000 WWUS82 KTAE 071051 RFWTAE RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 551 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2006 ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TODAY FROM 12 PM EST /11 AM CST/ TO 5 PM EST /4 PM CST/ FOR ALL OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND EXCEPT THE IMMEDIATE COAST FOR LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT... .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING EASTWARD OVER THE SOUTHEAST U.S. TODAY...SPREADING COLDER DRIER AIR ACROSS THE AREA. AS A RESULT...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND EXCEPT THE IMMEDIATE COAST... FOR LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT. FLZ007-009>019-026>029-034-072200- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0001.060107T1700Z-060107T2200Z/ INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN- GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE- DIXIE- 451 AM CST SAT JAN 7 2006 /551 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2006/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TODAY TO 5 PM EST /4 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND EXCEPT THE IMMEDIATE COAST... FOR LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT... THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... INLAND WALTON...HOLMES...WASHINGTON...JACKSON...BAY...CALHOUN... GULF...FRANKLIN...GADSDEN...LEON...JEFFERSON...MADISON... LIBERTY...WAKULLA...TAYLOR...LAFAYETTE...AND DIXIE. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT WILL CREATE CONDITIONS THAT FAVOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. $$ DUVAL