000 WWUS82 KTAE 080942 RFWTAE RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 442 AM EST THU JAN 8 2009 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE...DUE TO RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT COINCIDENT WITH 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 15 MPH...AND DISPERSIONS GREATER THAN 75... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE SAME AREA DUE TO POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... .DISCUSSION...COOLER AND DRIER AIR CONTINUES TO USHER INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WHICH MOVED THROUGH ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AND HIGH TRANSPORT WIND SPEEDS WILL CREATE VERY HIGH DISPERSIONS ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. 20 FOOT WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER AND DISPERSIONS WILL BE LOWER ON FRIDAY...BUT AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL ALSO BE LOWER ACROSS MOST LOCATIONS AS WELL...CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL RED FLAG DURATIONS TO BE MET. FLZ009>011-013-016>019-026>029-034-082200- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0001.090108T1800Z-090108T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0003.090108T1700Z-090108T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0002.090109T1700Z-090109T2300Z/ HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-CALHOUN-GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-MADISON- LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-DIXIE- 442 AM EST THU JAN 8 2009 /342 AM CST THU JAN 8 2009/ ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TODAY TO 5 PM EST /4 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH DISPERSIONS WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ FLZ007-008-012-014-015-082200- /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0003.090108T1700Z-090108T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0002.090109T1700Z-090109T2300Z/ INLAND WALTON-COASTAL WALTON-BAY-GULF-FRANKLIN- 442 AM EST THU JAN 8 2009 /342 AM CST THU JAN 8 2009/ ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TODAY TO 5 PM EST /4 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH DISPERSIONS WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ 17-GOULD