000 WWUS82 KTAE 211946 RFWTAE RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 246 PM EST WED JAN 21 2009 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... ...THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW CANCELLED THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT... .DISCUSSION...THE COLD AND VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THURSDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN CONTROL. AS A RESULT...RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS NORTHWEST FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON AND ONCE AGAIN ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS. DISPERSIONS WILL RANGE FROM 40 TO 60 ACROSS THE AREA DURING THIS TIME. FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...THE WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY AS HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS EAST OF THE AREA AND A WEAKENING COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH. AS A RESULT...RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND. GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-220000- /O.CAN.KTAE.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090121T2300Z/ /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0010.090122T1700Z-090122T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0014.090122T1700Z-090122T2300Z/ 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- 246 PM EST WED JAN 21 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THIS AFTERNOON... ALTHOUGH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MAY BRIEFLY REACH CRITICAL LEVELS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...DURATIONS WILL NOT EXCEED CRITICAL LIMITS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ ALZ065>069-212100- /O.CAN.KTAE.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090121T2300Z/ COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON- 146 PM CST WED JAN 21 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THIS AFTERNOON... ALTHOUGH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MAY BRIEFLY REACH CRITICAL LEVELS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...DURATIONS WILL NOT EXCEED CRITICAL LIMITS. $$ FLZ007>019-026>029-034-220000- /O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0010.090122T1700Z-090122T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0014.090122T1700Z-090122T2300Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090122T0000Z/ INLAND WALTON-COASTAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY- CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY- WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-DIXIE- 246 PM EST WED JAN 21 2009 /146 PM CST WED JAN 21 2009/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM EST /11 AM CST/ TO 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ THURSDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$