...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...AND MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND INTERIOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA DUE TO CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BREEZY CONDITIONS... AND DRY FUELS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 051...052...053...054... 055...056...057...058...059 AND 060. FIRE WEATHER ZONES 001... 002...003...004...005 AND 006. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: 20 TO 25 PERCENT OVER A PERIOD OF ABOUT 4 HOURS. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH NEAR COASTAL PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH OVER SOUTH CENTRAL AND INTERIOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. * ERC: VALUES OF 26 OR GREATER POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && MC
Posted on: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 12:11:53 +0000
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