000 WWUS82 KTAE 030753 RFWTAE RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 253 AM EST THU JAN 3 2008 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE DUE TO POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT... .DISCUSSION...SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON WILL COMBINE WITH EXTREMELY DRY DEWPOINTS IN THE SINGLE NUMBERS TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. RETURN FLOW FLOW MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO CAUSE A MARKED INCREASE IN DEWPOINTS ON FRIDAY...WHICH WILL MAKE RED FLAG CONDITIONS MORE MARGINAL ACROSS THE AREA. BY SATURDAY...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN SAFELY ABOVE RED FLAG LEVELS. FLZ007-009>019-026>029-034-032100- /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0002.080104T1700Z-080104T2300Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0002.080103T1400Z-080104T0200Z/ INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN- GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE- DIXIE- 253 AM EST THU JAN 3 2008 /153 AM CST THU JAN 3 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EST /8 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON... 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-032100- /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0002.080104T1700Z-080104T2300Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0002.080103T1600Z-080104T0000Z/ QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER- TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK- BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER- 253 AM EST THU JAN 3 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ ALZ065>069-032100- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0002.080103T1600Z-080104T0000Z/ COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON- 153 AM CST THU JAN 3 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE REACHED ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON... 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. $$ 17-GOULD