Red Flag Warning 65, NWS Tallahassee, FL

Coffee County, AL, Dale County, AL, Geneva County, AL, Henry County, AL, Houston County, AL, Bay County, FL, Calhoun County, FL, Dixie County, FL, Franklin County, FL, Gadsden County, FL, Gulf County, FL, Holmes County, FL, Jackson County, FL, Jefferson County, FL, Lafayette County, FL, Leon County, FL, Madison County, FL, Taylor County, FL, Wakulla County, FL, Walton County, FL, Washington County, FL, Baker County, GA, Ben Hill County, GA, Berrien County, GA, Brooks County, GA, Calhoun County, GA, Clay County, GA, Colquitt County, GA, Cook County, GA, Decatur County, GA, Dougherty County, GA, Early County, GA, Grady County, GA, Irwin County, GA, Lanier County, GA, Lee County, GA, Lowndes County, GA, Miller County, GA, Mitchell County, GA, Quitman County, GA, Randolph County, GA, Seminole County, GA, Terrell County, GA, Thomas County, GA, Tift County, GA, Turner County, GA, Worth County, GA

062 
WWUS82 KTAE 280011
RFWTAE

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
811 PM EDT TUE APR 27 2010

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /NOON CDT/ TO
9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/ WEDNESDAY FOR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG
BEND DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM EDT /2 PM CDT/ TO
7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ WEDNESDAY FOR THE COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST
ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR
COUNTIES IN THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND...SOUTHEAST
ALABAMA...AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.DRIER AIR IS ON TAP FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS A WEAK COLD FRONT
PUSHES THROUGH THE REGION THIS EVENING AND AS HIGH PRESSURE
BEGINS TO BUILD IN FROM THE WEST. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE IN
OVER THE COASTAL WATERS ON WEDNESDAY EVENING...WHICH MEANS DRIER
AIR AND LIGHT WINDS FOR THE AREA. THEREFORE... RED FLAG CRITERIA
WILL ALSO BE MET ON WEDNESDAY... AND POSSIBLY THURSDAY...DUE TO LONG
DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. THUS A RED FLAG WARNING HAS
BEEN ISSUED FOR WEDNESDAY AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED
FOR THURSDAY FOR THE ENTIRE REGION...INCLUDING THE COASTAL ZONES.

FLZ007>019-026>029-034-108-112-115-118-127-281230-
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/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0065.100428T1700Z-100429T0100Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0059.100429T1700Z-100430T0100Z/
INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY-
CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-
MADISON-LIBERTY-INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-
INLAND DIXIE-SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL FRANKLIN-
COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-
811 PM EDT TUE APR 27 2010 /711 PM CDT TUE APR 27 2010/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /NOON CDT/ TO
9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/ WEDNESDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /NOON CDT/ TO
9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/ WEDNESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

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.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

&&

$$

FLZ114-128-134-281230-
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/O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0059.100429T1700Z-100430T0100Z/
COASTAL GULF-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE-
811 PM EDT TUE APR 27 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. 

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.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

&&

$$

ALZ065>069-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-281230-
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/O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0059.100429T1700Z-100429T2300Z/
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN-
TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY-
MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR-
GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER-
811 PM EDT TUE APR 27 2010 /711 PM CDT TUE APR 27 2010/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM EDT /2 PM CDT/ TO
7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ WEDNESDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM EDT /2 PM CDT/ TO
7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ WEDNESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. 

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.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

&&

$$

FOURNIER

048 
WWUS82 KTAE 280802
RFWTAE

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
402 AM EDT WED APR 28 2010

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /NOON CDT/
TO 9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/ WEDNESDAY FOR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG
BEND DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

...THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN GEORGIA HAS BEEN 
CANCELLED...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR
COUNTIES IN THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND...SOUTHEAST
ALABAMA...AND SOUTHERN GEORGIA DUE TO LIKELY LONG DURATIONS OF
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.IN THE WAKE OF YESTERDAY'S WEAK COLD FRONT...HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD IN WITH DRIER AIR OVERSPREADING THE LOCAL AREA DURING THE NEXT
TWO DAYS. CRITICAL DURATIONS OF LOW RED FLAG HUMIDITIES ARE
EXPECTED LATER TODAY ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA WHERE A RED FLAG
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT. HOWEVER...CRITICAL DURATIONS ARE UNLIKELY
ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN GEORGIA. THEREFORE THE
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED THERE. CONTINUED DRY AIR COMBINED WITH
NOTICEABLY WARMER TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY WILL YIELD VERY LOW
HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE ENTIRE TRI-STATE AREA. THUS...A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE COUNTIES.

