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000 WWUS82 KTAE 250724 RFWTAE RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 324 AM EDT THU SEP 25 2008 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /NOON CDT/ TO 6 PM EDT /5 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND WESTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS COMBINED WITH HIGH DISPERSION INDICES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA DUE TO EXPECTED 1 TO 2 HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR JUST BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS COMBINED WITH SURFACE WINDS AROUND 10 MPH AND KBDI VALUES ABOVE 500... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED THIS AFTERNOON FOR MADISON AND TAYLOR COUNTIES IN THE EASTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE EASTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND... .DISCUSSION...DRY AIR CONTINUES TO WRAP INTO THE FORECAST AREA AROUND LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE CAROLINA COASTLINE. THIS DRIER IS ONCE AGAIN EXPECTED TO RESULT IN RED FLAG CONDITIONS BEING ACHIEVED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND NORTHERN FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON. SOME INCREASE IN MOISTURE MAY CUT BACK ON AFTERNOON MIXING OVER THE EASTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND AND CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS NO LONGER EXPECTED OVER THIS AREA. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FIRE WEATHER WATCHES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME LOCATIONS UNDER WARNING TODAY. FLZ019-028-250830- /O.CAN.KTAE.FW.W.0083.080925T1700Z-080925T2200Z/ /O.CAN.KTAE.FW.A.0071.080926T1800Z-080926T2200Z/ MADISON-TAYLOR- 324 AM EDT THU SEP 25 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON. INCREASING MOISTURE ABOVE THE SURFACE IS EXPECTED TO LIMIT AFTERNOON HEATING AND CRITICAL LEVELS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE NO LONGER ANTICIPATED. $$ FLZ029-034-250830- /O.CAN.KTAE.FW.A.0071.080926T1800Z-080926T2200Z/ LAFAYETTE-DIXIE- 324 AM EDT THU SEP 25 2008 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS CRITICAL LEVELS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE NO LONGER ANTICIPATED. $$ ALZ065>069-252015- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0070.080925T1800Z-080925T2200Z/ /O.EXB.KTAE.FW.W.0083.080925T1800Z-080925T2200Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0071.080926T1800Z-080926T2200Z/ COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON- 224 AM CDT THU SEP 25 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO EXPECTED RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 30 PERCENT COMBINED WITH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH AND KBDI VALUES ABOVE 500. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO ANTICIPATED RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 30 PERCENT COMBINED WITH AFTERNOON WINDS AROUND 10 MPH AND KBDI VALUES ABOVE 500. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH KBDI VALUES WILL ENHANCE 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. $$ FLZ007-009>018-026-027-252015- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0083.080925T1700Z-080925T2200Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0071.080926T1800Z-080926T2200Z/ INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN- GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA- 324 AM EDT THU SEP 25 2008 /224 AM CDT THU SEP 25 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /NOON CDT/ TO 6 PM EDT /5 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /NOON CDT/ TO 6 PM EDT /5 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO EXPECTED DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 35 PERCENT COMBINED WITH DISPERSION INDICES AT OR ABOVE 75. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO ANTICIPATED DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 35 PERCENT COMBINED WITH HIGH DISPERSION INDICES. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH DISPERSION INDICES WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ 14-MROCZKA