FIRE WEATHER WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 225 PM 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...
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE INTERIOR AREAS OF SOUTH FLORIDA EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON HAVE BEEN RUNNING IN THE LOWER 30S. THESE RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS...AND SHOULD
GET ABOVE THE 35 PERCENT LEVEL BY 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.
THEREFORE...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING FOR MORE THAN 4 HOURS OF BELOW 35 PERCENT RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES.
THE DRY AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA ON
SATURDAY...BUT SOME LOW LEVEL MOISTURE SHOULD WORK INTO THE AREA
FROM THE ATLANTIC WATERS AS THE WINDS BECOME NORTHEAST SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. A WEST COAST SEA BREEZE SHOULD ALSO DEVELOP OVER THE
WEST COAST METRO AREAS OF COLLIER COUNTY SATURDAY AFTERNOON
BRINGING IN SOME MOISTURE TO THIS AREA. THIS WILL LIMIT THE
DURATION RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR 3 TO 4
HOURS AT THIS TIME FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SO WILL CONTINUE THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE INTERIOR AREAS OF BROWARD...MIAMI-
DADE...PALM BEACH...SOUTH MIAMI-DADE...MAINLAND MONROE...AND METRO
COLLIER COUNTIES FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
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.
$$
RED FLAG WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 225 PM EST FRI NOV 27 2009
RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR
MORE THAN 4 HOURS OF BELOW 35 PERCENT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR MORE THAN 4 HOURS OF BELOW 35
PERCENT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE INTERIOR AREAS OF SOUTH FLORIDA EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON HAVE BEEN RUNNING IN THE LOWER 30S. THESE RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS...AND SHOULD
GET ABOVE THE 35 PERCENT LEVEL BY 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.
THEREFORE...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING FOR MORE THAN 4 HOURS OF BELOW 35 PERCENT RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES.
THE DRY AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA ON
SATURDAY...BUT SOME LOW LEVEL MOISTURE SHOULD WORK INTO THE AREA
FROM THE ATLANTIC WATERS AS THE WINDS BECOME NORTHEAST SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. A WEST COAST SEA BREEZE SHOULD ALSO DEVELOP OVER THE
WEST COAST METRO AREAS OF COLLIER COUNTY SATURDAY AFTERNOON
BRINGING IN SOME MOISTURE TO THIS AREA. THIS WILL LIMIT THE
DURATION RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR 3 TO 4
HOURS AT THIS TIME FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SO WILL CONTINUE THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE INTERIOR AREAS OF BROWARD...MIAMI-
DADE...PALM BEACH...SOUTH MIAMI-DADE...MAINLAND MONROE...AND METRO
COLLIER COUNTIES FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
$$
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