Fire Weather Watch
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.
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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.
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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.
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MARTIN-
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 IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST
THIS EVENING.
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...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
429 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010
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HAMILTON-SUWANNEE-COLUMBIA-BAKER-NASSAU-DUVAL-UNION-BRADFORD-CLAY-
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.
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
404 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010
...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA EXCEPT
FOR COASTAL SECTIONS OF COLLIER COUNTY AND FAR SOUTH SECTIONS OF
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR 4
HOURS OR MORE FROM 1PM UNTIL 6PM TODAY...
...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA FOR
RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR 4 HOURS OR MORE FROM NOON
UNTIL 5PM THURSDAY...
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GLADES-HENDRY-INLAND PALM BEACH-METRO PALM BEACH-INLAND COLLIER-
INLAND BROWARD-METRO BROWARD-INLAND MIAMI DADE-METRO MIAMI DADE-
MAINLAND MONROE-COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-
COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
404 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM
EST THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE TRANSPORTED A MUCH DRIER AIRMASS DOWN THE
FLORIDA PENINSULA INTO SOUTH FLORIDA. TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS INTO THE REGION WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO REMAIN ELEVATED
WITH WINDS ACROSS COASTAL SECTIONS OF SOUTH FLORIDA IN THE 13 TO
17 MPH RANGE WITH SLIGHTLY LOWER VALUES FARTHER INLAND. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL LIKELY FALL TO OR BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR 4 OR
MORE HOURS. THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT EAST THROUGH
THURSDAY, BUT THE DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING LIKELY PRODUCING ANOTHER DRY DAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
&&
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
404 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010
...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA EXCEPT
FOR COASTAL SECTIONS OF COLLIER COUNTY AND FAR SOUTH SECTIONS OF
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR 4
HOURS OR MORE FROM 1PM UNTIL 6PM TODAY...
...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA FOR
RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR 4 HOURS OR MORE FROM NOON
UNTIL 5PM THURSDAY...
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COASTAL COLLIER-FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE-
404 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
A DRY AIRMASS WILL SPREAD ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA BY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON PRODUCING FOUR OR MORE HOURS OF 35 PERCENT OR LESS
RELATIVE HUMIDITY DURING THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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
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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INLAND WALTON-COASTAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-
CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-
WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-DIXIE-
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.
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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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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.
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