RED FLAG WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 105 PM CST SAT JAN 02 2010
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY...THIS
REPLACES THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SUNDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE FORECAST TO DROP WELL BELOW 25
PERCENT FOR DURING SUNDAY AFTERNOON POSSIBLY BOTTOMING OUT INTO
THE MIDDLE TEENS TO LOWER 20S ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA.
CRITICALLY DRY CONDITIONS ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON.
NORTHERLY 20 FOOT WINDS AT 5 TO 10 MPH ARE ALSO EXPECTED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE
GROWTH POTENTIAL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE
GROWTH POTENTIAL.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE FIRE CONDITIONS...PLEASE
CONTACT THE ALABAMA FORESTRY COMMISSION AT
WWW.FORESTRY.ALABAMA.GOV.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
$$
08/MNK
FIRE WEATHER WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 105 PM CST SAT JAN 02 2010
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY...THIS
REPLACES THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SUNDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE FORECAST TO DROP WELL BELOW 25
PERCENT FOR DURING SUNDAY AFTERNOON POSSIBLY BOTTOMING OUT INTO
THE MIDDLE TEENS TO LOWER 20S ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA.
CRITICALLY DRY CONDITIONS ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON.
NORTHERLY 20 FOOT WINDS AT 5 TO 10 MPH ARE ALSO EXPECTED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE
GROWTH POTENTIAL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE
GROWTH POTENTIAL.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE FIRE CONDITIONS...PLEASE
CONTACT THE ALABAMA FORESTRY COMMISSION AT
WWW.FORESTRY.ALABAMA.GOV.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
$$
08/MNK
HARD FREEZE WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 231 PM CST SAT JAN 02 2010
...HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A HARD
FREEZE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING.
MUCH COLDER AIR WILL INVADE CENTRAL ALABAMA DURING THE UPCOMING WEEK.
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO ON MONDAY MORNING...LOW TEMPERATURES WILL
APPROACH 12 TO 15 DEGREES IN A FEW LOCATIONS.
REMEMBER A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A
HAZARDOUS FREEZING EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.
CHECK ON ANYONE WHO YOU THINK MAY NOT HAVE ADEQUATE
HEATING...ESPECIALLY THE ELDERLY AND THOSE WITH YOUNG CHILDREN.
NOW IS THE TIME TO WRAP ANY EXPOSED PIPES IN INSULATION...ESPECIALLY
WATER PIPES. LET FAUCETS DRIP A LITTLE. ALTHOUGH THIS WASTES
WATER...IT MAY PREVENT FREEZE DAMAGE. KNOW HOW TO SHUT OFF THE
WATER COMING INTO THE HOUSE. AS A LAST RESORT YOU MAY HAVE TO SHUT
OFF THIS MAIN VALVE AND DRAIN ALL THE PIPES TO KEEP THEM FROM
FREEZING AND BURSTING.
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS TO MAKE SURE OUTDOOR PETS HAVE ADEQUATE
WARMTH...OR BRING THEM INDOORS AND MAKE SURE THEIR WATER SUPPLY
REMAINS UNFROZEN.
$$
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