Red Flag Warning 41, NWS Tallahassee, FL

898 
WWUS82 KTAE 192329
RFWTAE

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
729 PM EDT FRI MAR 19 2010

...A RED FLAG REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND EXCEPT FRANKLIN COUNTY DUE TO
LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

.DISCUSSION...THE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DRY
CONDITIONS TODAY WILL SLIDE EAST OF THE AREA ON SATURDAY.
HOWEVER...ENOUGH DRY AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TO SEE ONE MORE DAY
OF RED FLAG CONDITIONS IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA.

FLZ007-009>011-013-016>019-026>029-034-201130-
/O.EXP.KTAE.FW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-100319T2300Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0041.100320T1800Z-100320T2300Z/
INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-CALHOUN-GADSDEN-LEON-
JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-DIXIE-
729 PM EDT FRI MAR 19 2010 /629 PM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010/

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/
TO 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ SATURDAY...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

FLZ008-012-014-201130-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0041.100320T1800Z-100320T2300Z/
COASTAL WALTON-BAY-GULF-
629 PM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CDT
SATURDAY...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

301 
WWUS82 KTAE 201029
RFWTAE

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
629 AM EDT SAT MAR 20 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT (1 PM CDT) THIS 
AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT (6 PM CDT) THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND...EXCEPT FRANKLIN COUNTY AND THE
IMMEDIATE COAST...FOR LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW
35 PERCENT AND HIGH DISPERSION LEVELS...

.DISCUSSION...A COMBINATION OF STRONG DAYTIME HEATING WITH WARMER
TEMPERATURES AND RELATIVELY DRY AIR WILL RESULT IN LONG DURATIONS
OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35% ALONG WITH HIGH DISPERSION LEVELS.

FLZ007>014-016>019-026>029-034-201830-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0041.100320T1800Z-100320T2300Z/
INLAND WALTON-COASTAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-
CALHOUN-GULF-GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-
TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-DIXIE-
629 AM EDT SAT MAR 20 2010 /529 AM CDT SAT MAR 20 2010/

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING DUE TO EXPECTED
LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT ALONG WITH
HIGH DISPERSION LEVELS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND
HIGH DISPERSION LEVELS WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

DUVAL

058 
WWUS82 KTAE 201945
RFWTAE

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
345 PM EDT SAT MAR 20 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT (6 PM CDT) THIS
EVENING FOR THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND...EXCEPT
FRANKLIN COUNTY AND THE IMMEDIATE COAST...FOR LONG DURATIONS OF
RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT AND HIGH DISPERSION LEVELS...

.DISCUSSION...A COMBINATION OF STRONG DAYTIME HEATING WITH WARMER
TEMPERATURES AND RELATIVELY DRY AIR WILL RESULT IN LONG DURATIONS
OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35% ALONG WITH HIGH DISPERSION LEVELS.

FLZ007>014-016>019-026>029-034-202300-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0041.000000T0000Z-100320T2300Z/
INLAND WALTON-COASTAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-
CALHOUN-GULF-GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-
TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-DIXIE-
345 PM EDT SAT MAR 20 2010 /245 PM CDT SAT MAR 20 2010/

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW
35 PERCENT ALONG WITH HIGH DISPERSION LEVELS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND
HIGH DISPERSION LEVELS WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
959 AM EDT FRI MAR 19 2010

.SYNOPSIS...
THE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE THAT BROUGHT SHOWERS AND OVERCAST SKIES
TO THE REGION HAS NOW PUSHED OFF THE ATLANTIC COAST...LEAVING THE
AREA WITH MORE PLEASANT SKIES AND TEMPERATURES AS DRIER AIR AND
SUBSIDENCE ARE NOW OVERHEAD. THE 13 UTC REGIONAL SFC ANALYSIS IS
CURRENTLY SHOWING A BROAD 1019 MB HIGH SITTING OFF THE MS/LA COAST.
SATELLITE IMAGERY IS NOT SHOWING MUCH IN THE WAY OF CLOUDS IN THE
SOUTHEAST THIS MORNING...AND WITH DRY AIR OVERHEAD...THERE SHOULD
NOT BE MANY CLOUDS TODAY. WINDS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT AND OUT OF
THE NW THIS MORNING...BUT WILL SHIFT TO THE SW IN THE LATE AFTERNOON
HOURS AS A WEAK SEA BREEZE MAY BRIEFLY FIRE UP. TEMPERATURES WILL
WARM UP QUICKLY THIS AFTERNOON AND SHOULD REACH THE MID TO LOW 70S
REGION-WIDE...UNLIKE THE PAST FEW DAYS. SHOULD BE PERFECT OUTSIDE
TODAY...ENJOY IT!

