RED FLAG WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 949 AM EST FRI NOV 27 2009
RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR
MORE THAN 4 HOURS OF BELOW 35 PERCENT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR MORE THAN 4 HOURS OF BELOW 35
PERCENT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR
THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR MORE THAN 4 HOURS. A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR MORE THAN 4 HOURS OF RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT.
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.
$$
FIRE WEATHER WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 949 AM EST FRI NOV 27 2009
RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR
MORE THAN 4 HOURS OF BELOW 35 PERCENT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR MORE THAN 4 HOURS OF BELOW 35
PERCENT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR
THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR MORE THAN 4 HOURS. A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR MORE THAN 4 HOURS OF RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PRESS SOUTHEASTWARD AND AWAY
FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY. IN THE WAKE OF THE RECENT FRONTAL
PASSAGE...A COOLER AND DRIER CANADIAN AIR MASS HAS SPREAD OVER
THE REGION. MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE
WELL BELOW CRITICAL VALUES FOR A SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER
THREAT...WITH STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW IN THE TRANSPORT LAYER ALSO
ENHANCING THE THREAT. SIMILAR CONDITIONS WILL EXIST ACROSS THE
REGION ON SATURDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
$$
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