Red Flag Warning 23, NWS Jacksonville, FL

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RED FLAG WARNING...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
128 PM EST MON FEB 26 2007

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NASSAU-DUVAL-UNION-BRADFORD-CLAY-
128 PM EST MON FEB 26 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
DUE TO LOW RHS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. 

DRY AIR SLOWLY FILTERING INTO NORTH FLORIDA WILL PROVIDE RELATIVE
HUMIDITY DURATIONS OF 3 TO 5 HOURS BELOW 35 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON
WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AROUND 30 PERCENT.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE COMBINATION OF
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE RAPID
FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

$$

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HAMILTON-SUWANNEE-COLUMBIA-BAKER-
128 PM EST MON FEB 26 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON DUE TO LOW RHS...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

DRY AIR SLOWLY FILTERING INTO THE SUWANNEE RIVER VALLEY IN NORTH
FLORIDA WILL PROVIDE RELATIVE HUMIDITY DURATIONS OF 3 TO 5 HOURS
BELOW 35 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
OF 25 TO 30 PERCENT.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THE COMBINATION OF
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE RAPID
FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

$$

HESS

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
841 AM EST MON FEB 26 2007

.UPDATE...
COOL FRONT HAS MADE FOR VERY SLOW ADVANCE THIS MORNING AND IS
LYING ALONG THE I-10 CORRIDOR OF NRN FL. IT WILL MAKE FOR SLOW
S/SE PROGRESS THIS AFTERNOON AND WITH DIURNAL HEATING MAY STILL
PROVIDE A SHOT AT AN ISOLD SHOWER OR TSTM MAINLY S OF A LINE FROM
SGJ-GNV. MAX TEMPS WILL SOAR WELL INTO THE 70S WITH A FEW 80
DEGREE READINGS POSSIBLE IN NERN FL. LLVL SWLY WINDS WILL REMAIN
GENERALLY IN THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE. FOR TONIGHT AN ISOLD SHOWER
WILL REMAIN ACRS THE SRN TIER OF ZONES FROM SGJ-GNV OTHERWISE
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH AREAS OF FOG DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH
SOME PATCHY DENSE FOG POSSIBLE BY MORNING. MILD OVERNIGHT LOWS IN
THE 50S EXCEPT FOR 40S ACRS INLD SERN GA.

&&

.AVIATION...
PATCHY LIFR/IFR CIGS AND VSBYS THIS MORNING WILL DISSIPATE AND
LEAVE VFR CONDS FOR THE MOST PART WITH SOME POSSIBLE MVFR CIGS IN
ISOLD SHRA AT KGNV THIS AFTERNOON. VFR CONDS THIS EVENING UNTIL
LIFR/IFR CIGS/VSBYS POSSIBLE AGAIN LATER TONIGHT.

&&

.MARINE...
NO HEADLINES TODAY AS WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS REMAIN IN THE 10 TO
15 KNOT RANGE WITH SEAS OF 2 TO 4 FT. MAY BE A WEST SURGE IN WINDS
AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT CLOSE TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS OFFSHORE BUT WILL
KEEP IT AT A SOLID 15 KNOTS FOR NOW.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
06Z GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO SUGGEST SLIGHT WARMER MAX TEMPS AND A
BIT MORE OF THE DRY AIR FILTERING INTO THE I-10 CORRIDOR FROM
BAKER COUNTY WESTWARD...SO WILL POST A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS
AFTERNOON. LOOKS LIKE 3-5HRS OF 35% OR LESS IN THAT AREA.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG  76  44  75  44 /   0  10   0   0
SSI  71  52  71  49 /   0  10   0   0
JAX  78  53  78  48 /  10  10   0   0
SGJ  76  59  75  53 /  20  20  10   0
GNV  79  56  79  50 /  20  20  10   0
OCF  80  57  79  51 /  30  20  10   0

&&

.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
     BAKER-COLUMBIA-HAMILTON-SUWANNEE.

GA...NONE.
AM...NONE.
&&

HESS/KERNS

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
402 AM EST MON FEB 26 2007

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HAMILTON-SUWANNEE-COLUMBIA-BAKER-NASSAU-DUVAL-UNION-BRADFORD-CLAY-
ST JOHNS-GILCHRIST-ALACHUA-PUTNAM-FLAGLER-MARION-COFFEE-
JEFF DAVIS-BACON-APPLING-WAYNE-ATKINSON-WARE-PIERCE-BRANTLEY-
INLAND GLYNN-COASTAL GLYNN-ECHOLS-CLINCH-CHARLTON-INLAND CAMDEN-
COASTAL CAMDEN-
402 AM EST MON FEB 26 2007

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

PATCHY FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING WITH LOCAL VISIBILITIES
DOWN TO A MILE OR LESS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITY. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS
EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS A COLD FRONT
APPROACHES THE AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAX.

ECZ