Red Flag Warning 33, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

Issued

Nov 2, 2012, 1:49 PM EDT (17:49 UTC)

In effect from

Nov 3, 2012, 2:00 PM EDT

Expired

Nov 3, 2012, 6:00 PM EDT

In force

4 hr

Issued by

NWS Tampa Bay, FL

728 
WWUS82 KTBW 021749
RFWTBW

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
149 PM EDT FRI NOV 2 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY AND ERC VALUES 35 OR HIGHER FOR THE COUNTIES OF LEE...
SARASOTA...HERNANDO...PASCO...PINELLAS...AND POLK...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND ERC VALUES 35 OR HIGHER FOR THE COUNTIES
OF LEE AND SARASOTA...

.A DRY AIRMASS HAS SETTLED OVER THE REGION. THIS DRY AIRMASS WILL
LINGER INTO SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE I-4
CORRIDOR. A COMBINATION OF LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE 
HUMIDITY AND ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT VALUES OVER 35 ARE 
EXPECTED TO ONCE AGAIN RESULT IN RED FLAG CONDITIONS FOR LEE
AND INLAND SARASOTA COUNTIES. CONDITIONS ARE CLOSE TO RED FLAG
CRITERIA ACROSS PORTIONS OF POLK COUNTY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...AND
THIS ZONE WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED CLOSELY WITH FUTURE FORECASTS.
LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE ENOUGH BY SUNDAY TO
PREVENT ANY SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS.

FLZ060-065-031000-
/O.NEW.KTBW.FW.W.0033.121103T1800Z-121103T2200Z/
/O.CON.KTBW.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-121102T2300Z/
SARASOTA-LEE-
149 PM EDT FRI NOV 2 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING
FOR THE COUNTIES OF LEE...SARASOTA...HERNANDO...PASCO...PINELLAS
...AND POLK...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY FOR
THE COUNTIES OF SARASOTA AND LEE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS
ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 6 PM
EDT SATURDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA...SARASOTA...LEE.

* WIND...5 TO 10 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...25 TO 30 PERCENT.

* ERC...GREATER THAN 35.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

FLZ048>050-052-022300-
/O.CON.KTBW.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-121102T2300Z/
HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-POLK-
149 PM EDT FRI NOV 2 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING
FOR THE COUNTIES OF HERNANDO...PASCO...PINELLAS...AND POLK...

* AFFECTED AREA...HERNANDO...PASCO...PINELLAS...POLK.

* WIND...5 TO 10 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...25 TO 30 PERCENT.

* ERC...GREATER THAN 35.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

512 
WWUS82 KTBW 030741
RFWTBW

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
341 AM EDT SAT NOV 3 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY AND ERC VALUES 35 OR HIGHER FOR THE COUNTIES OF LEE AND
SARASOTA...

.A DRY AIRMASS CONTINUES OVER THE REGION. A COMBINATION OF LONG
DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT
VALUES OVER 35 ARE EXPECTED TO ONCE AGAIN RESULT IN RED FLAG
CONDITIONS FOR LEE AND INLAND SARASOTA COUNTIES. LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE ENOUGH BY SUNDAY TO PREVENT ANY
SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS.

FLZ060-065-032200-
/O.CON.KTBW.FW.W.0033.121103T1800Z-121103T2200Z/
SARASOTA-LEE-
341 AM EDT SAT NOV 3 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS
ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 6 PM
EDT SATURDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...SARASOTA...LEE.

* WIND...5 TO 10 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...25 TO 30 PERCENT.

* ERC...GREATER THAN 35.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

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