000 WWUS82 KTAE 021009 RFWTAE RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 509 AM EST WED JAN 2 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EST /8 PM CST/ THIS EVENING FOR OR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... GUSTY WINDS...AND HIGH DISPERSION INDEXES... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA FOR LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS ON THURSDAY FOR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND...AND FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...FOR LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .DISCUSSION...A VERY COLD DRY AIRMASS IS SPREADING OVER THE AREA. HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY AND ON THURSDAY WILL BE IN THE FORTIES... WHILE DEW POINT TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES. A WARMING TREND WILL BEGIN ON FRIDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND. FLZ007-009>019-026>029-034-030200- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0001.080103T1700Z-080103T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0002.080103T1500Z-080104T0200Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0001.080102T1500Z-080103T0300Z/ INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN- GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE- DIXIE- 509 AM EST WED JAN 2 2008 /409 AM CST WED JAN 2 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COMBINED...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS... AND HIGH DISPERSION VALUES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ TO 9 PM EST /8 PM CST/ THURSDAY DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW CRITICAL VALUES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ TO 9 PM EST /8 PM CST/ THURSDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ ALZ065>069-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-030200- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0001.080103T1700Z-080103T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0002.080103T1600Z-080104T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0001.080102T1600Z-080103T0000Z/ COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN- TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY- MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR- GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER- 509 AM EST WED JAN 2 2008 /409 AM CST WED JAN 2 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW CRITICAL VALUES COMBINED WITH STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THURSDAY FOR LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THURSDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING. ...RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS ON THURSDAY FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...FOR LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ 12-WATSON