000 WWUS82 KTAE 120840 RFWTAE RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 340 AM EST MON JAN 12 2009 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST /12 PM EST/ UNTIL 5 PM CST /6 PM EST/ MONDAY FOR THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT ACROSS THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND TUESDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF HIGH DISPERSIONS AND POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... .DISCUSSION...DRY CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO RED FLAG CONDITIONS OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. THEREFORE ...THE WARNING WILL REMAIN UP FOR THESE COUNTIES. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS ACROSS THE EASTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND TODAY. DISPERSIONS WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS TODAY...BUT APPROACH 75 ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT ACROSS NORTHWEST FLORIDA TUESDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF HIGHER DISPERSIONS AND POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. FLZ014-015-017>019-027-122100- /O.CAN.KTAE.FW.W.0005.090112T1700Z-090112T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0004.090113T1700Z-090113T2300Z/ GULF-FRANKLIN-LEON-JEFFERSON-MADISON-WAKULLA- 340 AM EST MON JAN 12 2009 /240 AM CST MON JAN 12 2009/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND FOR THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ALTHOUGH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MAY REACH 35 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...LONG DURATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ FLZ007>013-016-026-122100- /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0004.090113T1700Z-090113T2300Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0005.090112T1700Z-090112T2300Z/ INLAND WALTON-COASTAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY- CALHOUN-GADSDEN-LIBERTY- 340 AM EST MON JAN 12 2009 /240 AM CST MON JAN 12 2009/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TODAY TO 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON... RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT ON THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS BETWEEN FOUR AND FIVE HOURS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ FLZ028-029-034-122100- /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0004.090113T1700Z-090113T2300Z/ TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-DIXIE- 340 AM EST MON JAN 12 2009 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA BIG BEND... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$