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Last update:  05.14.08 - Wed - 03:11:12 PM (EDT)

Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Florida
Issued by the National Weather Service

This page contains watches, warnings and advisories that are in effect for Florida. This file is usually updated about every two minutes. This same information is available in other file formats including the XML based RSS and CAP formats. Comments and Feedback are welcome about this product.

XML List of Active Alerts by County

Alachua
     red flag warning
Charlotte
     red flag warning
Citrus
     red flag warning
De Soto
     red flag warning
Eastern Collier
     red flag warning
Gilchrist
     red flag warning
Glades
     dense smoke advisory
     red flag warning
Hardee
     red flag warning
Hendry
     red flag warning
Hernando
     red flag warning
Highlands
     red flag warning
Hillsborough
     red flag warning
Inland Volusia
     red flag warning
Lee
     red flag warning
Levy
     red flag warning
Manatee
     red flag warning
Marion
     red flag warning
Northern Lake
     red flag warning
Okeechobee
     red flag warning
Orange
     red flag warning
Osceola
     red flag warning
Pasco
     red flag warning
Polk
     red flag warning
Sarasota
     red flag warning
Seminole
     red flag warning
Southern Lake
     red flag warning
Sumter
     red flag warning
Western Collier
     red flag warning

Red Flag Warning

Gilchrist (Florida)

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
341 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
FLZ035-036-040-142200-
/O.UPG.KJAX.FW.A.0064.080514T1700Z-080514T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KJAX.FW.W.0057.080514T1700Z-080514T2200Z/
GILCHRIST-ALACHUA-MARION-
341 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON DUE TO LOW RH...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON.
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE FORECAST BE LESS THAN 35 PERCENT FOR 4 TO
5 HOURS DURATION.
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD
OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.
$$
PP
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Red Flag Warning

Alachua (Florida)

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
341 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
FLZ035-036-040-142200-
/O.UPG.KJAX.FW.A.0064.080514T1700Z-080514T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KJAX.FW.W.0057.080514T1700Z-080514T2200Z/
GILCHRIST-ALACHUA-MARION-
341 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON DUE TO LOW RH...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON.
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE FORECAST BE LESS THAN 35 PERCENT FOR 4 TO
5 HOURS DURATION.
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD
OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.
$$
PP
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Red Flag Warning

Levy (Florida)

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
531 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
FOR ALL OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA...EXCEPT PINELLAS
COUNTY...FOR 4 OR MORE HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW
35 PERCENT...
.THE AIRMASS ACROSS THE REGION WILL BEGIN TO MODIFY TODAY...BUT
ENOUGH DRY AIR WILL REMAIN OVER INLAND AREAS TO ALLOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES TO REACH CRITICAL LEVELS DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING.
FLZ039-042-043-048-049-051-052-055>057-060>062-065-142300-
/O.UPG.KTBW.FW.A.0043.080514T1700Z-080514T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KTBW.FW.W.0050.080514T1700Z-080514T2300Z/
LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK-MANATEE-
HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE-
531 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS
ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR
4 OR MORE HOURS OVER INLAND PORTIONS OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING. NEAR THE COAST THE SEA BREEZE IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON THUS LIMITING THE NUMBER OF HOURS OF
CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY.
A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR
THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN
24 HOURS.
$$
PRC
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Red Flag Warning

Marion (Florida)

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
341 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
FLZ035-036-040-142200-
/O.UPG.KJAX.FW.A.0064.080514T1700Z-080514T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KJAX.FW.W.0057.080514T1700Z-080514T2200Z/
GILCHRIST-ALACHUA-MARION-
341 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON DUE TO LOW RH...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON.
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE FORECAST BE LESS THAN 35 PERCENT FOR 4 TO
5 HOURS DURATION.
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD
OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.
$$
PP
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Red Flag Warning

Inland Volusia (Florida)

