Red Flag Warning 34, NWS Melbourne, FL

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
203 PM EDT TUE MAR 30 2010

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INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-OSCEOLA-OKEECHOBEE-
SOUTHERN LAKE-
203 PM EDT TUE MAR 30 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING
IS ALSO IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING.

RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT
FOR MORE THAN 4 HOURS ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

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SOUTHERN BREVARD-INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-COASTAL VOLUSIA-
NORTHERN BREVARD-
203 PM EDT TUE MAR 30 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

DVD

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1003 AM EDT TUE MAR 30 2010

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE REGION FROM THE GULF WILL
PROVIDE A SUNNY DAY TODAY WITH HIGH TEMPS REACHING THE LOW TO MID
70S AREAWIDE. CURRENT SKY/TEMP/WIND FORECAST LOOKS GOOD FOR TODAY.

&&

.AVIATION...
VFR ALL SITES THROUGH 31/12Z.

&&

.MARINE...
SCA FOR THE 20-60 NM WATERS EXTENDED UNTIL 4 PM WITH WINDS STILL
GUSTING TO 29 KNOTS AT BUOY 41010 WITH 10 FT SEAS AT 9 AM. BUOY
41009 ALSO GUSTING OVER 20 KNOTS AT 9 AM WITH 5-6 FT SEAS. WINDS
WILL GRADUALLY BE DIMINISHING THROUGH THE DAY BUT STILL EXPECT GUSTS
OVER 20 KNOTS INTO THE AFTERNOON WITH ROUGH SEAS OVER THE OUTER
WATERS.

NEAR SHORE WATERS WILL SEE CALMER CONDITIONS WITH LONGER PERIOD 2-4
FT SEAS EXPECTED WITH 10-15 KNOT WESTERLY WINDS.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
TRICKY FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON WITH MIN RH EXPECTED TO DIP NEAR
OR PERHAPS JUST BELOW 35 PERCENT OVER THE INTERIOR FOR A FEW HOURS. THE
PREVIOUS SHIFT CANCELED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THIS AFTERNOON
AND DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH CONFIDENCE AT THIS TIME TO ISSUE A RED FLAG
WARNING GIVEN THE MARGINAL RH DURATIONS EXPECTED COMBINED WITH THE
VERY LOW KBDI VALUES AND THE VERY RECENT HEAVY RAIN. HOWEVER...WILL
BE MONITORING RH VALUES CLOSELY THROUGH THE DAY AND A SHORT FUSED
RED FLAG WARNING IS A POSSIBILITY LATER THIS AFTERNOON IF RH VALUES
GO SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST.

&&

.MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
     EVENING FOR INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-OKEECHOBEE-ORANGE-
     OSCEOLA-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN LAKE.

AM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR WATERS
     FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20 TO 60
     NM OFFSHORE-WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20
     TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE
     TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE.

&&

DVD

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
507 AM EDT TUE MAR 30 2010

AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-
144-147-302115-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN
INLET OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20 TO
60 NM OFFSHORE-
WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20 TO
60 NM OFFSHORE-
WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-
OSCEOLA-INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-COASTAL VOLUSIA-
SOUTHERN LAKE-NORTHERN BREVARD-
507 AM EDT TUE MAR 30 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
A LONG PERIOD BACKGROUND SWELL WILL IMPACT THE EAST FLORIDA COAST
TODAY AND GENERATE A MODERATE RIP CURRENT THREAT ALONG AREA
BEACHES. THE THREAT WILL BE HIGHEST BETWEEN 8:30 AM THIS MORNING
AND 3:00 PM THIS AFTERNOON DURING THE OUTGOING TIDE. ALWAYS CHECK
WITH LOCAL BEACH PATROL FOR CURRENT BEACH CONDITIONS BEFORE
ENTERING THE WATER AND NEVER SWIM ALONE.

...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
A FRESH TO STRONG WESTERLY BREEZE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE OFFSHORE
WATERS THROUGH MIDDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING BY LATE AFTERNOON. THESE
WINDS WILL GENERATE 5 TO 7 FOOT SEAS OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS...
AS WELL AS GENERATE SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES WITH DOMINANT PERIODS
BELOW 7 SECONDS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT OVER THE
OFFSHORE WATERS THROUGH 10 AM. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION
IF VENTURING MORE THAN A FEW MILES OFFSHORE.

...FIRE WEATHER IMPACT...
NORTHWEST SURFACE AND TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BRING DRY AIR INTO THE
CENTRAL PENINSULA TODAY. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MAY FALL
BELOW 35% FOR A FEW HOURS THIS AFTERNOON...BUT CRITICAL DURATIONS
ARE NOT EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
RIP CURRENT THREATS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH THE UPCOMING
WEEK. MARGINALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL ELEVATE THE WILDFIRE
THREAT THROUGH MIDWEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.

BRAGAW