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Red Flag Warning 6, NWS Miami, FL

February 8, 2007

NWS Miami, FL issued this red flag warning at Feb 8, 2007, 8:43 AM EST. It took effect at Feb 8, 2007, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 5 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: Feb 8, 2007, 8:43 AM EST (13:43 UTC)
In effect from: Feb 8, 2007, 1:00 PM EST
Expired: Feb 8, 2007, 6:00 PM EST
In force: 5 hr
Issued by: NWS Miami, FL

The text

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

000 
WWUS82 KMFL 081343
RFWMFL

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
843 AM EST THU FEB 8 2007


FLZ063-066-082300-
/O.NEW.KMFL.FW.W.0006.070208T1800Z-070208T2300Z/
GLADES-HENDRY-
843 AM EST THU FEB 8 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR GLADES AND HENDRY COUNTIES...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR GLADES AND HENDRY COUNTIES.

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO WILL SLOWLY MOVE
EAST TODAY TOWARD CENTRAL FLORIDA ALLOWING FOR THE WINDS OVER THE AREA
TO BE FROM THE NORTHERLY DIRECTION. THIS WILL BRING IN DRIER AIR
FROM THE NORTH INTO THE NORTHWEST INTERIOR AREAS OF SOUTH FLORIDA
ALLOWING FOR THE DEW POINTS TO FALL TO AROUND 40 THIS AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO WARM UP INTO THE UPPER 70S TO AROUND 80
DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE SAME AREA. THEREFORE...THE
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR 4 HOURS OR MORE
THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE NORTHWEST INTERIOR AREAS OF SOUTH FLORIDA.
SO WILL ISSUE A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GLADES AND HENDRY COUNTIES
FOR 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.

$$

BAXTER/GREGORIA

1 follow-up statement

000 
WWUS82 KMFL 081354 CCA
RFWMFL

RED FLAG WARNING...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
853 AM EST THU FEB 8 2007


FLZ063-066-082300-
/O.COR.KMFL.FW.W.0006.070208T1800Z-070208T2300Z/
GLADES-HENDRY-
853 AM EST THU FEB 8 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR GLADES AND HENDRY COUNTIES...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR GLADES AND HENDRY COUNTIES.

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO WILL SLOWLY MOVE
EAST TODAY TOWARD CENTRAL FLORIDA ALLOWING FOR THE WINDS OVER THE AREA
TO BE FROM THE NORTHERLY DIRECTION. THIS WILL BRING IN DRIER AIR
FROM THE NORTH INTO THE NORTHWEST INTERIOR AREAS OF SOUTH FLORIDA
ALLOWING FOR THE DEW POINTS TO FALL TO AROUND 40 THIS AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO WARM UP INTO THE UPPER 70S TO AROUND 80
DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE SAME AREA. THEREFORE...THE
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR 4 HOURS OR MORE
THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE NORTHWEST INTERIOR AREAS OF SOUTH FLORIDA.
SO WILL ISSUE A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GLADES AND HENDRY COUNTIES
FOR THIS AFTERNOON.

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

$$

BAXTER/GREGORIA

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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.