Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Nashville, TN

Issued

Apr 6, 2011, 3:35 PM CDT (20:35 UTC)

Expired

Apr 6, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Nashville, TN

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WWUS84 KOHX 062035
RFWOHX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
335 PM CDT WED APR 6 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR HIGHLAND RIM DISTRICT NORTH FOR THE REMAINDER
OF THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY...

.WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE LOWER 20S...AND STRONG SOUTHERLY
WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AS HIGH AS 30 MPH...THIS AFTERNOON
...RED FLAG WARNING CRITERIA HAS BEEN MEET ACROSS THE HIGHLAND RIM
DISTRICT NORTH AND WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE LATE AFTERNOON
HOURS TODAY.

TNZ501-070000-
/O.NEW.KOHX.FW.W.0002.110406T2035Z-110407T0000Z/
HIGHLAND RIM DISTRICT (NORTH)-
335 PM CDT WED APR 6 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE LOWER 20S...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS
GENERALLY SUSTAINED BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH...AND CRITICAL DRY FUELS
AVAILABILITY...RED FLAG CONDITIONS HAVE OCCURRED ACROSS HIGHLAND
RIM DISTRICT NORTH AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY IN AND AROUND THE VICINITY
OF DICKSON IN DICKSON COUNTY AND THE NASHVILLE METROPOLITIAN AREA IN
DAVIDSON COUNTY...AND WILL CONTINUE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE LATE
AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF
THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

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