RED FLAG WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 612 AM EST FRI DEC 11 2009
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM EST THIS EVENING.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE TEENS TODAY.
IN ADDITION...FUELS AND BRUSH HAVE DRIED RAPIDLY OVER THE PAST 36
HOURS DUE TO STRONG WINDS. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BE FAIRLY LIGHT...
THE COMBINATION OF A VERY DRY AIRMASS AND RAPIDLY DRYING FUELS WILL
HEIGHTEN FIRE DANGER ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA.
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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