FIRE WEATHER WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 438 AM EST SAT NOV 28 2009
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS
ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY
MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING.
DRY AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE REGION ON NORTHERLY WINDS.
THIS WILL RESULT IN 4 OR MORE HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW
35 PERCENT LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS OF 10
TO 15 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE ARRIVAL OF THIS DRY AIR MASS AND WILL
CONTRIBUTE TO THE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. VERY SIMILAR
CONDITIONS WILL EXIST AGAIN ON SATURDAY IN THE SAME AREAS WITH
LIGHTER NORTHERLY WINDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR
THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN
24 HOURS.
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD.
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