ALZ065>069-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-281715-
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/O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0059.100429T1700Z-100429T2300Z/
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN-
TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY-
MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR-
GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER-
402 AM EDT WED APR 28 2010 /302 AM CDT WED APR 28 2010/

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR TODAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

&&

$$

FLZ007>019-026>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-281715-
/O.EXT.KTAE.FW.W.0065.100428T1700Z-100429T0200Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0059.100429T1700Z-100430T0100Z/
INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY-
CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-
MADISON-LIBERTY-INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-
INLAND DIXIE-SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-
COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR-
COASTAL DIXIE-
402 AM EDT WED APR 28 2010 /302 AM CDT WED APR 28 2010/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /NOON CDT/
THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH EVENING...

THE RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /NOON CDT/
THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING. A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING.

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.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

&&

$$

BLOCK

438 
WWUS82 KTAE 281915
RFWTAE

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
315 PM EDT WED APR 28 2010

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /NOON CDT/
TO 9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND 
BIG BEND DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 1 PM EDT /NOON CDT/
TO 8 PM EDT/7 PM CDT/ THURSDAY FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND
EASTERN PANHANDLE EXCLUDING GULF...COASTAL WALTON...COASTAL
BAY...AND COASTAL FRANKLIN COUNTIES DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY.

...THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN GEORGIA HAS BEEN
CANCELLED...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR
ALL ZONES IN SOUTHERN GEORGIA DUE TO POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE BUILDING INTO THE AREA FOLLOWING
THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE FROM YESTERDAY. LIGHT NORTHWESTERLY FLOW
WILL CONTINUE TO BRING DRY CONTINENTAL AIR INTO THE REGION. THIS
COMBINED WITH DAYTIME HIGHS IN THE 80S WILL SPUR LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED
FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND EASTERN PANHANDLE EXCLUDING GULF
COUNTY AND COASTAL WALTON...BAY...AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES FOR LONG
DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL BE
LESS LIKELY OVER THE WEST FACING COASTAL REGIONS OF THE EASTERN
PANHANDLE AS THE SEABREEZE MODIFIES THE LOW LEVEL AIRMASS DURING
THE AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR ALL
COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN GEORGIA FOR POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY. THIS MAY NEED TO BE UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG
WARNING IN FUTURE FIRE WEATHER FORECASTS. BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST. THIS
SHOULD ALLOW LOW LEVEL MOISTURE TO RETURN TO THE REGION WHICH WILL
RAISE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO ABOVE RED FLAG CRITERION.

FLZ014-108-112-114-115-290200-
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/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0065.000000T0000Z-100429T0200Z/
INLAND GULF-SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-
COASTAL FRANKLIN-
315 PM EDT WED APR 28 2010 /215 PM CDT WED APR 28 2010/

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT /9 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING...

...THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELLED THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THURSDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 PM EDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

ALZ065>069-282015-
/O.CAN.KTAE.FW.A.0059.100429T1700Z-100429T2300Z/
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-
215 PM CDT WED APR 28 2010

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELLED THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THURSDAY. 

$$

FLZ007>013-015>019-026>029-034-118-127-128-134-290215-
/O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0059.100429T1700Z-100430T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0066.100429T1700Z-100430T0000Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0065.000000T0000Z-100429T0200Z/
INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY-
CALHOUN-INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-
LIBERTY-INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-
COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE-
315 PM EDT WED APR 28 2010 /215 PM CDT WED APR 28 2010/

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT /9 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING... 

...A RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /NOON
CDT/ TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /NOON CDT/ TO 8 PM EDT
/7 PM CDT/ THURSDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 PM EDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-290215-
/O.EXT.KTAE.FW.A.0059.100429T1800Z-100429T2300Z/
QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-
TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-
BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER-
315 PM EDT WED APR 28 2010

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

&&

$$


AUSTIN

359 
WWUS82 KTAE 290207
RFWTAE

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1007 PM EDT WED APR 28 2010

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /NOON CDT/ TO
8 PM EDT/7 PM CDT/ THURSDAY FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND EASTERN
PANHANDLE EXCLUDING GULF...COASTAL WALTON...COASTAL BAY...AND
COASTAL FRANKLIN COUNTIES DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY.

