...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI * WIND...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 14 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 OR 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...AND AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON * HUMIDITY...VALUES BETWEEN 18 AND 25 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...AND AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON * 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. 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: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 15:06:06 +0000
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