000 WWUS82 KTAE 192004 RFWTAE RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 304 PM EST FRI JAN 19 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM CST (1 PM EST) TO 5 PM CST (6 PM EST) SATURDAY DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .DISCUSSION...A DRY COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION OVERNIGHT WITH A MUCH DRIER AIRMASS FILTERING INTO THE TRI-STATE REGION. AS A RESULT...RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL BRING A RETURN OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA ON SUNDAY. FLZ007-009>019-026>029-034-201230- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0003.070120T1700Z-070120T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0003.070120T1800Z-070120T2300Z/ INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN- GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE- DIXIE- 304 PM EST FRI JAN 19 2007 /204 PM CST FRI JAN 19 2007/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /12 PM CST/ TO 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /12 PM CST/ TO 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ SATURDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE THE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ BARRY