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR
ALL ZONES IN SOUTHERN GEORGIA DUE TO POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE BUILDING INTO THE AREA. LIGHT
NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO BRING DRY CONTINENTAL AIR INTO
THE REGION. THIS COMBINED WITH DAYTIME HIGHS IN THE 80S WILL SPUR
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS
BEEN ISSUED FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND EASTERN PANHANDLE
EXCLUDING GULF COUNTY AND COASTAL WALTON...BAY...AND FRANKLIN
COUNTIES FOR LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. RED FLAG
CONDITIONS WILL BE LESS LIKELY OVER THE WEST FACING COASTAL
REGIONS OF THE EASTERN PANHANDLE AS THE SEABREEZE MODIFIES THE LOW
LEVEL AIRMASS DURING THE AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ALSO
IN EFFECT FOR ALL COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN GEORGIA FOR POSSIBLE LONG
DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. THIS MAY NEED TO BE UPGRADED
TO A RED FLAG WARNING IN FUTURE FIRE WEATHER FORECASTS. BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON... WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST. THIS
SHOULD ALLOW LOW LEVEL MOISTURE TO RETURN TO THE REGION WHICH WILL
RAISE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO ABOVE RED FLAG CRITERION.

FLZ007>013-015>019-026>029-034-118-127-128-134-291230-
/O.EXP.KTAE.FW.W.0065.000000T0000Z-100429T0200Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0066.100429T1700Z-100430T0000Z/
INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY-
CALHOUN-INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-
LIBERTY-INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-
COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE-
1007 PM EDT WED APR 28 2010 /907 PM CDT WED APR 28 2010/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /NOON CDT/ TO
8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THURSDAY...

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.

&&

$$

FLZ014-108-112-114-115-290315-
/O.EXP.KTAE.FW.W.0065.000000T0000Z-100429T0200Z/
INLAND GULF-SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-
COASTAL FRANKLIN-
1007 PM EDT WED APR 28 2010 /907 PM CDT WED APR 28 2010/

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 


$$

GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-291230-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0059.100429T1800Z-100429T2300Z/
QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-
TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-
BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER-
1007 PM EDT WED APR 28 2010

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

&&

$$

VAN DYKE

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
310 PM EDT TUE APR 27 2010

.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT)...THE AXIS OF THE SHORT
WAVE WILL PUSH ACROSS OUR REGION AND OFF THE SE U.S. COAST TONIGHT.
ANY LINGERING SHOWERS/SPRINKLES AND CLOUDINESS WILL EXIT TO OUR EAST
ALONG WITH IT. IN ITS WAKE...DEEP LAYER RIDGING WILL BUILD IN
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE SHORT TERM PERIOD. TEMPERATURES WILL BE
COOLER THAN NORMAL THE NEXT FEW DAYS...ESPECIALLY THE NIGHTTIME
PERIODS. MIN TEMPS BOTH TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AWAY THE COAST
WILL BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S. MIN TEMPS WILL MODERATE INTO THE
LOWER TO MID 50S FOR THURSDAY NIGHT. MAX TEMPS WEDNESDAY WILL BE IN
THE MID TO UPPER 70S EVEN UNDER FULL INSOLATION. THURSDAY WILL MARK
THE BEGINNING OF A WARMING TREND AS THE UPPER RIDGE BUILDS IN WITH
MAX READINGS IN THE LOWER 80S INLAND AND UPPER 70S ALONG THE COAST.

