000 WWUS82 KTAE 081919 RFWTAE RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 219 PM EST MON JAN 8 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND... .DISCUSSION...DRIER AND COOLER AIR IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT HAS MOVED INTO THE REGION. THE COMBINATION OF THE DRY AIRMASS AND DAYTIME HEATING WILL PRODUCE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND...AND WILL LIKELY MEET RED FLAG CRITERIA ON TUESDAY. EXPECT SIMILAR CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY. FLZ007-009>019-026>029-034-091230- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0001.070109T1800Z-070109T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0001.070109T1800Z-070110T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0002.070110T1600Z-070111T0000Z/ INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN- GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE- DIXIE- 219 PM EST MON JAN 8 2007 /119 PM CST MON JAN 8 2007/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /12 PM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ TUESDAY FOR LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND 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. $$ AG/DM