Red Flag Warning 22, NWS Birmingham, AL

Autauga County, AL, Barbour County, AL, Bibb County, AL, Blount County, AL, Bullock County, AL, Calhoun County, AL, Chambers County, AL, Cherokee County, AL, Chilton County, AL, Clay County, AL, Cleburne County, AL, Coosa County, AL, Dallas County, AL, Elmore County, AL, Etowah County, AL, Fayette County, AL, Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL, Jefferson County, AL, Lamar County, AL, Lee County, AL, Lowndes County, AL, Macon County, AL, Marengo County, AL, Marion County, AL, Montgomery County, AL, Perry County, AL, Pickens County, AL, Pike County, AL, Randolph County, AL, Russell County, AL, Shelby County, AL, St. Clair County, AL, Sumter County, AL, Talladega County, AL, Tallapoosa County, AL, Tuscaloosa County, AL, Walker County, AL, Winston County, AL

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RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1116 AM CST TUE DEC 4 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON...

.EXPECTED LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON.

ALZ011>015-017>050-042300-
/O.CON.KBMX.FW.W.0022.071204T1800Z-071204T2300Z/
MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-
CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR-
TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON-
COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-MARENGO-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-
MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR-
1116 AM CST TUE DEC 4 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

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.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1130 PM CST MON DEC 3 2007

.UPDATE...AVIATION DISCUSSION.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
MINOR CHANGES TO THE UPDATED PACKAGE.  JUST A FEW TWEAKS WITH THE
HOURLY TEMPERATURES AND DEWPTS AS ISOLATED SPOTS DROPPED VERY
QUICKLY AFTER SUNSET.  THE WINDS HAVE ALSO CALMED CONSIDERABLY
ADDING TO THE RAPID COOLING EFFECTS.  NO OTHER CHANGES NECESSARY AS
EARLIER PACKAGE IS IN GOOD SHAPE.

17/KLAWS

&&

.AVIATION...06Z TAF DISCUSSION.

VFR CONDITIONS THRU THE PERIOD. NO AVIATION CONCERNS.

58/ROSE

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF
CENTRAL ALABAMA FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON.  A VERY DRY AND COLD AIR
MASS HAS SETTLED OVER THE AREA. COLDER TEMPERATURES TODAY KEPT
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE THE 25 PERCENT CRITICAL THRESHOLD. ANOTHER
COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH ALABAMA ON WEDNESDAY...WHICH WILL PRODUCE
WESTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AND RESULT
IN WARMER TEMPERATURES AND MUCH LOWER HUMIDITY.

58/ROSE

&&

.BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...FIRE WEATHER WATCH ALL ZONES TUESDAY FROM NOON UNTIL 4 PM.
&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
551 PM CST MON DEC 3 2007

ALZ011>015-017>050-041300-
AUTAUGA-BARBOUR-BIBB-BLOUNT-BULLOCK-CALHOUN-CHAMBERS-CHEROKEE-
CHILTON-CLAY-CLEBURNE-COOSA-DALLAS-ELMORE-ETOWAH-FAYETTE-GREENE-HALE-
JEFFERSON-LAMAR-LEE-LOWNDES-MACON-MARENGO-MARION-MONTGOMERY-PERRY-
PICKENS-PIKE-RANDOLPH-RUSSELL-SHELBY-ST CLAIR-SUMTER-TALLADEGA-
TALLAPOOSA-TUSCALOOSA-WALKER-WINSTON-
551 PM CST MON DEC 3 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

ON TUESDAY...THE COMBINATION OF A DRY AIRMASS AND WARMING
TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO DECREASE
SIGNIFICANTLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.  THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT
IN HAZARDOUS WILDFIRE CONDITIONS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS DISCOURAGED.

WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT
THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL
WILL NOT BE NECESSARY.