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
338 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
FLZ041-044>046-053-058-144-142300-
/O.UPG.KMLB.FW.A.0031.080514T1600Z-080514T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KMLB.FW.W.0035.080514T1600Z-080514T2300Z/
INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-OSCEOLA-OKEECHOBEE-
SOUTHERN LAKE-
338 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 35 PERCENT IS
EXPECTED OVER THE INTERIOR SECTIONS THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY
THE WESTERN INTERIOR SECTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.
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 WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
$$
GLITTO
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Red Flag Warning

Citrus (Florida)

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
531 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
FOR ALL OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA...EXCEPT PINELLAS
COUNTY...FOR 4 OR MORE HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW
35 PERCENT...
.THE AIRMASS ACROSS THE REGION WILL BEGIN TO MODIFY TODAY...BUT
ENOUGH DRY AIR WILL REMAIN OVER INLAND AREAS TO ALLOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES TO REACH CRITICAL LEVELS DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING.
FLZ039-042-043-048-049-051-052-055>057-060>062-065-142300-
/O.UPG.KTBW.FW.A.0043.080514T1700Z-080514T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KTBW.FW.W.0050.080514T1700Z-080514T2300Z/
LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK-MANATEE-
HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE-
531 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS
ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR
4 OR MORE HOURS OVER INLAND PORTIONS OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING. NEAR THE COAST THE SEA BREEZE IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON THUS LIMITING THE NUMBER OF HOURS OF
CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY.
A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR
THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN
24 HOURS.
$$
PRC
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Red Flag Warning

Sumter (Florida)

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
531 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
FOR ALL OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA...EXCEPT PINELLAS
COUNTY...FOR 4 OR MORE HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW
35 PERCENT...
.THE AIRMASS ACROSS THE REGION WILL BEGIN TO MODIFY TODAY...BUT
ENOUGH DRY AIR WILL REMAIN OVER INLAND AREAS TO ALLOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES TO REACH CRITICAL LEVELS DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING.
FLZ039-042-043-048-049-051-052-055>057-060>062-065-142300-
/O.UPG.KTBW.FW.A.0043.080514T1700Z-080514T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KTBW.FW.W.0050.080514T1700Z-080514T2300Z/
LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK-MANATEE-
HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE-
531 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS
ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR
4 OR MORE HOURS OVER INLAND PORTIONS OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING. NEAR THE COAST THE SEA BREEZE IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON THUS LIMITING THE NUMBER OF HOURS OF
CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY.
A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR
THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN
24 HOURS.
$$
PRC
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Red Flag Warning

Northern Lake (Florida)

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
338 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
FLZ041-044>046-053-058-144-142300-
/O.UPG.KMLB.FW.A.0031.080514T1600Z-080514T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KMLB.FW.W.0035.080514T1600Z-080514T2300Z/
INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-OSCEOLA-OKEECHOBEE-
SOUTHERN LAKE-
338 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 35 PERCENT IS
EXPECTED OVER THE INTERIOR SECTIONS THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY
THE WESTERN INTERIOR SECTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.
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 WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
$$
GLITTO
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Red Flag Warning

Orange (Florida)

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
338 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
FLZ041-044>046-053-058-144-142300-
/O.UPG.KMLB.FW.A.0031.080514T1600Z-080514T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KMLB.FW.W.0035.080514T1600Z-080514T2300Z/
INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-OSCEOLA-OKEECHOBEE-
SOUTHERN LAKE-
338 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 35 PERCENT IS
EXPECTED OVER THE INTERIOR SECTIONS THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY
THE WESTERN INTERIOR SECTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.
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 WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
$$
GLITTO
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Red Flag Warning

Seminole (Florida)

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
338 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
FLZ041-044>046-053-058-144-142300-
/O.UPG.KMLB.FW.A.0031.080514T1600Z-080514T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KMLB.FW.W.0035.080514T1600Z-080514T2300Z/
INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-OSCEOLA-OKEECHOBEE-
SOUTHERN LAKE-
338 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 35 PERCENT IS
EXPECTED OVER THE INTERIOR SECTIONS THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY
THE WESTERN INTERIOR SECTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.
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 WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
$$
GLITTO
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Red Flag Warning

Hernando (Florida)

