FIRE WEATHER WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
408 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009
...A DRY AIR MASS WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA ON THURSDAY...
408 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS
WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA COUNTIES DUE TO
EXPECTED LONG DURATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT.
A DRY AIR MASS WILL BE LEFT IN THE WAKE OF A DEPARTING COLD FRONT
THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS ON THURSDAY. MIN RHS
BELOW 35 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED FOR UP TO 5 HOURS WITH WESTERLY
WINDS TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED
FLAG WARNINGS.

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RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
331 AM EST THU JAN 8 2009
...A DRY AIR MASS WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA TODAY...
331 AM EST THU JAN 8 2009
...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
EST THIS AFTERNOON...
THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.
A VERY DRY AIR MASS AND INCREASING WESTERLY WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON
WILL ALLOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT
FOR FOUR HOURS OR MORE. MINIMUM RHS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO BETWEEN
25 AND 30 PERCENT DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY.