RED FLAG WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 700 AM EST FRI NOV 27 2009
RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL SOUTH FLORIDA FIRE WEATHER ZONES
BETWEEN 11 AM EST AND 5 PM EST TODAY FOR FOUR OR MORE
CONSECUTIVE HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR ALL SOUTH FLORIDA FIRE WEATHER ZONES
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF EAST COASTAL AND METROPOLITAN ZONES
BETWEEN 11 AM EST AND 5 PM EST SATURDAY FOR FOUR OR MORE
CONSECUTIVE HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM EST
THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PRESS SOUTHEASTWARD AND AWAY
FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY. IN THE WAKE OF THE RECENT FRONTAL
PASSAGE...A COOLER AND DRIER CANADIAN AIR MASS HAS SPREAD OVER THE
REGION. MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE WELL
BELOW CRITICAL VALUES FOR A SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER THREAT...WITH
STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW IN THE TRANSPORT LAYER ALSO ENHANCING THE
THREAT. SIMILAR CONDITIONS WILL EXIST ACROSS THE REGION ON
SATURDAY.
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.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
$$
FIRE WEATHER WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 700 AM EST FRI NOV 27 2009
RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL SOUTH FLORIDA FIRE WEATHER ZONES
BETWEEN 11 AM EST AND 5 PM EST TODAY FOR FOUR OR MORE
CONSECUTIVE HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR ALL SOUTH FLORIDA FIRE WEATHER ZONES
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF EAST COASTAL AND METROPOLITAN ZONES
BETWEEN 11 AM EST AND 5 PM EST SATURDAY FOR FOUR OR MORE
CONSECUTIVE HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM EST
THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PRESS SOUTHEASTWARD AND AWAY
FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY. IN THE WAKE OF THE RECENT FRONTAL
PASSAGE...A COOLER AND DRIER CANADIAN AIR MASS HAS SPREAD OVER THE
REGION. MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE WELL
BELOW CRITICAL VALUES FOR A SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER THREAT...WITH
STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW IN THE TRANSPORT LAYER ALSO ENHANCING THE
THREAT. SIMILAR CONDITIONS WILL EXIST ACROSS THE REGION ON
SATURDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG
WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE
EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
$$
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