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
531 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
FOR ALL OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA...EXCEPT PINELLAS
COUNTY...FOR 4 OR MORE HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW
35 PERCENT...
.THE AIRMASS ACROSS THE REGION WILL BEGIN TO MODIFY TODAY...BUT
ENOUGH DRY AIR WILL REMAIN OVER INLAND AREAS TO ALLOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES TO REACH CRITICAL LEVELS DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING.
FLZ039-042-043-048-049-051-052-055>057-060>062-065-142300-
/O.UPG.KTBW.FW.A.0043.080514T1700Z-080514T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KTBW.FW.W.0050.080514T1700Z-080514T2300Z/
LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK-MANATEE-
HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE-
531 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS
ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR
4 OR MORE HOURS OVER INLAND PORTIONS OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING. NEAR THE COAST THE SEA BREEZE IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON THUS LIMITING THE NUMBER OF HOURS OF
CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY.
A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR
THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN
24 HOURS.
$$
PRC
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Red Flag Warning

Pasco (Florida)

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
531 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
FOR ALL OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA...EXCEPT PINELLAS
COUNTY...FOR 4 OR MORE HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW
35 PERCENT...
.THE AIRMASS ACROSS THE REGION WILL BEGIN TO MODIFY TODAY...BUT
ENOUGH DRY AIR WILL REMAIN OVER INLAND AREAS TO ALLOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES TO REACH CRITICAL LEVELS DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING.
FLZ039-042-043-048-049-051-052-055>057-060>062-065-142300-
/O.UPG.KTBW.FW.A.0043.080514T1700Z-080514T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KTBW.FW.W.0050.080514T1700Z-080514T2300Z/
LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK-MANATEE-
HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE-
531 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS
ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR
4 OR MORE HOURS OVER INLAND PORTIONS OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING. NEAR THE COAST THE SEA BREEZE IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON THUS LIMITING THE NUMBER OF HOURS OF
CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY.
A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR
THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN
24 HOURS.
$$
PRC
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Red Flag Warning

Hillsborough (Florida)

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
531 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
FOR ALL OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA...EXCEPT PINELLAS
COUNTY...FOR 4 OR MORE HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW
35 PERCENT...
.THE AIRMASS ACROSS THE REGION WILL BEGIN TO MODIFY TODAY...BUT
ENOUGH DRY AIR WILL REMAIN OVER INLAND AREAS TO ALLOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES TO REACH CRITICAL LEVELS DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING.
FLZ039-042-043-048-049-051-052-055>057-060>062-065-142300-
/O.UPG.KTBW.FW.A.0043.080514T1700Z-080514T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KTBW.FW.W.0050.080514T1700Z-080514T2300Z/
LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK-MANATEE-
HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE-
531 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS
ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR
4 OR MORE HOURS OVER INLAND PORTIONS OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING. NEAR THE COAST THE SEA BREEZE IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON THUS LIMITING THE NUMBER OF HOURS OF
CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY.
A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR
THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN
24 HOURS.
$$
PRC
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Red Flag Warning

Polk (Florida)

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
531 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
FOR ALL OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA...EXCEPT PINELLAS
COUNTY...FOR 4 OR MORE HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW
35 PERCENT...
.THE AIRMASS ACROSS THE REGION WILL BEGIN TO MODIFY TODAY...BUT
ENOUGH DRY AIR WILL REMAIN OVER INLAND AREAS TO ALLOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES TO REACH CRITICAL LEVELS DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING.
FLZ039-042-043-048-049-051-052-055>057-060>062-065-142300-
/O.UPG.KTBW.FW.A.0043.080514T1700Z-080514T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KTBW.FW.W.0050.080514T1700Z-080514T2300Z/
LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK-MANATEE-
HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE-
531 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS
ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR
4 OR MORE HOURS OVER INLAND PORTIONS OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING. NEAR THE COAST THE SEA BREEZE IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON THUS LIMITING THE NUMBER OF HOURS OF
CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY.
A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR
THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN
24 HOURS.
$$
PRC
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Red Flag Warning

Osceola (Florida)

