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RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
650 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-160800-
/O.CON.KGSP.FW.W.0002.090116T1600Z-090117T0000Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-
650 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM EST
FRIDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM EST
FRIDAY FOR EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON EVEN THOUGH IT WILL BE COLD...IT WILL BE
EXTREMELY DRY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING INTO THE 15 TO 20
PERCENT RANGE DURING THE AFTERNOON.

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.

$$

MOORE




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

FLZ020>023-030-031-035-036-040-161130-
/O.EXP.KJAX.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090115T2300Z/
/O.CON.KJAX.FW.W.0006.090116T1400Z-090117T0000Z/
HAMILTON-SUWANNEE-COLUMBIA-BAKER-UNION-BRADFORD-GILCHRIST-ALACHUA-
MARION-
629 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM EST
FRIDAY 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 15 TO 25
PERCENT. CRITICALLY LOW RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED FOR 7 TO 9 HOURS.

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.

$$


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

FLZ024-025-032-037-161130-
/O.EXP.KJAX.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090115T2300Z/
/O.CON.KJAX.FW.W.0006.090116T1600Z-090116T2300Z/
NASSAU-DUVAL-CLAY-PUTNAM-
629 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM EST
FRIDAY FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RH...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR TODAY...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY.

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 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.

$$


RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
309 PM PST THU JAN 15 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SATURDAY FOR THE
VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY  MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE SANTA
MONICA RANGE DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM FRIDAY FOR THE VENTURA
AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY COASTS AND COASTAL VALLEYS DUE TO GUSTY
NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

.VERY DRY OFFSHORE FLOW CONTINUES WITH AT LEAST 15 STATIONS
ACROSS LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES NOW REPORTING AT LEAST 48
CONSECUTIVE HOURS OF HUMIDITIES AT OR BELOW 10 PERCENT. IN
ADDITION, OFFSHORE FLOW IS STRENGTHENING AND WINDS ARE STARTING TO
INCREASE AGAIN. NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED
TONIGHT IN THE MOUNTAINS AND UP TO 45 MPH IN THE VALLEYS AND
COASTAL AREAS. WINDS WILL PEAK LATER TONIGHT THROUGH NOON FRIDAY
BEFORE DECREASING FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.

COMPUTER MODELS ARE SHOWING A 5 TO 10 PERCENT INCREASE IN HUMIDITIES
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY, HOWEVER CONFIDENCE IN THIS HAPPENING IS
NOT HIGH AND IT`S POSSIBLE HUMIDITIES COULD REMAIN BELOW 10 PERCENT
THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY AND POSSIBLY THE ENTIRE WEEKEND. FOR NOW,
THE MOUNTAIN RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM
SATURDAY, THOUGH WIND SPEEDS AND HUMIDITIES MAY START TO DROP BELOW
CRITICAL LEVELS DURING THAT TIME. AT LOWER ELEVATIONS, THE DECREASE
IN WINDS FRIDAY NIGHT SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE RED FLAG
WARNINGS TO EXPIRE DURING THE EVENING, HOWEVER IT`S POSSIBLE THAT
WINDS MAY LINGER LONG ENOUGH TO WARRANT AN EXTENSION INTO SATURDAY.

HIGH TEMPERATURES THE NEXT FEW DAYS SHOULD BE TRENDING SLIGHTLY
COOLER AS HIGH PRESSURE WEAKENS TO OUR NORTH AND A DRY UPPER LEVEL
WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES IN FROM THE NORTHEAST. HIGHS WILL STILL BE AT
LEAST 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMALS, BUT COOLER BY 4 TO 8 DEGREES BY
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

DRY OFFSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. HOWEVER,
AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS WIND SPEEDS WILL NOT BE STRONG ENOUGH NOR
HUMIDITIES LOW ENOUGH TO WARRANT A RED FLAG WARNING BEYOND SATURDAY
NIGHT.

CAZ244-245-161800-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090117T0400Z/
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
309 PM PST THU JAN 15 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST FRIDAY DUE
TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST FRIDAY.

NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH TODAY WILL
INCREASE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE.
MEANWHILE...HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN AT OR BELOW 20 PERCENT ACROSS
MUCH OF THE AREA AT LEAST THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

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. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

$$


RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
309 PM PST THU JAN 15 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SATURDAY FOR THE
VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY  MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE SANTA
MONICA RANGE DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM FRIDAY FOR THE VENTURA
AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY COASTS AND COASTAL VALLEYS DUE TO GUSTY
NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

.VERY DRY OFFSHORE FLOW CONTINUES WITH AT LEAST 15 STATIONS
ACROSS LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES NOW REPORTING AT LEAST 48
CONSECUTIVE HOURS OF HUMIDITIES AT OR BELOW 10 PERCENT. IN
ADDITION, OFFSHORE FLOW IS STRENGTHENING AND WINDS ARE STARTING TO
INCREASE AGAIN. NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED
TONIGHT IN THE MOUNTAINS AND UP TO 45 MPH IN THE VALLEYS AND
COASTAL AREAS. WINDS WILL PEAK LATER TONIGHT THROUGH NOON FRIDAY
BEFORE DECREASING FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.

COMPUTER MODELS ARE SHOWING A 5 TO 10 PERCENT INCREASE IN HUMIDITIES
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY, HOWEVER CONFIDENCE IN THIS HAPPENING IS
NOT HIGH AND IT`S POSSIBLE HUMIDITIES COULD REMAIN BELOW 10 PERCENT
THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY AND POSSIBLY THE ENTIRE WEEKEND. FOR NOW,
THE MOUNTAIN RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM
SATURDAY, THOUGH WIND SPEEDS AND HUMIDITIES MAY START TO DROP BELOW
CRITICAL LEVELS DURING THAT TIME. AT LOWER ELEVATIONS, THE DECREASE
IN WINDS FRIDAY NIGHT SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE RED FLAG
WARNINGS TO EXPIRE DURING THE EVENING, HOWEVER IT`S POSSIBLE THAT
WINDS MAY LINGER LONG ENOUGH TO WARRANT AN EXTENSION INTO SATURDAY.

HIGH TEMPERATURES THE NEXT FEW DAYS SHOULD BE TRENDING SLIGHTLY
COOLER AS HIGH PRESSURE WEAKENS TO OUR NORTH AND A DRY UPPER LEVEL
WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES IN FROM THE NORTHEAST. HIGHS WILL STILL BE AT
LEAST 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMALS, BUT COOLER BY 4 TO 8 DEGREES BY
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

DRY OFFSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. HOWEVER,
AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS WIND SPEEDS WILL NOT BE STRONG ENOUGH NOR
HUMIDITIES LOW ENOUGH TO WARRANT A RED FLAG WARNING BEYOND SATURDAY
NIGHT.

CAZ547-161800-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090117T0400Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
309 PM PST THU JAN 15 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST FRIDAY DUE TO
GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST FRIDAY.

NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY WITH
GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS
THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTION OF THE VALLEY.
MEANWHILE...HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN AT OR BELOW 20 PERCENT ACROSS
MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY NIGHT.

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. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

$$


RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
309 PM PST THU JAN 15 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SATURDAY FOR THE
VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY  MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE SANTA
MONICA RANGE DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM FRIDAY FOR THE VENTURA
AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY COASTS AND COASTAL VALLEYS DUE TO GUSTY
NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

.VERY DRY OFFSHORE FLOW CONTINUES WITH AT LEAST 15 STATIONS
ACROSS LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES NOW REPORTING AT LEAST 48
CONSECUTIVE HOURS OF HUMIDITIES AT OR BELOW 10 PERCENT. IN
ADDITION, OFFSHORE FLOW IS STRENGTHENING AND WINDS ARE STARTING TO
INCREASE AGAIN. NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED
TONIGHT IN THE MOUNTAINS AND UP TO 45 MPH IN THE VALLEYS AND
COASTAL AREAS. WINDS WILL PEAK LATER TONIGHT THROUGH NOON FRIDAY
BEFORE DECREASING FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.

COMPUTER MODELS ARE SHOWING A 5 TO 10 PERCENT INCREASE IN HUMIDITIES
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY, HOWEVER CONFIDENCE IN THIS HAPPENING IS
NOT HIGH AND IT`S POSSIBLE HUMIDITIES COULD REMAIN BELOW 10 PERCENT
THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY AND POSSIBLY THE ENTIRE WEEKEND. FOR NOW,
THE MOUNTAIN RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM
SATURDAY, THOUGH WIND SPEEDS AND HUMIDITIES MAY START TO DROP BELOW
CRITICAL LEVELS DURING THAT TIME. AT LOWER ELEVATIONS, THE DECREASE
IN WINDS FRIDAY NIGHT SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE RED FLAG
WARNINGS TO EXPIRE DURING THE EVENING, HOWEVER IT`S POSSIBLE THAT
WINDS MAY LINGER LONG ENOUGH TO WARRANT AN EXTENSION INTO SATURDAY.

