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WWUS82 KTAE 161012
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RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
512 AM EST SUN DEC 16 2007

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH DISPERSION INDICES GREATER THAN 75
AND 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS AT 15 MPH OR GREATER...

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT ON MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WITH MUCH COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL
BUILD ACROSS THE REGION WITH GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS TODAY. LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH HIGH DISPERSION INDICES AND 20
FOOT WIND SPEEDS AT 15 MPH OR GREATER WILL LEAD TO RED FLAG
CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHWEST FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON. ON
MONDAY...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON
PERIOD WILL LEAD TO RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA.
ON TUESDAY...THE BEST CHANCE WILL BE ACROSS THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
AND PANHANDLE DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...MAINLY ACROSS THE INLAND AREAS.

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INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN-
GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-
DIXIE-
512 AM EST SUN DEC 16 2007 /412 AM CST SUN DEC 16 2007/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ TO
6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM EST /11 AM CST/ TO 6 PM
EST /5 PM CST/ MONDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

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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-
512 AM EST SUN DEC 16 2007 /412 AM CST SUN DEC 16 2007/

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM EST /11 AM CST/ TO 6 PM
EST /5 PM CST/ MONDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

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