FIRE WEATHER WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 615 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR GLADES,
HENDRY, AND COLLIER COUNTIES FOR FOUR OR MORE HOURS OF RELATIVE
HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY, USHERING
A MUCH COOLER AND DRIER AIR MASS ACROSS THE REGION. AFTERNOON
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES MAY FALL TO OR SLIGHTLY BELOW 35 PERCENT
FOR PORTIONS OF GLADES, HENDRY, AND COLLIER COUNTIES...AND A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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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DD/CWC
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