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
338 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
FLZ041-044>046-053-058-144-142300-
/O.UPG.KMLB.FW.A.0031.080514T1600Z-080514T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KMLB.FW.W.0035.080514T1600Z-080514T2300Z/
INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-OSCEOLA-OKEECHOBEE-
SOUTHERN LAKE-
338 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 35 PERCENT IS
EXPECTED OVER THE INTERIOR SECTIONS THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY
THE WESTERN INTERIOR SECTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.
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 WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
$$
GLITTO
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Red Flag Warning

Manatee (Florida)

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
531 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
FOR ALL OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA...EXCEPT PINELLAS
COUNTY...FOR 4 OR MORE HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW
35 PERCENT...
.THE AIRMASS ACROSS THE REGION WILL BEGIN TO MODIFY TODAY...BUT
ENOUGH DRY AIR WILL REMAIN OVER INLAND AREAS TO ALLOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES TO REACH CRITICAL LEVELS DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING.
FLZ039-042-043-048-049-051-052-055>057-060>062-065-142300-
/O.UPG.KTBW.FW.A.0043.080514T1700Z-080514T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KTBW.FW.W.0050.080514T1700Z-080514T2300Z/
LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK-MANATEE-
HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE-
531 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS
ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR
4 OR MORE HOURS OVER INLAND PORTIONS OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING. NEAR THE COAST THE SEA BREEZE IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON THUS LIMITING THE NUMBER OF HOURS OF
CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY.
A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR
THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN
24 HOURS.
$$
PRC
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Red Flag Warning

Hardee (Florida)

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
531 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
FOR ALL OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA...EXCEPT PINELLAS
COUNTY...FOR 4 OR MORE HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW
35 PERCENT...
.THE AIRMASS ACROSS THE REGION WILL BEGIN TO MODIFY TODAY...BUT
ENOUGH DRY AIR WILL REMAIN OVER INLAND AREAS TO ALLOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES TO REACH CRITICAL LEVELS DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING.
FLZ039-042-043-048-049-051-052-055>057-060>062-065-142300-
/O.UPG.KTBW.FW.A.0043.080514T1700Z-080514T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KTBW.FW.W.0050.080514T1700Z-080514T2300Z/
LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK-MANATEE-
HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE-
531 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS
ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR
4 OR MORE HOURS OVER INLAND PORTIONS OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING. NEAR THE COAST THE SEA BREEZE IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON THUS LIMITING THE NUMBER OF HOURS OF
CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY.
A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR
THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN
24 HOURS.
$$
PRC
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Red Flag Warning

Highlands (Florida)

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
531 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
FOR ALL OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA...EXCEPT PINELLAS
COUNTY...FOR 4 OR MORE HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW
35 PERCENT...
.THE AIRMASS ACROSS THE REGION WILL BEGIN TO MODIFY TODAY...BUT
ENOUGH DRY AIR WILL REMAIN OVER INLAND AREAS TO ALLOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES TO REACH CRITICAL LEVELS DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING.
FLZ039-042-043-048-049-051-052-055>057-060>062-065-142300-
/O.UPG.KTBW.FW.A.0043.080514T1700Z-080514T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KTBW.FW.W.0050.080514T1700Z-080514T2300Z/
LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK-MANATEE-
HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE-
531 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS
ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR
4 OR MORE HOURS OVER INLAND PORTIONS OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING. NEAR THE COAST THE SEA BREEZE IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON THUS LIMITING THE NUMBER OF HOURS OF
CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY.
A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR
THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN
24 HOURS.
$$
PRC
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Red Flag Warning

Okeechobee (Florida)

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
338 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
FLZ041-044>046-053-058-144-142300-
/O.UPG.KMLB.FW.A.0031.080514T1600Z-080514T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KMLB.FW.W.0035.080514T1600Z-080514T2300Z/
INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-OSCEOLA-OKEECHOBEE-
SOUTHERN LAKE-
338 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 35 PERCENT IS
EXPECTED OVER THE INTERIOR SECTIONS THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY
THE WESTERN INTERIOR SECTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.
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 WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
$$
GLITTO
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Red Flag Warning

Sarasota (Florida)

