RED FLAG WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 445 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. THIS IS AN UPGRADE OF THE PREVIOUS FIRE WEATHER WATCH
FOR THE SAME REGION.
A MUCH DRIER AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS SOUTH
FLORIDA TODAY. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL LIKELY DROP
BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR 4 TO 5 HOURS ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTH
FLORIDA AS DRY AIR MIXES DOWN TO THE SURFACE FROM ABOVE DURING
PEAK HEATING TODAY. CONDITIONS SHOULD RAPIDLY RECOVER THIS EVENING
AS TEMPERATURES COOL.
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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STRASSBERG
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