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WWUS82 KCAE 102040
RFWCAE

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
340 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

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LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-
MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON-
RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-
BAMBERG-
340 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A WEAK COLD FRONT CURRENTLY MOVING ACROSS THE REGION WILL MOVE
OFFSHORE THIS EVENING. WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS
TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET AS THE FRONT CROSSES THE
AREA. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH WITH SUNSET AND BY 9 PM WINDS
WILL BE 10 TO 15 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS AND AND RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL HAVE RECOVERED TO 30 PERCENT OR GREATER.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE
GROWTH POTENTIAL.

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