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
531 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
FOR ALL OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA...EXCEPT PINELLAS
COUNTY...FOR 4 OR MORE HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW
35 PERCENT...
.THE AIRMASS ACROSS THE REGION WILL BEGIN TO MODIFY TODAY...BUT
ENOUGH DRY AIR WILL REMAIN OVER INLAND AREAS TO ALLOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES TO REACH CRITICAL LEVELS DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING.
FLZ039-042-043-048-049-051-052-055>057-060>062-065-142300-
/O.UPG.KTBW.FW.A.0043.080514T1700Z-080514T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KTBW.FW.W.0050.080514T1700Z-080514T2300Z/
LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK-MANATEE-
HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE-
531 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS
ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR
4 OR MORE HOURS OVER INLAND PORTIONS OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING. NEAR THE COAST THE SEA BREEZE IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON THUS LIMITING THE NUMBER OF HOURS OF
CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY.
A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR
THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN
24 HOURS.
$$
PRC
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Red Flag Warning

De Soto (Florida)

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
531 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
FOR ALL OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA...EXCEPT PINELLAS
COUNTY...FOR 4 OR MORE HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW
35 PERCENT...
.THE AIRMASS ACROSS THE REGION WILL BEGIN TO MODIFY TODAY...BUT
ENOUGH DRY AIR WILL REMAIN OVER INLAND AREAS TO ALLOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES TO REACH CRITICAL LEVELS DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING.
FLZ039-042-043-048-049-051-052-055>057-060>062-065-142300-
/O.UPG.KTBW.FW.A.0043.080514T1700Z-080514T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KTBW.FW.W.0050.080514T1700Z-080514T2300Z/
LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK-MANATEE-
HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE-
531 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS
ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR
4 OR MORE HOURS OVER INLAND PORTIONS OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING. NEAR THE COAST THE SEA BREEZE IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON THUS LIMITING THE NUMBER OF HOURS OF
CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY.
A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR
THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN
24 HOURS.
$$
PRC
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Red Flag Warning

Charlotte (Florida)

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
531 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
FOR ALL OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA...EXCEPT PINELLAS
COUNTY...FOR 4 OR MORE HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW
35 PERCENT...
.THE AIRMASS ACROSS THE REGION WILL BEGIN TO MODIFY TODAY...BUT
ENOUGH DRY AIR WILL REMAIN OVER INLAND AREAS TO ALLOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES TO REACH CRITICAL LEVELS DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING.
FLZ039-042-043-048-049-051-052-055>057-060>062-065-142300-
/O.UPG.KTBW.FW.A.0043.080514T1700Z-080514T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KTBW.FW.W.0050.080514T1700Z-080514T2300Z/
LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK-MANATEE-
HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE-
531 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS
ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR
4 OR MORE HOURS OVER INLAND PORTIONS OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING. NEAR THE COAST THE SEA BREEZE IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON THUS LIMITING THE NUMBER OF HOURS OF
CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY.
A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR
THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN
24 HOURS.
$$
PRC
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Dense Smoke Advisory

Glades (Florida)

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
140 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
...DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY GLADES COUNTY UNTIL 200 AM...
DENSE SMOKE FROM THE FIRE IN LAKE OKEECHOBEE HAS LOWERED
VISIBILITY ALONG THE WESTERN SHORE OF THE LAKE.
FLZ063-150145-
/O.NEW.KMFL.SM.Y.0005.080514T1740Z-080515T0600Z/
GLADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMDALE...MOORE HAVEN
140 PM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
...DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A DENSE
SMOKE ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY.
THE GLADES COUNTY SHERIFF HAS REPORTED THAT VISIBILITY IN
MOORE HAVEN HAS FALLEN TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE IN DENSE SMOKE
FROM THE FIRE BURNING IN LAKE OKEECHOBEE. THE AREA HAS BEEN
REPORTED TO BE EXPANDING AROUND MOORE HAVEN AND THE FLORIDA
STATE HIGHWAY PATROL MAY CLOSE PORTIONS OF U.S. 27.
A DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY MEANS WIDESPREAD FIRES WILL CREATE
SMOKE...LIMITING VISIBILITIES.
IF DRIVING... SLOW DOWN...USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE
PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU IN CASE A SUDDEN STOP IS NEEDED.
THOSE WITH HEALTH CONCERNS SHOULD STAY INDOORS OR LIMIT ANY
OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.
$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Red Flag Warning

