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Red Flag Warning 55, NWS Miami, FL

May 21, 2007

NWS Miami, FL issued this red flag warning at May 21, 2007, 5:59 AM EDT. It took effect at May 21, 2007, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 21, 2007, 5:59 AM EDT (09:59 UTC)
In effect from: May 21, 2007, 12:00 PM EDT
Expired: May 21, 2007, 6:00 PM EDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Miami, FL

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS82 KMFL 210959
RFWMFL

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
559 AM EDT MON MAY 21 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON THROUGH 6 PM EDT MONDAY FOR
GLADES AND HENDRY COUNTIES FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT
FOR 4 OR MORE CONSECUTIVE HOURS...

FLZ063-066-211800-
/O.NEW.KMFL.FW.W.0055.070521T1600Z-070521T2200Z/
GLADES-HENDRY-
559 AM EDT MON MAY 21 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON.

MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP
INTO THE 30 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE FOR THE INTERIOR PORTION OF THE
SOUTH FLORIDA PENINSULA 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.

$$

70/DD

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.