Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Mobile, AL

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
541 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

...A RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF LOW SURFACE HUMIDITY OVER THE
WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE...

.DRY AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY FOLLOWING TODAY`S
RAIN. LOWEST AFTERNOON HUMIDITY ON WEDNESDAY EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 25
PERCENT WITH A 20 FOOT NORTHWEST WIND OF 10 TO 15 MPH.

FLZ001>006-092100-
/O.UPG.KMOB.FW.A.0015.100210T1700Z-100210T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0014.100210T1700Z-100211T0000Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
541 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY.
THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

LOWEST AFTERNOON HUMIDITY ON WEDNESDAY EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 25
PERCENT ACROSS THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE WITH A MODERATE NORTHWEST WIND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY.
A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY GRASSES WILL CREATE
RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

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