES.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...IN FLORIDA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 020...021...
  022...023...030 AND 035.

* WIND...NORTHWEST 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...MIN RH`S 25 TO 28 PERCENT.

* 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 CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$


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