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RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
629 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009

FLZ033-038-161130-
/O.EXP.KJAX.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090115T2300Z/
/O.CON.KJAX.FW.A.0007.090116T1600Z-090116T2300Z/
ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-
629 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA DUE TO LONG
DURATIONS OF LOW RH...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR TODAY...

ON FRIDAY...MIN RH VALUES ARE FORECAST TO FALL TO 20 TO 25
PERCENT INLAND TO 25 T0 35 PERCENT CLOSER TO THE COAST. CRITICALLY
LOW RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED FOR 5 TO 7 HOURS. SUSTAINED WINDS MAY
NEAR 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED
FLAG WARNINGS.

$$







RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
607 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009

...A VERY DRY AIR MASS WILL AFFECT AREAS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA
ON FRIDAY...

FLZ041-044>046-053-144-161130-
/O.EXP.KMLB.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090115T2300Z/
/O.CON.KMLB.FW.A.0005.090116T1700Z-090116T2300Z/
INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-OSCEOLA-
SOUTHERN LAKE-
607 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

A VERY COLD AIR MASS WILL BE OVER THE AREA ON FRIDAY AND
CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE
AFTERNOON.

LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.

$$


RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
555 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR LONG
DURATIONS OF LOW HUMIDITIES FOR ALL COUNTIES EXCEPT PINELLAS...

.COOLER AND MUCH DRIER AIR IS SETTLING INTO THE AREA. THIS
AIRMASS WILL GET REINFORCED BY A SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR FRIDAY...
KEEPING DANGEROUS FIRE CONDITIONS IN PLACE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

FLZ039-042-043-048-049-051-052-055>057-060-061-161230-
/O.EXP.KTBW.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090115T2300Z/
/O.CON.KTBW.FW.A.0005.090116T1700Z-090116T2300Z/
LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK-MANATEE-
HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-
555 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

CONDITIONS WILL DRY OUT AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES NEARING CRITICAL LEVELS.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD.

$$


RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
555 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR LONG
DURATIONS OF LOW HUMIDITIES FOR ALL COUNTIES EXCEPT PINELLAS...

.COOLER AND MUCH DRIER AIR IS SETTLING INTO THE AREA. THIS
AIRMASS WILL GET REINFORCED BY A SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR FRIDAY...
KEEPING DANGEROUS FIRE CONDITIONS IN PLACE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

FLZ062-065-161230-
/O.CON.KTBW.FW.A.0005.090116T1700Z-090116T2300Z/
CHARLOTTE-LEE-
555 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

CONDITIONS WILL DRY OUT FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
NEARING CRITICAL LEVELS.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD.

$$








RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
242 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TODAY ACROSS THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR A MARGINAL DURATIONS OF RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT...

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
WELL BELOW 20 PERCENT...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE
NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR LONG DURATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
BELOW 25 PERCENT...

.A COLD AND VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL FLOW INTO THE REGION IN THE WAKE
OF AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT. VERY COLD OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL FOLLOW
FOR TONIGHT AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY NIGHT WITH TEENS INLAND AND LOWER TO
MIDDLE 20S CLOSER TO THE COAST. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW
CRITICAL LEVELS FOR A MARGINAL DURATION OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TODAY...BUT THEN RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO BELOW 20
PERCENT ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST
FLORIDA PANHANDLE ON FRIDAY. GULF MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY
RETURN TO THE REGION ON SATURDAY...BUT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL STILL
DROP TO AROUND 20 PERCENT ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL
ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

FLZ001>006-161245-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0005.090117T1500Z-090118T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090116T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0006.090116T1500Z-090117T0600Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-
242 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST FRIDAY NIGHT...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM
FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST FRIDAY NIGHT.

RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR A MARGINAL
DURATION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON TODAY. RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT AGAIN FRIDAY MORNING...AND WILL
REMAIN BELOW 20 PERCENT FOR MUCH OF THE DAY ON FRIDAY. THE RELATIVE
HUMIDITY ON FRIDAY WONT LIKELY RISE ABOVE 35 PERCENT UNTIL THE LATE
EVENING HOURS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT DURING
SATURDAY MORNING THEN LATER RETURN ABOVE 35 PERCENT LATE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. VERY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL MAKE FOR AN INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR FIRE GROWTH.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

$$


RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
242 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TODAY ACROSS THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR A MARGINAL DURATIONS OF RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT...