&&

.AVIATION...THRU 12Z SAT.
EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL
THROUGH THE PERIOD EXCEPT FOR SOME BRIEF MVFR VSBY RESTRICTIONS
AFTER 10Z. LIGHT NW WINDS WILL SHIFT TO W TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON.

&&

.MARINE...
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE OUT OF THE NW AROUND 10 KTS THIS
MORNING...BUT WITH A BROAD HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM SETTLING IN OVER THE
NORTHERN GOMEX THIS AFTERNOON...THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO W OR SW.
WITH THE HIGH MOVING INTO THE MARINE AREA...THE SEA BREEZE WILL MAKE
AN APPEARANCE THIS AFTERNOON...ALBEIT A WEAK APPEARANCE...WHICH WILL
BE THE MAIN CAUSE OF THE WINDS SHIFTING IN THE AFTERNOON. BY
SATURDAY...WINDS AND SEAS WILL RAPIDLY BEGIN TO INCREASE AS A COLD
FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION FROM THE WEST. ADVISORY CONDITIONS MAY
BE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...ALONG WITH TIDES 1 FOOT ABOVE
NORMAL AROUND HIGH TIDE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. FURTHERMORE...THE SURF MAY
REACH 5 TO 7 FEET ALONG THE FL PANHANDLE BEACHES SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TALLAHASSEE   73  41  73  51  68 /   0   0   0  10  70
PANAMA CITY   68  49  68  57  65 /   0   0   0  20  70
DOTHAN        74  44  74  52  67 /   0   0   0  30  70
ALBANY        73  44  75  50  68 /   0   0   0  10  70
VALDOSTA      73  43  75  51  72 /   0   0   0  10  60
CROSS CITY    72  41  75  51  71 /   0   0   0  10  60
APALACHICOLA  67  47  66  56  66 /   0   0   0  20  60

&&

.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...NONE.

GA...NONE.

FL...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
     EDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     CALHOUN...DIXIE...GADSDEN...HOLMES...INLAND WALTON...
     JACKSON...JEFFERSON...LAFAYETTE...LEON...LIBERTY...
     MADISON...TAYLOR...WAKULLA...WASHINGTON.

     FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
     EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: CALHOUN...DIXIE...
     GADSDEN...HOLMES...INLAND WALTON...JACKSON...JEFFERSON...
     LAFAYETTE...LEON...LIBERTY...MADISON...TAYLOR...WAKULLA...
     WASHINGTON.

GM...NONE.

&&

M BARRY/M BARRY/WOOL

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
409 AM EDT FRI MAR 19 2010

ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-
GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-200815-
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-INLAND WALTON-COASTAL WALTON-
HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-
JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-DIXIE-QUITMAN-
CLAY-RANDOLPH-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-
IRWIN-EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-
DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER-
APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE
RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
409 AM EDT FRI MAR 19 2010 /309 AM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
AND PANHANDLE...AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON MAY ENHANCE THE
SPREAD OF WILD FIRES. OTHERWISE...HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT
EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
THE NEXT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER SYSTEM SCHEDULED TO AFFECT OUR AREA
WILL BE A COLD FRONT MOVING QUICKLY EASTWARD ACROSS THE REGION ON
SUNDAY. ALTHOUGH THERE WILL LIKELY BE SOME STRONG WINDS ALOFT WITH
THIS SYSTEM...IT APPEARS UNLIKELY THAT THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME
UNSTABLE ENOUGH FOR AN ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER THREAT. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE AN INCH OR LESS SO WIDESPREAD FLOODING
IS NOT LIKELY. THE STRONG ONSHORE WINDS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY
WILL LIKELY CAUSE AN INCREASE IN SURF...RIP CURRENTS...AND TIDE
LEVELS. TIDES UP TO 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL WILL BE POSSIBLE AT THE
TIMES OF HIGH TIDE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE SURF ALONG THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE BEACHES MAY REACH 5 TO 7 FEET ON SUNDAY...ALONG WITH
FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS. IT WILL BE COLDER EARLY NEXT WEEK...BUT A
WIDESPREAD FREEZE DOES NOT APPEAR LIKELY.

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

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV...THEN CLICK ON YOUR AREA
OF INTEREST ON THE NATIONAL MAP.

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