Red Flag Warning 34, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

Issued

Apr 21, 2008, 4:08 AM EDT (08:08 UTC)

In effect from

Apr 21, 2008, 1:00 PM EDT

Expired

Apr 21, 2008, 7:00 PM EDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Tampa Bay, FL

Counties DeSoto County, FL, Hardee County, FL, Highlands County, FL, Polk County, FL, Sumter County, FL

The Tampa radar (KTBW), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WWUS82 KTBW 210808
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RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
408 AM EDT MON APR 21 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM THIS AFTERNOON FOR
ALL INTERIOR COUNTIES AND INLAND LEVY...CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES
FOR LONG DURATIONS OF LOW HUMIDITIES...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR ALL COUNTIES TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR LONG
DURATIONS OF LOW HUMIDITIES...

.DRY AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS IN FROM THE NORTHWEST.

FLZ043-052-056-057-061-212300-
/O.UPG.KTBW.FW.A.0032.080421T1700Z-080421T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KTBW.FW.W.0034.080421T1700Z-080421T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KTBW.FW.A.0033.080422T1700Z-080422T2300Z/
SUMTER-POLK-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-DE SOTO-
408 AM EDT MON APR 21 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS
ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO
BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT. 

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA TODAY WITH DRIER AIR
CONTINUING TO FILTER DOWN THE STATE. THIS DRIER AIR WILL ALLOW
AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES TO FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR 4 TO 6 HOURS
THIS AFTERNOON. 

A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR
THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN
24 HOURS.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD.

$$

FLZ039-062-065-212300-
/O.NEW.KTBW.FW.W.0034.080421T1700Z-080421T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KTBW.FW.A.0033.080422T1700Z-080422T2300Z/
LEVY-CHARLOTTE-LEE-
408 AM EDT MON APR 21 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS
ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO
BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. 

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA TODAY WITH DRIER AIR
CONTINUING TO FILTER DOWN THE STATE. THIS DRIER AIR WILL ALLOW
AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES TO FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR 4 TO 6 HOURS
THIS AFTERNOON. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL KEEP AREAS ALONG THE
COAST COOLER AND MORE MOIST. 

A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR
THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN
24 HOURS.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD.

$$

FLZ042-048-049-051-055-060-212300-
/O.NEW.KTBW.FW.A.0033.080422T1700Z-080422T2300Z/
CITRUS-HERNANDO-PASCO-HILLSBOROUGH-MANATEE-SARASOTA-
408 AM EDT MON APR 21 2008

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS
ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. 

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA TODAY AND TUESDAY WITH
DRIER AIR FILTERING DOWN THE STATE. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS THIS
AFTERNOON WILL KEEP HUMIDITIES ABOVE 35 PERCENT NEAR THE COAST AND
AROUND 35 PERCENT FOR AN HOUR OR TWO AT INLAND LOCATIONS. WINDS
WILL BECOMING MORE NORTHERLY FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND ALLOW
HUMIDITIES TO FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR AROUND 4 HOURS. 

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD.

$$

NWS Tampa Bay, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Apr 21, 3:03 AM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
303 AM EDT MON APR 21 2008

.SHORT TERM (TODAY-WED)...UPPER LOW DROPPING SSE FROM THE CAROLINA
COAST TO ALLOW UPPER RIDGE TO BUILD THRU THE C GULF INTO THE DEEP
SOUTH PRODUCING DRY NW FLOW AND SUBSIDENCE ALOFT OVER THE AREA.
SFC SYSTEM UNDER UPPER LOW SWEPT FRONT OVER THE AREA YESTERDAY
WITH WEAK SFC HIGH OVER THE AREA TODAY AND TUESDAY. EXPECT MORE
TYPICAL LATE APRIL CONDITIONS TO START THE WEEK WITH DRY AND NEAR
NORMAL TEMPS. BY WEDNESDAY UPPER LOW MOVES FURTHER INTO THE W
ATLANTIC AS SFC HIGH GETS REINFORCED FROM THE N WITH LOW LEVEL
FLOW TURNING MORE NE.