HIGH TEMPERATURES THE NEXT FEW DAYS SHOULD BE TRENDING SLIGHTLY
COOLER AS HIGH PRESSURE WEAKENS TO OUR NORTH AND A DRY UPPER LEVEL
WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES IN FROM THE NORTHEAST. HIGHS WILL STILL BE AT
LEAST 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMALS, BUT COOLER BY 4 TO 8 DEGREES BY
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

DRY OFFSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. HOWEVER,
AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS WIND SPEEDS WILL NOT BE STRONG ENOUGH NOR
HUMIDITIES LOW ENOUGH TO WARRANT A RED FLAG WARNING BEYOND SATURDAY
NIGHT.

CAZ240-161800-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090117T0400Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COASTS-
309 PM PST THU JAN 15 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST FRIDAY DUE TO
GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST FRIDAY.

NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH TODAY WILL
INCREASE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE.
MEANWHILE...HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN AT OR BELOW 25 PERCENT ACROSS
MUCH OF THE AREA AT LEAST THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

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. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

$$

WOFFORD





RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
309 PM PST THU JAN 15 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SATURDAY FOR THE
VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY  MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE SANTA
MONICA RANGE DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM FRIDAY FOR THE VENTURA
AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY COASTS AND COASTAL VALLEYS DUE TO GUSTY
NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

.VERY DRY OFFSHORE FLOW CONTINUES WITH AT LEAST 15 STATIONS
ACROSS LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES NOW REPORTING AT LEAST 48
CONSECUTIVE HOURS OF HUMIDITIES AT OR BELOW 10 PERCENT. IN
ADDITION, OFFSHORE FLOW IS STRENGTHENING AND WINDS ARE STARTING TO
INCREASE AGAIN. NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED
TONIGHT IN THE MOUNTAINS AND UP TO 45 MPH IN THE VALLEYS AND
COASTAL AREAS. WINDS WILL PEAK LATER TONIGHT THROUGH NOON FRIDAY
BEFORE DECREASING FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.

COMPUTER MODELS ARE SHOWING A 5 TO 10 PERCENT INCREASE IN HUMIDITIES
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY, HOWEVER CONFIDENCE IN THIS HAPPENING IS
NOT HIGH AND IT`S POSSIBLE HUMIDITIES COULD REMAIN BELOW 10 PERCENT
THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY AND POSSIBLY THE ENTIRE WEEKEND. FOR NOW,
THE MOUNTAIN RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM
SATURDAY, THOUGH WIND SPEEDS AND HUMIDITIES MAY START TO DROP BELOW
CRITICAL LEVELS DURING THAT TIME. AT LOWER ELEVATIONS, THE DECREASE
IN WINDS FRIDAY NIGHT SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE RED FLAG
WARNINGS TO EXPIRE DURING THE EVENING, HOWEVER IT`S POSSIBLE THAT
WINDS MAY LINGER LONG ENOUGH TO WARRANT AN EXTENSION INTO SATURDAY.

HIGH TEMPERATURES THE NEXT FEW DAYS SHOULD BE TRENDING SLIGHTLY
COOLER AS HIGH PRESSURE WEAKENS TO OUR NORTH AND A DRY UPPER LEVEL
WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES IN FROM THE NORTHEAST. HIGHS WILL STILL BE AT
LEAST 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMALS, BUT COOLER BY 4 TO 8 DEGREES BY
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

DRY OFFSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. HOWEVER,
AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS WIND SPEEDS WILL NOT BE STRONG ENOUGH NOR
HUMIDITIES LOW ENOUGH TO WARRANT A RED FLAG WARNING BEYOND SATURDAY
NIGHT.

CAZ253-254-161800-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090118T0400Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS / LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS / ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST-
309 PM PST THU JAN 15 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SATURDAY DUE
TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SATURDAY.

AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH
TODAY WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH
POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS EASTERN VENTURA AND
WESTERN LOS ANGELES COUNTIES. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE
FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...HOWEVER GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE STILL
POSSIBLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. MEANWHILE...WIDESPREAD HUMIDITIES AT
OR BELOW 10 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY WITH JUST A SLIGHT
INCREASE OVER THE WEEKEND.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
OCCURRING NOW. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH
POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN
THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

$$


RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
309 PM PST THU JAN 15 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SATURDAY FOR THE
VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY  MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE SANTA
MONICA RANGE DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM FRIDAY FOR THE VENTURA
AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY COASTS AND COASTAL VALLEYS DUE TO GUSTY
NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

.VERY DRY OFFSHORE FLOW CONTINUES WITH AT LEAST 15 STATIONS
ACROSS LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES NOW REPORTING AT LEAST 48
CONSECUTIVE HOURS OF HUMIDITIES AT OR BELOW 10 PERCENT. IN
ADDITION, OFFSHORE FLOW IS STRENGTHENING AND WINDS ARE STARTING TO
INCREASE AGAIN. NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED
TONIGHT IN THE MOUNTAINS AND UP TO 45 MPH IN THE VALLEYS AND
COASTAL AREAS. WINDS WILL PEAK LATER TONIGHT THROUGH NOON FRIDAY
BEFORE DECREASING FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.

COMPUTER MODELS ARE SHOWING A 5 TO 10 PERCENT INCREASE IN HUMIDITIES
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY, HOWEVER CONFIDENCE IN THIS HAPPENING IS
NOT HIGH AND IT`S POSSIBLE HUMIDITIES COULD REMAIN BELOW 10 PERCENT
THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY AND POSSIBLY THE ENTIRE WEEKEND. FOR NOW,
THE MOUNTAIN RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM
SATURDAY, THOUGH WIND SPEEDS AND HUMIDITIES MAY START TO DROP BELOW
CRITICAL LEVELS DURING THAT TIME. AT LOWER ELEVATIONS, THE DECREASE
IN WINDS FRIDAY NIGHT SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE RED FLAG
WARNINGS TO EXPIRE DURING THE EVENING, HOWEVER IT`S POSSIBLE THAT
WINDS MAY LINGER LONG ENOUGH TO WARRANT AN EXTENSION INTO SATURDAY.

HIGH TEMPERATURES THE NEXT FEW DAYS SHOULD BE TRENDING SLIGHTLY
COOLER AS HIGH PRESSURE WEAKENS TO OUR NORTH AND A DRY UPPER LEVEL
WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES IN FROM THE NORTHEAST. HIGHS WILL STILL BE AT
LEAST 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMALS, BUT COOLER BY 4 TO 8 DEGREES BY
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

DRY OFFSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. HOWEVER,
AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS WIND SPEEDS WILL NOT BE STRONG ENOUGH NOR
HUMIDITIES LOW ENOUGH TO WARRANT A RED FLAG WARNING BEYOND SATURDAY
NIGHT.

CAZ246-161800-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090118T0400Z/
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
309 PM PST THU JAN 15 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SATURDAY DUE
TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SATURDAY.

AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH TODAY
WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE.
THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY...HOWEVER GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. MEANWHILE...WIDESPREAD HUMIDITIES AT OR BELOW 10 PERCENT
ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY WITH JUST A SLIGHT INCREASE OVER THE
WEEKEND.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
OCCURRING NOW. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH
POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN
THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

$$


RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
309 PM PST THU JAN 15 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SATURDAY FOR THE
VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY  MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE SANTA
MONICA RANGE DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM FRIDAY FOR THE VENTURA
AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY COASTS AND COASTAL VALLEYS DUE TO GUSTY
NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

.VERY DRY OFFSHORE FLOW CONTINUES WITH AT LEAST 15 STATIONS
ACROSS LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES NOW REPORTING AT LEAST 48
CONSECUTIVE HOURS OF HUMIDITIES AT OR BELOW 10 PERCENT. IN
ADDITION, OFFSHORE FLOW IS STRENGTHENING AND WINDS ARE STARTING TO
INCREASE AGAIN. NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED
TONIGHT IN THE MOUNTAINS AND UP TO 45 MPH IN THE VALLEYS AND
COASTAL AREAS. WINDS WILL PEAK LATER TONIGHT THROUGH NOON FRIDAY
BEFORE DECREASING FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.

