Red Flag Warning 34, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

Issued

Nov 8, 2012, 4:53 AM EST (09:53 UTC)

In effect from

Nov 8, 2012, 12:00 PM EST

Expired

Nov 8, 2012, 6:00 PM EST

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Tampa Bay, FL

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WWUS82 KTBW 080953
RFWTBW

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
453 AM EST THU NOV 8 2012

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

.DRIER AIR OVER THE REGION WILL LEAD TO SEVERAL HOURS OF
CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND ERC VALUES OF 35 OR
HIGHER FOR SARASOTA AND LEE COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

FLZ060-065-082300-
/O.NEW.KTBW.FW.W.0034.121108T1700Z-121108T2300Z/
SARASOTA-LEE-
453 AM EST THU NOV 8 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING FOR...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS
ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
6 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

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

* WIND...10 TO 15 MPH. 

* HUMIDITY...25 TO 35 PERCENT.

* 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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