.LONG TERM (WED NIGHT-SUN)...HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SFC AND RIDGING TO
THE WEST ALOFT WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY.
AN UPPER SHORTWAVE WILL THEN MOVE OVER THE STATE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
WITH A SERIES OF UPPER DISTURBANCES MOVING THROUGH THE FLOW AS A SFC
FRONT STALLS TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA. WITH THE EASTERLY FLOW AT THE
LOWER LEVELS AND THE UPPER ENERGY IN PLACE SATURDAY...A SHOWER OR
TWO MAY DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON AND HAVE CONTINUED THE 20 PERCENT
CHANCES IN PLACE. TEMPS WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD
WITH HIGHS GENERALLY IN THE LOWER TO MID 80S AND LOWS IN THE MID TO
UPPER 50S NORTH TO AROUND 60-MID 60S CENTRAL AND SOUTH.

&&

.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE
PERIOD.

&&

.MARINE...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE E GULF TODAY THRU TUESDAY TO KEEP
WINDS AND SEAS LIGHT. HIGH GETS REINFORCED FROM THE N WITH SLIGHTLY
TIGHTER GRADIENT FLUCTUATING FOR SOME NE WINDS AND SEAS MID TO LATE
WEEK.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...DRY AIRMASS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY. WESTERLY
WINDS EXPECTED TO KEEP LOWEST MIN RHS OVER INTERIOR AREAS. HAVE
RAISED RED FLAG WARNING FOR LONG DURATIONS OF RH BELOW 35 PERCENT ALL
INTERIOR ZONES AND INT LEVY..CHARLOTTE AND LEE. DRY AIR AGAIN IN
PLACE TUES AS WINDS VEER MORE NORTHERLY FOR LARGER AREA OF LOW RHS
WITH DURATIONS AND HAVE ISSUED FIRE WX WATCH FOR ALL ZONES EXCEPT
PINELLAS TUESDAY.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TPA  80  62  81  63 /   5   0   0   5
FMY  83  61  84  60 /   5   0   0   5
GIF  83  60  83  61 /   5   0   0   5
SRQ  79  60  80  60 /   5   0   0   5
BKV  82  51  82  53 /   5   0   0   5
SPG  79  66  80  66 /   5   0   0   5

&&

.TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS
     EVENING FOR CHARLOTTE-DE SOTO-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-LEE-LEVY-
     POLK-SUMTER.

     FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
     EVENING FOR CHARLOTTE-CITRUS-DE SOTO-HARDEE-HERNANDO-
     HIGHLANDS-HILLSBOROUGH-LEE-LEVY-MANATEE-PASCO-POLK-SARASOTA-
     SUMTER.

GULF WATERS...&&

SHORT TERM/MARINE/FIRE WX...RD
LONG TERM/AVIATION...JC

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
530 AM EDT SUN APR 20 2008

FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-201430-
LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK-
MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE-
530 AM EDT SUN APR 20 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...FIRE WEATHER IMPACT...
SOME DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE NATURE COAST TODAY RESULTING IN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR A FEW HOURS OVER
INLAND PORTIONS OF LEVY COUNTY. THEREFORE...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS
BEEN ISSUED FOR LEVY COUNTY FOR THIS AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

...FIRE WEATHER IMPACT...
THE DRIER AIR WILL FILTER INTO THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA MONDAY
WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR A FEW
HOURS OVER INLAND AREAS. THEREFORE...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN
ISSUED FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR SUMTER...POLK...HARDEE...DESOTO
AND HIGHLANDS COUNTIES. CLOSER TO THE GULF COAST THE NORTHWESTERLY
FLOW IS EXPECTED TO KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ABOVE CRITICAL
LEVELS. SIMILAR CONDITIONS WILL EXIST ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OVER THE INTERIOR COUNTIES EXPECTED TO
FALL TO AROUND 35 PERCENT. NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS
ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.

PRC

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