COMPUTER MODELS ARE SHOWING A 5 TO 10 PERCENT INCREASE IN HUMIDITIES
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY, HOWEVER CONFIDENCE IN THIS HAPPENING IS
NOT HIGH AND IT`S POSSIBLE HUMIDITIES COULD REMAIN BELOW 10 PERCENT
THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY AND POSSIBLY THE ENTIRE WEEKEND. FOR NOW,
THE MOUNTAIN RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM
SATURDAY, THOUGH WIND SPEEDS AND HUMIDITIES MAY START TO DROP BELOW
CRITICAL LEVELS DURING THAT TIME. AT LOWER ELEVATIONS, THE DECREASE
IN WINDS FRIDAY NIGHT SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE RED FLAG
WARNINGS TO EXPIRE DURING THE EVENING, HOWEVER IT`S POSSIBLE THAT
WINDS MAY LINGER LONG ENOUGH TO WARRANT AN EXTENSION INTO SATURDAY.

HIGH TEMPERATURES THE NEXT FEW DAYS SHOULD BE TRENDING SLIGHTLY
COOLER AS HIGH PRESSURE WEAKENS TO OUR NORTH AND A DRY UPPER LEVEL
WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES IN FROM THE NORTHEAST. HIGHS WILL STILL BE AT
LEAST 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMALS, BUT COOLER BY 4 TO 8 DEGREES BY
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

DRY OFFSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. HOWEVER,
AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS WIND SPEEDS WILL NOT BE STRONG ENOUGH NOR
HUMIDITIES LOW ENOUGH TO WARRANT A RED FLAG WARNING BEYOND SATURDAY
NIGHT.

CAZ288-161800-
/O.CON.KLOX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090117T0400Z/
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
309 PM PST THU JAN 15 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST FRIDAY DUE TO
GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST FRIDAY.

NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH TODAY ARE
EXPECTED TO INCREASE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH
POSSIBLE. MEANWHILE...HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT OR
BELOW 20 PERCENT THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY NIGHT.

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. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

$$


RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
309 PM PST THU JAN 15 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SATURDAY FOR THE
VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY  MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE SANTA
MONICA RANGE DUE TO GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM FRIDAY FOR THE VENTURA
AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY COASTS AND COASTAL VALLEYS DUE TO GUSTY
NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

.VERY DRY OFFSHORE FLOW CONTINUES WITH AT LEAST 15 STATIONS
ACROSS LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES NOW REPORTING AT LEAST 48
CONSECUTIVE HOURS OF HUMIDITIES AT OR BELOW 10 PERCENT. IN
ADDITION, OFFSHORE FLOW IS STRENGTHENING AND WINDS ARE STARTING TO
INCREASE AGAIN. NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED
TONIGHT IN THE MOUNTAINS AND UP TO 45 MPH IN THE VALLEYS AND
COASTAL AREAS. WINDS WILL PEAK LATER TONIGHT THROUGH NOON FRIDAY
BEFORE DECREASING FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.

COMPUTER MODELS ARE SHOWING A 5 TO 10 PERCENT INCREASE IN HUMIDITIES
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY, HOWEVER CONFIDENCE IN THIS HAPPENING IS
NOT HIGH AND IT`S POSSIBLE HUMIDITIES COULD REMAIN BELOW 10 PERCENT
THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY AND POSSIBLY THE ENTIRE WEEKEND. FOR NOW,
THE MOUNTAIN RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM
SATURDAY, THOUGH WIND SPEEDS AND HUMIDITIES MAY START TO DROP BELOW
CRITICAL LEVELS DURING THAT TIME. AT LOWER ELEVATIONS, THE DECREASE
IN WINDS FRIDAY NIGHT SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE RED FLAG
WARNINGS TO EXPIRE DURING THE EVENING, HOWEVER IT`S POSSIBLE THAT
WINDS MAY LINGER LONG ENOUGH TO WARRANT AN EXTENSION INTO SATURDAY.

HIGH TEMPERATURES THE NEXT FEW DAYS SHOULD BE TRENDING SLIGHTLY
COOLER AS HIGH PRESSURE WEAKENS TO OUR NORTH AND A DRY UPPER LEVEL
WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES IN FROM THE NORTHEAST. HIGHS WILL STILL BE AT
LEAST 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMALS, BUT COOLER BY 4 TO 8 DEGREES BY
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

DRY OFFSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. HOWEVER,
AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS WIND SPEEDS WILL NOT BE STRONG ENOUGH NOR
HUMIDITIES LOW ENOUGH TO WARRANT A RED FLAG WARNING BEYOND SATURDAY
NIGHT.