Glades (Florida)

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1045 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
...RED FLAG WARNING ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN SOUTH FLORIDA...
DEW| POINTS WILL NOT RECOVER ENOUGH TO PREVENT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
FROM FALLING BELOW 35% FOR FOUR OR MORE CONSECUTIVE HOURS.
FLZ063-066-069-070-142245-
/O.NEW.KMFL.FW.W.0032.080514T1700Z-080514T2300Z/
GLADES-HENDRY-COASTAL COLLIER-INLAND COLLIER-
1045 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 7 PM.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR
GLADES, HENDRY AND COLLIER COUNTIES FOR 4 OR MORE CONSECUTIVE
HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35% FOR GLADES, HENDRY AND
COLLIER COUNTIES.
THOUGH EASTERLY WINDS HAVE BEEN IMPORTING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ONTO
SOUTH FLORIDA...DEW POINTS IN WESTERN SOUTH FLORIDA MAY NOT CLIMB
ENOUGH TO PREVENT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FROM BEING BELOW 35% FOR 4
OR MORE CONSECUTIVE HOURS IN GLADES...HENDRY AND COLLIER COUNTIES.
IN WESTERN COASTAL COLLIER COUNTY...A WEST COAST SEA BREEZE SHOULD
DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND ALL OF THE ZONE WILL NOT BE AFFECTED
AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL INCREASE FROM THE COAST INLAND THIS
AFTERNOON. BUT THE PORTIONS OF COASTAL COLLIER WELL INLAND FROM
THE COAST COULD BE AFFECTED.
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 WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Red Flag Warning

Lee (Florida)

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
531 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
FOR ALL OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA...EXCEPT PINELLAS
COUNTY...FOR 4 OR MORE HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW
35 PERCENT...
.THE AIRMASS ACROSS THE REGION WILL BEGIN TO MODIFY TODAY...BUT
ENOUGH DRY AIR WILL REMAIN OVER INLAND AREAS TO ALLOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES TO REACH CRITICAL LEVELS DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING.
FLZ039-042-043-048-049-051-052-055>057-060>062-065-142300-
/O.UPG.KTBW.FW.A.0043.080514T1700Z-080514T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KTBW.FW.W.0050.080514T1700Z-080514T2300Z/
LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK-MANATEE-
HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE-
531 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS
ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR
4 OR MORE HOURS OVER INLAND PORTIONS OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING. NEAR THE COAST THE SEA BREEZE IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON THUS LIMITING THE NUMBER OF HOURS OF
CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY.
A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR
THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN
24 HOURS.
$$
PRC
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Red Flag Warning

Hendry (Florida)

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1045 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
...RED FLAG WARNING ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN SOUTH FLORIDA...
DEW| POINTS WILL NOT RECOVER ENOUGH TO PREVENT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
FROM FALLING BELOW 35% FOR FOUR OR MORE CONSECUTIVE HOURS.
FLZ063-066-069-070-142245-
/O.NEW.KMFL.FW.W.0032.080514T1700Z-080514T2300Z/
GLADES-HENDRY-COASTAL COLLIER-INLAND COLLIER-
1045 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 7 PM.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR
GLADES, HENDRY AND COLLIER COUNTIES FOR 4 OR MORE CONSECUTIVE
HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35% FOR GLADES, HENDRY AND
COLLIER COUNTIES.
THOUGH EASTERLY WINDS HAVE BEEN IMPORTING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ONTO
SOUTH FLORIDA...DEW POINTS IN WESTERN SOUTH FLORIDA MAY NOT CLIMB
ENOUGH TO PREVENT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FROM BEING BELOW 35% FOR 4
OR MORE CONSECUTIVE HOURS IN GLADES...HENDRY AND COLLIER COUNTIES.
IN WESTERN COASTAL COLLIER COUNTY...A WEST COAST SEA BREEZE SHOULD
DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND ALL OF THE ZONE WILL NOT BE AFFECTED
AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL INCREASE FROM THE COAST INLAND THIS
AFTERNOON. BUT THE PORTIONS OF COASTAL COLLIER WELL INLAND FROM
THE COAST COULD BE AFFECTED.
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 WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Red Flag Warning