&&

.LONG TERM (FRIDAY THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY)...MODELS CONTINUE IN GOOD
AGREEMENT TO START OUT THE EXTENDED PERIOD. ALOFT...AN AMPLIFIED
UPPER LEVEL PATTERN IS ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE CONUS. LONGWAVE
TROUGHING WILL BE FOUND OVER THE WRN HALF OF CONUS AND ALSO OVER THE
WRN MOST ATLC. IN BETWEEN...LONGWAVE RIDGING WILL EXIST EXTENDING
FROM THE EAST-CENTRAL GULF COAST ALL THE WAY TO THE ERN GREAT LAKES
AND ERN ONTARIO. THE LOW ASSOCD WITH THE WRN TROUGH OCCLUDES OVER
THE SE N DAKOTA THURS NIGHT AND MOVES SLOWLY ENE TO THE ND/CANADA
BORDER BY FRI NIGHT BCMG QSTNRY INTO SUN WHILE STRONG SHORTWAVES
CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE BASE OF THE TROUGH. THE BEST LIFT
ASSOCIATED WITH THESE SHORTWAVES WILL REMAIN WELL N/NW OF LOCAL AREA
WITH ITS MAIN IMPACT TO PROMOTE INCREASINGLY ONSHORE SLY WINDS. ON
FRI EVE...GFS/ECMWF BEGIN TO DIVERGE ALTHO IN SLIGHTLY BETTER
AGREEMENT THAN 24 HRS AGO. GFS REMAINS NOTICEABLY FASTER THAN ECMWF
WITH SHORTWAVE ROUNDING BASE OF TROUGH. HENCE BY FRIDAY NIGHT...THE
GFS HAS A STRONGER UPPER LOW THAN THE ECMWF AND THIS COULD IMPACT
WHERE SUBSEQUENT RIDGE AND RAINS SET UP OVER THE SOUTHEAST DURING
LATE EXTENDED.

AT THE SURFACE...OUR REGION WILL BE DOMINATED BY RIDGING EXTENDING
BACK WESTWARD FROM A HIGH CENTER OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST WITH THE
RIDGE AXIS CENTERED OVR CNTRL GA THURS NIGHT. ABOVE POTENT 990MB LOW
ASSOCIATED WITHIN WRN TROUGH WILL BE LIFTING NORTHWARD FROM ND INTO
CANADA. ASSOCD COLD FRONT EXTEND SSE THRU ERN PLAINS AND INTO TX.
THE RESULTING INCREASING GRADIENT BETWEEN UPSTREAM LOW AND WRN ATLC
HIGH WILL DEVELOP AN INCREASINGLY DEEP SOUTHERLY FLOW BY FRI INTO
THE NORTHERN GULF COAST AND PROMOTE AN ACTIVE SEA BREEZE FRONT...
ESPECIALLY OVER PANHANDLE WITH SCT POPS EACH DAY.

ON FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...MODELS SHOW WEAK AND FAST MOVING H5
IMPULSES MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS N/CNTRL ALA/GA. THIS WEAK SYNOPTIC
LIFT OVER THE INCREASINGLY ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE MAY BE ENOUGH
TO DEVELOP SCT CONVECTION INTO PORTIONS OF THE REGION. FOR SATURDAY
INTO EARLY SUNDAY...MODELS BEGIN TO DIVERGE JUST A BIT ON THEIR
PLACEMENT OF THE MAIN FEATURES...BUT IT COULD MAKE A SIGNIFICANT
DIFFERENCE FOR PORTIONS OF OUR AREA...ESPECIALLY THE WESTERN ZONES.
GFS IS SHOWING A BUILDING DEEP LYR RIDGE TO OUR EAST OVER THE WRN
ATLC AND BAHAMAS. CONVERSELY...THE ECMWF BUILDS A RIDGE FURTHER WEST
INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. EITHER WAY COLD FRONT REMAINS WELL
TO OUR NW. HOWEVER...IF THE GFS VERIFIES...THIS WILL ALLOW THE
POTENTIAL FOR A FEW IMPULSES TO MOVE OVERHEAD...AND KEEP MID/HI LVL
CLOUDS AS WELL AS A MORE ACTIVE GULF SEABREEZE...MORE SHOWERS AND
HIGH HUMIDITY IN THE FORECAST. THE ECMWF MEANS MORE LIKELY HOT AND
DRIER CONDITIONS. FOR NOW BASED ON RECENT AND LONG TERM SUPERIORITY
OF ECMWF ESPECIALLY FOR LATTER PART OF EXTENDED... WILL LEAN TOWARDS
THIS MODEL AND ITS WARMER AND DRIER SIDE. HOPEFULLY...MODELS SHOULD
COME TO MORE OF A CONSENSUS AS THIS WEEK PROGRESSES. BY SUNDAY
AFTN...THE ABOVE OCCLUDED LOW HAS EJECTED OFF ACROSS CANADA WITH THE
SHORTWAVES SHIFTING NORTHWARD AND FURTHER AWAY FROM THE AREA. MODELS
SHOW THAT A STRONG RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER FL DECREASING IF NOT
SHUTTING OFF PRECIPITATION AND INCREASING TEMPS.