CAZ241-161800-
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LOS ANGELES COUNTY COASTS INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
309 PM PST THU JAN 15 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST FRIDAY FROM
LEO CARRILLO BEACH TO THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS DUE TO GUSTY
NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST FRIDAY.

NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 40 MPH TONIGHT AND FRIDAY FROM LEO CARRILLO BEACH TO THE
HOLLYWOOD HILLS. MEANWHILE...HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN AT OR BELOW 20
PERCENT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AT LEAST.

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. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

$$


RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
605 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009

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HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-
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GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS-
WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-
MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN-STEWART-WEBSTER-
SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER-
MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS-
605 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM EST
FRIDAY FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA BECAUSE OF VERY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM EST
SATURDAY FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA BECAUSE OF LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR THIS EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM EST
FRIDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9
PM EST SATURDAY. THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS EVENING HAS EXPIRED.

DRY FUEL MOISTURES FRIDAY WILL COMBINE WITH VERY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT AND NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH TO
CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. DRY FUEL MOISTURES WILL
COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 TO 20 PERCENT AND
SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH SATURDAY TO CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

PLEASE REFER TO THE LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER
YOU MAY BURN OUTDOORS. IF YOU DO BURN OUTSIDE...USE EXTREME
CAUTION.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE CHATTAHOOCHEE AND OCONEE NATIONAL
FORESTS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN 24 HOURS.

$$

19




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-
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/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.

$$





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-
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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 HUNTSVILLE AL
227 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

ALZ001>010-016-161200-
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/O.NEW.KHUN.FW.W.0001.090116T1800Z-090117T0000Z/
LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN-
MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-
227 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

VERY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN ALABAMA FRIDAY.
THOUGH AIR TEMPERATURES WILL BE EXTREMELY COLD...THE AIR WILL ALSO
BE EXTREMELY DRY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DURING THE AFTERNOON
WILL REMAIN AROUND OR BELOW 25 PERCENT...WITH WINDS GENERALLY
UNDER 10 MPH. THIS WILL PRODUCE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID
FIRE SPREAD AND GROWTH.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
AT OR BELOW 25 PERCENT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

$$

27




RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
218 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/
TODAY FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND EASTERN PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG
DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /12 PM CST/
TO 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ FRIDAY FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST
AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND EASTERN
PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

...RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/ TO
7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND EASTERN
PANHANDLE DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

...RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/
TO 5 PM EST /4 PM CST/ SATURDAY FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST
AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...IN THE WAKE OF A REINFORCING ARCTIC COLD FRONT...A
VERY COLD AND DRY AIR MASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA.
THIS WILL LEAD TO RED FLAG CONDITIONS FOR THE ENTIRE TRI-STATE
REGION FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL INCREASE ALONG
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN ON SUNDAY AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT
PUSHES INTO THE AREA.

FLZ007>019-026>029-034-160830-
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218 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009 /118 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/
THIS AFTERNOON...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/
TO 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ FRIDAY...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/ TO 7 PM
EST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY...


A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/
THIS AFTERNOON.

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/
TO 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ FRIDAY DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST
/6 PM CST/ SATURDAY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$


RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
218 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/
TODAY FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND EASTERN PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG
DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /12 PM CST/
TO 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ FRIDAY FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST
AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND EASTERN
PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

...RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/ TO
7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND EASTERN
PANHANDLE DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

...RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/
TO 5 PM EST /4 PM CST/ SATURDAY FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST
AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...IN THE WAKE OF A REINFORCING ARCTIC COLD FRONT...A
VERY COLD AND DRY AIR MASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA.
THIS WILL LEAD TO RED FLAG CONDITIONS FOR THE ENTIRE TRI-STATE
REGION FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL INCREASE ALONG
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN ON SUNDAY AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT
PUSHES INTO THE AREA.

ALZ065>069-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-160830-
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COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN-
TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY-
MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR-
GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER-
218 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009 /118 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/
TO 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ FRIDAY...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ TO 5 PM
EST /4 PM CST/ SATURDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/
TO 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ FRIDAY DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ TO 5 PM
EST /4 PM CST/ SATURDAY.

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/
TO 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ FRIDAY DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS.

$$

BARRY




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