Red Flag Warning

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
234 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

.A MUCH COOLER AND MUCH DRIER AIR MASS WILL BE IN PLACE THROUGH
THURSDAY BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT.

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234 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

A MUCH DRIER AIR MASS WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION ON
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. SEVERAL HOURS OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES ARE LIKELY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AND POSSIBLY
AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO PRESENT
PROBLEMS FOR FIRE SENSITIVE ACTIVITIES ON WEDNESDAY.

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.

&&

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
234 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

.A MUCH COOLER AND MUCH DRIER AIR MASS WILL BE IN PLACE THROUGH
THURSDAY BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT.

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MARTIN-
234 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

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

A MUCH DRIER AIR MASS WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION ON
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. SEVERAL HOURS OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES ARE LIKELY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL ALSO PRESENT PROBLEMS FOR FIRE SENSITIVE ACTIVITIES ON
WEDNESDAY.

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.

&&

$$

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
343 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...A RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TO 7 PM
EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND...FLORIDA
PANHANDLE...AND SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES COUPLED WITH HIGH TRANSPORT WINDS
AND HIGH WIND GUSTS...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF VERY LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...

A COLD FRONT PUSHING THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON WILL USHER
IN MUCH DRIER AIR FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. ON WEDNESDAY...RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
AND BIG BEND REGION FOR MOST OF THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION VALUES
WILL ALSO BE RELATIVELY HIGH THROUGHOUT MUCH OF FLORIDA...WITH THE
HIGHEST VALUES IN THE EASTERNMOST COUNTIES OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND.
THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FOR SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA WILL HOVER
AROUND 25 PERCENT FOR A FEW HOURS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...HOWEVER...
WINDS WILL GUST AT 25 MPH FOR MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. THEREFORE A
RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF OUR FLORIDA AND GEORGIA
ZONES FOR WEDNESDAY. FOR THURSDAY...IT APPEARS THAT RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR THE FLORIDA ZONES FOR AN EXTENDED
PERIOD OF TIME...SO A WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

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343 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 /243 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010/

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TO 7 PM
EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TO 7 PM
EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED. THIS 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.

&&

$$

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
159 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

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HAMILTON-SUWANNEE-COLUMBIA-BAKER-UNION-BRADFORD-CLAY-GILCHRIST-
ALACHUA-PUTNAM-MARION-
159 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM EST
WEDNESDAY FOR WINDY CONDITIONS AND LOW RHS...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR LOW RHS...

A COLD FRONT WILL ADVANCE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT TRAILED BY GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS AND MUCH DRIER AIR. BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT TO 15 TO 20 MPH...THEN CONTINUE TO
INCREASE AFTER SUNRISE WEDNESDAY INTO THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE WITH
GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL WEDNESDAY
INTO THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE. THESE WINDY AND DRY CONDITIONS
WILL CREATE HIGH FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY...AND A RED
FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED.

WINDS WILL DECREASE THURSDAY...HOWEVER DRY NORTHWEST FLOW WILL
CONTINUE OVER THE AREA. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED
TO FALL INTO THE 30 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH
SUB-CRITICAL DURATIONS UP TO 6 HOURS POSSIBLE. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH
HAS BEEN ISSUED.

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 JACKSONVILLE FL
159 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

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NASSAU-DUVAL-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-
159 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM EST
WEDNESDAY FOR WINDY CONDITIONS AND LOW RHS...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR LOW RHS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY.

A COLD FRONT WILL ADVANCE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT TRAILED BY GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS AND MUCH DRIER AIR. BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT TO 15 TO 20 MPH...THEN CONTINUE TO
INCREASE AFTER SUNRISE WEDNESDAY INTO THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE WITH
GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL WEDNESDAY
INTO THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE. THESE WINDY AND DRY CONDITIONS
WILL CREATE HIGH FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY...AND A RED
FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED.

WINDS WILL DECREASE THURSDAY...HOWEVER DRY NORTHWEST FLOW WILL
CONTINUE OVER THE AREA. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED
TO FALL INTO THE 30 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH
SUB-CRITICAL DURATIONS NEAR 4 HOURS POSSIBLE. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH
HAS BEEN ISSUED.

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 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.

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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.

&&

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