Western Collier (Florida)

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1045 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
...RED FLAG WARNING ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN SOUTH FLORIDA...
DEW| POINTS WILL NOT RECOVER ENOUGH TO PREVENT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
FROM FALLING BELOW 35% FOR FOUR OR MORE CONSECUTIVE HOURS.
FLZ063-066-069-070-142245-
/O.NEW.KMFL.FW.W.0032.080514T1700Z-080514T2300Z/
GLADES-HENDRY-COASTAL COLLIER-INLAND COLLIER-
1045 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 7 PM.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR
GLADES, HENDRY AND COLLIER COUNTIES FOR 4 OR MORE CONSECUTIVE
HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35% FOR GLADES, HENDRY AND
COLLIER COUNTIES.
THOUGH EASTERLY WINDS HAVE BEEN IMPORTING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ONTO
SOUTH FLORIDA...DEW POINTS IN WESTERN SOUTH FLORIDA MAY NOT CLIMB
ENOUGH TO PREVENT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FROM BEING BELOW 35% FOR 4
OR MORE CONSECUTIVE HOURS IN GLADES...HENDRY AND COLLIER COUNTIES.
IN WESTERN COASTAL COLLIER COUNTY...A WEST COAST SEA BREEZE SHOULD
DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND ALL OF THE ZONE WILL NOT BE AFFECTED
AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL INCREASE FROM THE COAST INLAND THIS
AFTERNOON. BUT THE PORTIONS OF COASTAL COLLIER WELL INLAND FROM
THE COAST COULD BE AFFECTED.
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 WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Red Flag Warning

Eastern Collier (Florida)

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1045 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
...RED FLAG WARNING ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN SOUTH FLORIDA...
DEW| POINTS WILL NOT RECOVER ENOUGH TO PREVENT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
FROM FALLING BELOW 35% FOR FOUR OR MORE CONSECUTIVE HOURS.
FLZ063-066-069-070-142245-
/O.NEW.KMFL.FW.W.0032.080514T1700Z-080514T2300Z/
GLADES-HENDRY-COASTAL COLLIER-INLAND COLLIER-
1045 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 7 PM.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR
GLADES, HENDRY AND COLLIER COUNTIES FOR 4 OR MORE CONSECUTIVE
HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35% FOR GLADES, HENDRY AND
COLLIER COUNTIES.
THOUGH EASTERLY WINDS HAVE BEEN IMPORTING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ONTO
SOUTH FLORIDA...DEW POINTS IN WESTERN SOUTH FLORIDA MAY NOT CLIMB
ENOUGH TO PREVENT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FROM BEING BELOW 35% FOR 4
OR MORE CONSECUTIVE HOURS IN GLADES...HENDRY AND COLLIER COUNTIES.
IN WESTERN COASTAL COLLIER COUNTY...A WEST COAST SEA BREEZE SHOULD
DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND ALL OF THE ZONE WILL NOT BE AFFECTED
AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL INCREASE FROM THE COAST INLAND THIS
AFTERNOON. BUT THE PORTIONS OF COASTAL COLLIER WELL INLAND FROM
THE COAST COULD BE AFFECTED.
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 WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
$$
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Red Flag Warning

Southern Lake (Florida)

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
338 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
FLZ041-044>046-053-058-144-142300-
/O.UPG.KMLB.FW.A.0031.080514T1600Z-080514T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KMLB.FW.W.0035.080514T1600Z-080514T2300Z/
INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-OSCEOLA-OKEECHOBEE-
SOUTHERN LAKE-
338 AM EDT WED MAY 14 2008
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 35 PERCENT IS
EXPECTED OVER THE INTERIOR SECTIONS THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY
THE WESTERN INTERIOR SECTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.
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 WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
$$
GLITTO
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