Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Nashville, TN

Issued

Mar 22, 2016, 2:24 PM CDT (19:24 UTC)

Expired

Mar 22, 2016, 6:00 PM CDT

In force

4 hr

Issued by

NWS Nashville, TN

957 
WWUS84 KOHX 221924
RFWOHX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
224 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS CAUSING VERY DANGEROUS BURNING
CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON...

.WITH RH VALUES IN THE UPPER TEENS AND SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO
35 MPH WE HAVE REACHED RED FLAG CRITERIA. THESE CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING.

TNZ400-501-502-222300-
/O.NEW.KOHX.FW.W.0001.160322T1924Z-160322T2300Z/
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT (NORTH)-HIGHLAND RIM DISTRICT (NORTH)-
HIGHLAND RIM DISTRICT (SOUTH)-
224 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING 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 CDT THIS EVENING. 

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

* WIND...25 TO 35 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...15 TO 25 PERCENT.

* 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 CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

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