Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Nashville, TN

Issued

Jan 30, 2012, 2:26 PM CST (20:26 UTC)

In effect from

Jan 30, 2012, 4:00 PM CST

Expired

Jan 30, 2012, 6:00 PM CST

In force

2 hr

Issued by

NWS Nashville, TN

708 
WWUS84 KOHX 302026
RFWOHX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
226 PM CST MON JAN 30 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR HIGHLAND RIM AND CUMBERLAND DISTRICTS THIS
AFTERNOON...

.UNUSUALLY DRY LOW-LEVEL AIR HAS COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS TO
PRODUCE RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE AND THE
CUMBERLAND PLATEAU. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN 20% TO
25% THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON, WITH WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH,
GUSTING UP TO 25 MILES AN HOUR.

TNZ400-501-502-310000-
/O.NEW.KOHX.FW.W.0001.120130T2200Z-120131T0000Z/
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT (NORTH)-HIGHLAND RIM DISTRICT (NORTH)-
HIGHLAND RIM DISTRICT (SOUTH)-
226 PM CST MON JAN 30 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR HIGH WINDS
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 400...501 AND
502...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 400. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 501. 
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 502. 

* WIND...10 TO 15 MPH, GUSTING UP TO 25 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...20% TO 25%

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

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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