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WWUS82 KTAE 090951
RFWTAE

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
451 AM EST TUE JAN 9 2007

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/
TODAY TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE...

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM
CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE...

.DISCUSSION...A DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TODAY AND
WEDNESDAY. DAYTIME HEATING OF THIS DRY AIR WILL CAUSE THE RELATIVE
HUMIDITY TO DROP BELOW THE CRITICAL 35 PERCENT LEVEL FOR SEVERAL
HOURS TODAY AND AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. 

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INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN-
GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-
DIXIE-
451 AM EST TUE JAN 9 2007 /351 AM CST TUE JAN 9 2007/

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TODAY
TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ TO 7 PM
EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TODAY TO
7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN TALLAHASSEE HAS UPGRADED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ TO 7 PM
EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS FORECAST TO
DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT BY NOON EST (11 AM CST) TODAY...AND REMAIN
BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR 4 OR MORE CONSECUTIVE HOURS. SIMILAR
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. 

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.

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