Red Flag Warning
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
429 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010
GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-102000-
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COFFEE-JEFF DAVIS-BACON-APPLING-WAYNE-ATKINSON-WARE-PIERCE-
BRANTLEY-INLAND GLYNN-COASTAL GLYNN-ECHOLS-CLINCH-CHARLTON-
INLAND CAMDEN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
429 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010
...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
EST THIS EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RH...
THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM EST THIS EVENING.
TODAY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL
COMBINE WITH CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THAT WILL BOTTOM OUT
AROUND 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDY AND DRY WEATHER WILL
CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
429 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010
FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-102000-
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ST JOHNS-GILCHRIST-ALACHUA-PUTNAM-FLAGLER-MARION-
429 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010
...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
EST THIS EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RH...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO LOW RH...
THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM EST THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
TODAY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL
COMBINE WITH CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THAT WILL BOTTOM OUT
AROUND 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDY AND DRY WEATHER WILL
CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
THURSDAY...CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR LONG
DURATIONS OF LOW RH WITH 4 TO 6 HOUR DURATIONS POSSIBLE. RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
&&
$$
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
527 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010
...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ TO 7
PM EST /6 PM CST/ TODAY FOR NORTH FLORIDA DUE TO LONG DURATIONS
OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES COUPLED WITH HIGH TRANSPORT WINDS...
...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ TO 6 PM
EST /5 PM CST/ TODAY FOR SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA DUE TO POSSIBLE LONG
DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES COUPLED WITH HIGH WIND
GUSTS...
...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING FOR NORTH FLORIDA DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES...
...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHWEST
GEORGIA DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...
A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT EXISTS ACROSS OUR LOCAL AREA AS A STRONG LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS ALONG THE EASTERN U.S. COASTLINE AND HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST BEHIND IT. THIS PRESSURE GRADIENT
IS KEEPING WINDS ELEVATED ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA...SOUTHWESTERN
GEORGIA AND NORTH FLORIDA TODAY. THESE STRONG WINDS...COUPLED WITH
VERY DRY AIR...HAVE PROMPTED RED FLAG WARNINGS ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN
GEORGIA AND NORTH FLORIDA TODAY. WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHTER ON
THURSDAY AS THE LOW LIFTS TO THE NORTHEAST...HOWEVER...RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS FOR
LONG DURATIONS FOR BOTH SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA AND NORTH FLORIDA.
DUE TO THE DRY AIR...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE
AREAS.
FLZ007>019-026>029-034-102200-
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INLAND WALTON-COASTAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-
CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-
WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-DIXIE-
527 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010 /427 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010/
...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ THIS
MORNING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING...
...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.
&&
$$
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
527 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010
...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ TO 7
PM EST /6 PM CST/ TODAY FOR NORTH FLORIDA DUE TO LONG DURATIONS
OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES COUPLED WITH HIGH TRANSPORT WINDS...
...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ TO 6 PM
EST /5 PM CST/ TODAY FOR SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA DUE TO POSSIBLE LONG
DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES COUPLED WITH HIGH WIND
GUSTS...
...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING FOR NORTH FLORIDA DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES...
...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHWEST
GEORGIA DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...
A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT EXISTS ACROSS OUR LOCAL AREA AS A STRONG LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS ALONG THE EASTERN U.S. COASTLINE AND HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST BEHIND IT. THIS PRESSURE GRADIENT
IS KEEPING WINDS ELEVATED ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA...SOUTHWESTERN
GEORGIA AND NORTH FLORIDA TODAY. THESE STRONG WINDS...COUPLED WITH
VERY DRY AIR...HAVE PROMPTED RED FLAG WARNINGS ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN
GEORGIA AND NORTH FLORIDA TODAY. WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHTER ON
THURSDAY AS THE LOW LIFTS TO THE NORTHEAST...HOWEVER...RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS FOR
LONG DURATIONS FOR BOTH SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA AND NORTH FLORIDA.
DUE TO THE DRY AIR...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE
AREAS.
GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-102200-
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QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-
TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-
BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER-
527 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010
...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ THIS EVENING...
...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.
&&
$$
HARRIGAN
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
451 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010
.A MUCH COOLER AND MUCH DRIER AIR MASS WILL BE IN PLACE THROUGH
THURSDAY BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT.
FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-141-144-147-102300-
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/O.CON.KMLB.FW.A.0012.100211T1700Z-100211T2300Z/
INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-
OSCEOLA-INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-COASTAL VOLUSIA-
SOUTHERN LAKE-NORTHERN BREVARD-
451 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM EST THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR
THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL LIKELY OCCUR
WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR
THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR IN THE NEXT 24 TO
96 HOURS. PLEASE MONITOR UPCOMING FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST FIRE
WEATHER INFORMATION.
&&
$$
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
118 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL COUNTIES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR 4 OR
MORE HOURS OF HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT AND WINDS OF 15 MPH OR
GREATER...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR ALL COUNTIES THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR
LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT...
.A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH OF THE AREA TONIGHT. MUCH DRIER AIR
WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THE FRONT ON GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY
WINDS ON WEDNESDAY. DRY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE FOR
THURSDAY WITH WINDS DIMINISHING.
FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-102300-
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/O.NEW.KTBW.FW.A.0016.100211T1700Z-100211T2300Z/
LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK-
MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE-
118 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS
ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM
EST WEDNESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL
HOURS...BOTTOMING OUT TO AROUND 25 PERCENT OVER THE INTERIOR AND
BETWEEN 30 AND 35 PERCENT NEAR THE COAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CREATE CONDITIONS
FAVORABLE FOR THE RAPID SPREADING OF WILD FIRES.
DRY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH
SEVERAL HOURS OF HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT POSSIBLE. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE AGAIN EXPECTED AROUND 25 PERCENT
INLAND...WITH 30 TO 35 PERCENT ALONG THE COAST.
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.
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD.
&&
$$
