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FNUS62 KTBW 220736
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FLZ039-043-055-056-061-230000-
LEVY-SUMTER-MANATEE-HARDEE-DE SOTO-

FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
336 AM EDT TUE MAY 22 2012

...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON FOR
LEVY...SUMTER...MANATEE...HARDEE...AND DE SOTO COUNTIES...

WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR FIRE SPREAD

   * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: FALLING TO 25 TO 30 PERCENT.

   * WIND: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

   * FUELS: DRY

   * TIMING: EARLY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

OUTDOOR BURNING ACTIVITIES THAT CAUSE OPEN SPARKS OR FLAMES ARE
DISCOURAGED...INCLUDING BURNING YARD WASTE...COOKING OVER OPEN
FIRES AND TOSSING CIGARETTES ON THE GROUND.

FIRE AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT WEATHER AND
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR THE IGNITION...
DEVELOPMENT AND SPREAD OF UNCONTROLLED FIRES.

A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR...BUT NOT MEETING OR EXCEEDING...
RED FLAG WARNING CRITERIA. WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY ALLOW FOR THE
SPREAD OF WILDFIRES. REPORT NEW WILDFIRES QUICKLY TO THE NEAREST
FIRE DEPARTMENT OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE.

OPTIONAL INFORMATION

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JCM