000 WWUS82 KTAE 210007 RFWTAE RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 707 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FLORIDA BIG... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FLORIDA BIG BEND DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT... .DISCUSSION...EXPECT THE VERY DRY CONDITIONS TO PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN CONTROL. THESE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND POSSIBLY ACROSS SOUTHWEST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THURSDAY WILL BE A TRANSITION DAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS EAST OF THE LOCAL AREA AND THE WINDS BECOME SOUTHERLY. PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED FOR LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...INCREASING MOISTURE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WILL KEEP CONDITIONS ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS. DISPERSIONS WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. FLZ007>019-026>029-034-210830- /O.EXP.KTAE.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-090121T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0013.090121T1700Z-090121T2300Z/ INLAND WALTON-COASTAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY- CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY- WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-DIXIE- 707 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 /607 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2009/ ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FLORIDA BIG... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM EST /11 AM CST/ TO 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM EST /11 AM CST/ TO 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE COMBINATION OF LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ ALZ065>069-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-210830- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0009.090121T1700Z-090121T2300Z/ COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN- TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY- MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR- GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER- 707 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 /607 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2009/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ BARRY