000 FNUS62 KJAX 230711 RFDJAX FLZ020>022-232200- FIRE DANGER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 311 AM EDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR COLUMBIA...HAMILTON AND SUWANNEE COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON... MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE NEAR 30 PERCENT FOR 4 TO 5 HOURS THIS AFTERNOON AND IN ADDITION THE ERC VALUES WILL BE BETWEEN 30 AND 34. EMERGENCY OFFICIALS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY BECOME CONDUCIVE FOR THE IGNITION AND RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRES. FIRE DANGER STATEMENTS ARE ISSUED WHEN FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE APPROACHING...BUT NOT MEETING OR EXCEEDING...RED FLAG WARNING CRITERIA. $$