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WWUS82 KTBW 051017
RFWTBW

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
517 AM EST THU NOV 5 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR LEVY...
CITRUS...SUMTER...HERNANDO AND PASCO COUNTIES FOR RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT AND 15 MPH WINDS...

.DRY AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TONIGHT AND THURSDAY AS
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS BECOME MORE NORTHERLY.

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LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-
517 AM EST THU NOV 5 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM
EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EST
THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MAY DROP TO BETWEEN 30 AND 35 PERCENT FOR
AROUND 4 HOURS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE AROUND
15 MPH AS WELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR
THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN 24
HOURS.

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