National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

Red Flag Warning

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NASSAU-DUVAL-CLAY-ST JOHNS-FLAGLER-
522 AM EST FRI NOV 27 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM TODAY DUE TO
LOW RH...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM TODAY. RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR AROUND 4 HOURS
WITH MINIMUM VALUES AROUND 30 PERCENT. IN ADDITION...SUSTAINED
20 FOOT WINDS MAY BRIEFLY REACH 15 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

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