POPS WILL BE NIL TO WDLY SCT THURS NIGHT THRU FRI NIGHT THEN
WDLY SCT TO SCT POPS SAT THRU SUN FOLLOWED BY NIL TO WDLY SCT SUN
NIGHT INTO MONDAY. MIN TEMPS WILL BEGIN PERIOD AROUND CLIMO (CLIMO
IS MID-UPPER 50S) BUT UNDER SLY FLOW AND CLOUDS THEN CONTINUE WELL
ABOVE CLIMO THRU SUN NIGHT. MAX TEMPS WILL BEGIN AROUND CLIMO ON FRI
(CLIMO IS LOW 80S) BUT THEN INCREASE TO 5-10 DEGREES ABOVE CLIMO
REACHING THE LOW 90S SUN AND ESPECIALLY ON MON.

&&

.MARINE...WINDS AND SEAS ARE INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON AS A FRONTAL
TROUGH PUSHES FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE LOCAL WATERS. WINDS WILL
REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE RAPIDLY ON WEDNESDAY AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO. LIGHTER
WINDS AND SEAS WILL LINGER THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE
INCREASING OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST FOR THE END OF THE WORKWEEK. WINDS
AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH CAUTIONARY LEVELS BY FRIDAY AND
ADVISORY LEVELS OVER THE WEEKEND.

&&

.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO PREVAIL THROUGH THIS TAF
CYCLE. CLOUD DECK IS QUICKLY MOVING THROUGH THE REGION FROM THE
WEST...BUT CIGS SHOULD ONLY DROP DOWN TO AROUND 3K-7K FT FOR A FEW
HOURS AT ALL TERMINALS. WINDS ARE OUT OF THE WEST/NORTHWEST AND WILL
CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH GUSTS UP
TO 25 KTS...AND WILL SUBSIDE AFTER SUNSET...EVENTUALLY BECOMING CALM
THIS EVENING.

&&

.FIRE WX...DRIER AIR IS ON TAP FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS A WEAK COLD
FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND AS
HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO BUILD IN FROM THE WEST. A RED FLAG WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE ENTIRE CWA DUE TO LOW RH
VALUES...HIGH DISPERSIONS...AND HIGH WINDS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
SETTLE IN OVER THE GOMEX ON WED EVENING...MEANING THAT RED FLAG
CRITERIA WILL ALSO BE MET ON WEDNESDAY...AND LIKELY THURSDAY...DUE
TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. THUS A RED FLAG WARNING
HAS BEEN ISSUED ON WEDNESDAY AND A FIRE WX WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
THURSDAY FOR THE ENTIRE CWA...INCLUDING THE COASTAL ZONES. FRIDAY
THROUGH THE WEEKEND...LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE
THROUGHOUT THE REGION...THEREFORE THERE WILL BE NO FIRE WX CONCERNS.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TALLAHASSEE   49 76 44 83 56/ 10 0 0 0 0
PANAMA CITY   54 75 54 79 62/ 10 0 0 0 0
DOTHAN        47 75 48 83 56/  0 0 0 0 0
ALBANY        45 75 45 83 54/  0 0 0 0 0
VALDOSTA      47 75 43 82 53/ 10 0 0 0 0
CROSS CITY    45 77 44 83 54/ 10 0 0 0 0
APALACHICOLA  50 73 49 77 59/ 10 0 0 0 0

&&

.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 2 PM TO 6 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: COFFEE...DALE...GENEVA...HENRY...HOUSTON.

     FIRE WEATHER WATCH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     COFFEE...DALE...GENEVA...HENRY...HOUSTON.

GA...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 3 PM TO 7 PM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: BAKER...BEN HILL...BERRIEN...BROOKS...
     CALHOUN...CLAY...COLQUITT...COOK...DECATUR...DOUGHERTY...
     EARLY...GRADY...IRWIN...LANIER...LEE...LOWNDES...MILLER...
     MITCHELL...QUITMAN...RANDOLPH...SEMINOLE...TERRELL...
     THOMAS...TIFT...TURNER...WORTH.

     FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
     EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BAKER...BEN HILL...
     BERRIEN...BROOKS...CALHOUN...CLAY...COLQUITT...COOK...
     DECATUR...DOUGHERTY...EARLY...GRADY...IRWIN...LANIER...
     LEE...LOWNDES...MILLER...MITCHELL...QUITMAN...RANDOLPH...
     SEMINOLE...TERRELL...THOMAS...TIFT...TURNER...WORTH.

FL...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: CALHOUN...CENTRAL WALTON...COASTAL BAY...
     COASTAL FRANKLIN...COASTAL JEFFERSON...COASTAL WAKULLA...
     GADSDEN...HOLMES...INLAND BAY...INLAND DIXIE...INLAND
     FRANKLIN...INLAND GULF...INLAND JEFFERSON...INLAND TAYLOR...
     INLAND WAKULLA...INLAND WALTON...JACKSON...LAFAYETTE...
     LEON...LIBERTY...MADISON...SOUTH WALTON...WASHINGTON.

     RED FLAG WARNING FROM 1 PM EDT /NOON CDT/ TO 9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/
     WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: CALHOUN...CENTRAL
     WALTON...COASTAL BAY...COASTAL DIXIE...COASTAL FRANKLIN...
     COASTAL GULF...COASTAL JEFFERSON...COASTAL TAYLOR...COASTAL
     WAKULLA...GADSDEN...HOLMES...INLAND BAY...INLAND DIXIE...
     INLAND FRANKLIN...INLAND GULF...INLAND JEFFERSON...INLAND
     TAYLOR...INLAND WAKULLA...INLAND WALTON...JACKSON...
     LAFAYETTE...LEON...LIBERTY...MADISON...SOUTH WALTON...
     WASHINGTON.

     FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
     EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: CALHOUN...CENTRAL WALTON...
     COASTAL BAY...COASTAL DIXIE...COASTAL FRANKLIN...COASTAL
     GULF...COASTAL JEFFERSON...COASTAL TAYLOR...COASTAL
     WAKULLA...GADSDEN...HOLMES...INLAND BAY...INLAND DIXIE...
     INLAND FRANKLIN...INLAND GULF...INLAND JEFFERSON...INLAND
     TAYLOR...INLAND WAKULLA...INLAND WALTON...JACKSON...
     LAFAYETTE...LEON...LIBERTY...MADISON...SOUTH WALTON...
     WASHINGTON.

GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE ALL ZONES.

&&

SHORT TERM/MARINE...T BARRY
AVIATION/FIRE WX...M BARRY
LONG TERM...BLOCK

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
553 AM EDT TUE APR 27 2010

ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-
GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-281000-
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-
HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY-CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-
INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-
INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-SOUTH WALTON-
COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON-
COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL 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-
553 AM EDT TUE APR 27 2010 /453 AM CDT TUE APR 27 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...

A STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL CROSS
THE FORECAST AREA TODAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL HOWEVER HAVE LITTLE
MOISTURE TO WORK WITH AND RESULT IN ONLY A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS...
MAINLY ACROSS NORTHERN AND EASTERN ZONES.

WINDS WILL INCREASE TO CAUTIONARY LEVELS ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS
LATER THIS MORNING AND THEN TO LOW END ADVISORY LEVELS LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS AND SEAS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE LATE
TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

THE STRONG ONSHORE FLOW AND SOME RESIDUAL SWELL ARRIVING ALONG THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE BEACHES WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS TODAY. THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL RETURN TO LOW ON
WEDNESDAY.

LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL AID THE SPREAD OF
WILDFIRES THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

OTHER THAN LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AIDING THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRES
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...A QUIET PERIOD OF WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED FOR
BOTH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

CHANCES FOR A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN
BY NEXT WEEKEND...HOWEVER NO ORGANIZED AREAS OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED
AND THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER APPEARS LOW.

A TIGHTENING GRADIENT WILL BRING CAUTIONARY TO ADVISORY LEVELS
WINDS AND SEAS BACK TO THE NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO BY THE END OF
THE WEEK.

.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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