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
WELL BELOW 20 PERCENT...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE
NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR LONG DURATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
BELOW 25 PERCENT...

.A COLD AND VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL FLOW INTO THE REGION IN THE WAKE
OF AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT. VERY COLD OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL FOLLOW
FOR TONIGHT AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY NIGHT WITH TEENS INLAND AND LOWER TO
MIDDLE 20S CLOSER TO THE COAST. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW
CRITICAL LEVELS FOR A MARGINAL DURATION OVER THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TODAY...BUT THEN RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO BELOW 20
PERCENT ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST
FLORIDA PANHANDLE ON FRIDAY. GULF MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY
RETURN TO THE REGION ON SATURDAY...BUT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL STILL
DROP TO AROUND 20 PERCENT ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL
ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

ALZ051>064-161245-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.A.0005.090117T1600Z-090117T2300Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.FW.W.0006.090116T1500Z-090117T0300Z/
CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-
ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-
LOWER BALDWIN-
242 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST
FRIDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM
CST FRIDAY.

RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ON FRIDAY WILL FALL BELOW 25 PERCENT IN
THE MID MORNING HOURS...AND WONT LIKELY RISE ABOVE 25 PERCENT
UNTIL THE EVENING HOURS FRIDAY NIGHT.  RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP
BELOW 25 PERCENT AGAIN LATE SATURDAY MORNING THEN LATER RETURN ABOVE
35 PERCENT LATER SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. VERY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL MAKE FOR AN INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR FIRE GROWTH.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

$$





FIRE WEATHER WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
239 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA FOR
FRIDAY...

.DRY AIR CONTINUES TO MAKE ITS WAY ACROSS THE AREA. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL
HOURS ON FRIDAY. RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY TO BE MET ON
FRIDAY.

ALZ011>015-017>050-161100-
/O.EXT.KBMX.FW.A.0002.090116T1800Z-090116T2300Z/
MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-
CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR-
TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON-
COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-MARENGO-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-
MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR-
239 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON ON FRIDAY
UNTIL 5 PM FRIDAY.

DRY AIR CONTINUES TO MAKE ITS WAY ACROSS THE AREA. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL
HOURS ON FRIDAY. RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY TO BE MET ON
FRIDAY.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

$$

KSL






URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
115 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GLADES...HENDRY...AND
COLLIER COUNTIES...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR GLADES... HENDRY...AND COLLIER COUNTIES FOR
EXPECTATIONS OF 4 OR MORE CONSECUTIVE HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY
BELOW 35 PERCENT...

FLZ063-066-069-070-161000-
/O.CAN.KMFL.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090115T2300Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.FW.A.0004.090116T1600Z-090116T2300Z/
GLADES-HENDRY-COASTAL COLLIER-INLAND COLLIER-
115 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GLADES...HENDRY...AND
COLLIER COUNTIES...

CLOUD COVER THIS AFTERNOON HAS INHIBITED THE WARMING THEREFORE
KEEPING THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES. THERE IS
LOW CONFIDENCE NOW THAT WE MAY SEE ONE OR TWO HOURS NEAR 35
PERCENT LATER THIS AFTERNOON FROM NORTHERN COLLIER TO NORTHERN
GLADES COUNTIES.

A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO PRESS SOUTHWARD IN THE WAKE
OF THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE ON TUESDAY EVENING. AS TEMPERATURES
WARM INTO THE UPPER 60S AND LOWER 70S FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND DEW
POINTS FALL INTO THE 30S...EXPECT A POSSIBILITY THAT RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL TO FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR FOUR OR MORE
CONSECUTIVE HOURS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA...THEREFORE THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH THAT WAS ISSUED FOR FRIDAY REMAINS IN EFFECT.

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.

&&

$$







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