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Red Flag Warnings in FL and GA

#1 Postby weatherlover427 » Sat Nov 29, 2003 12:08 pm

RED FLAG WARNING
FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147-292100-

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
230 PM EST FRI NOV 28 2003

...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FOR ALL OF EAST
CENTRAL FLORIDA FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

THE WARNING INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF VOLUSIA...SEMINOLE...ORANGE...
LAKE...BREVARD...OSCEOLA...INDIAN RIVER...OKEECHOBEE...SAINT LUCIE
AND MARTIN.

THE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED DUE TO THE EXPECTED COMBINATION OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 35 PERCENT...AND SUSTAINED 20 FOOT
WIND SPEEDS OF 15 MPH FOR AT LEAST ONE HOUR. MANY AREAS WILL ALSO
EXPERIENCE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 35% FOR SEVERAL HOURS.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA
EARLY TONIGHT. MUCH COLDER AND DRIER AIR WILL SURGE SOUTHWARD INTO
CENTRAL FLORIDA BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH SATURDAY ON MODERATELY
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS.

$$

CRISTALDI





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RED FLAG WARNING
FLZ007-009>019-026>029-034-292130-

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
730 AM EST SAT NOV 29 2003

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY
AFTERNOON ...

A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY FROM 11 AM UNTIL SUNSET DUE TO
LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT. THIS WARNING
INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN FLORIDA...WALTON...HOLMES...
WASHINGTON...BAY...JACKSON...CALHOUN...GULF...GADSDEN...LIBERTY...
FRANKLIN...LEON...WAKULLA...JEFFERSON...MADISON...TAYLOR...DIXIE...
AND LAFAYETTE.

A RED FLAG WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT SUNDAY FROM NOON UNTIL SUNSET
DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT...FOR
ALL OF THE ABOVE COUNTIES EXCEPT ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG COOL AND DRY HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL CONTINUE
TO DOMINATE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND...
RESULTING IN LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. AS THE HIGH MOVES
CLOSER TO THE AREA...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE EACH DAY.

$$

17-GOULD





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RED FLAG WARNING
RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
510 AM EST SAT NOV 29 2003

FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-292200-

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY FROM NOON UNTIL SUNSET
FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR 4 OR MORE HOURS ALONG
WITH WINDS IN THE 15 TO 20 MPH RANGE...

THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

PASCO...SUMTER...LEVY...CITRUS...HILLSBOROUGH...SARASOTA...
HERNANDO...POLK...HIGHLANDS...HARDEE...DE SOTO...PINELLAS...LEE...
CHARLOTTE AND MANATEE

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON FROM NOON
UNTIL SUNSET FOR MARGINALLY LOW RH DURATIONS...

THE WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

LEVY AND CITRUS COUNTIES.

DISCUSSION: A VERY DRY AIR MASS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA TODAY WILL ALLOW HUMIDITY LEVELS TO DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR
4 OR MORE HOURS DURING THE AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION SURFACE WINDS WILL
AVERAGE 15 TO 20 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS. THE COMBINATION OF THE
LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS AND GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE FIRE DANGERS ACROSS
THE REGION.

ON SUNDAY THE DRY AIR MASS WILL MODERATE SOME...HOWEVER MARGIANLLY
LOW RH DURATIONS CAN STILL BE EXPECTED ACROSS LEVY AND CITRUS
COUNTIES DURING THE AFTERNOON WHERE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 30 TO 35
PERCENT CAN BE EXPECTED FOR A FEW HOURS.

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

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

$$

JCM




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RED FLAG WARNING
FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-292200-

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
520 AM EST SAT NOV 29 2003

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA THIS
AFTERNOON UNTIL SUNSET...

DISCUSSION...A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM
THE GULF COAST TODAY USHERING IN MUCH COOLER...DRIER...AND BREEZY
CONDITIONS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT
DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS AND LAST UNTIL SUNSET. IN ADDITION
STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED NEAR 15 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS AT TIMES. DURATIONS BELOW 35 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE 4
TO 6 HOURS.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS.

FOR ADDITIONAL FIRE WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT
http://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAX/FIREWX.SHTML.
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