RED FLAG WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 424 AM CST FRI DEC 11 2009
RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
DESPITE RECENT HEAVY RAIN...ONE AND 10 HOUR FUELS ARE EXPECTED TO
DRY OUT ENOUGH TO POSE A FIRE DANGER TODAY. AFTERNOON RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO AROUND 20 PERCENT FOR 4 TO 5 HOURS.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RECOVER SOMEWHAT BY SUNSET.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
OVER A PROLONGED PERIOD WILL INCREASE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
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