000 WWUS82 KTAE 221838 RFWTAE RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 138 PM EST THU JAN 22 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND NORTH FLORIDA FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR MUCH OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON... .DISCUSSION...A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL COMBINE WITH AFTERNOON HEATING TO PRODUCE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND NORTH FLORIDA. INCREASING MOISTURE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL PREVENT RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA. FLZ007>018-026>028-GAZ120>129-142>147-155>159-221945- /O.CAN.KTAE.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-090122T2300Z/ INLAND WALTON-COASTAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY- CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA- TAYLOR-QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER- TIFT-EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-SEMINOLE-DECATUR- GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS- 138 PM EST THU JAN 22 2009 /1238 PM CST THU JAN 22 2009/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. MOISTURE HAS BEEN SLOWLY INCREASING FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO TODAY...AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS FOR 4 HOURS...BUT STILL MAY GET NEAR CRITICAL LEVELS FOR A FEW HOURS THIS AFTERNOON. $$ GAZ130-131-148-160-161-222200- /O.EXT.KTAE.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-090122T2200Z/ BEN HILL-IRWIN-BERRIEN-LOWNDES-LANIER- 138 PM EST THU JAN 22 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY HAS DROPPED BELOW 25 PERCENT ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND THIS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ FLZ019-029-034-222200- /O.EXT.KTAE.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-090122T2200Z/ MADISON-LAFAYETTE-DIXIE- 138 PM EST THU JAN 22 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY HAS DROPPED BELOW 35 PERCENT ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH FLORIDA...AND THIS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ FOURNIER