FIRE WEATHER WATCH
Issue Date: 505 AM EST THU NOV 26 2009
Expiration: 600 PM EST FRI NOV 27 2009

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL
AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA EXCEPT PINELLAS FOR THE POTENTIAL OF 4 OR
MORE HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT FROM LATE FRIDAY
MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
.MUCH COOLER DRIER AIR WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION BEHIND A COLD
FRONT THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR RED
FLAG CONDITIONS OVER INLAND PORTIONS OF THE AREA FROM LATE FRIDAY
MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
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505 AM EST THU NOV 26 2009
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS
ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY
MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
DRY AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE REGION ON NORTH TO
NORTHWEST WINDS. THIS MAY RESULT IN 4 OR MORE HOURS OF RELATIVE
HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD.
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PRC

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 442 AM EST THU NOV 26 2009
Expiration: 445 PM EST THU NOV 26 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
432 AM EST THU NOV 26 2009
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MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE-
432 AM EST THU NOV 26 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
...RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
A COLD AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE BEACHES TODAY THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. A GUSTY NORTHERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING WHICH WILL GENERATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RIP CURRENTS. BEACHGOERS
SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT TO NOTICES FROM AREA LIFEGUARDS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
...RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
THE POTENTIAL FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING AS A GUSTY NORTH WIND BEGINS TO DIMINISH.
...FIRE WEATHER IMPACT...
COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL MOVE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS. A RED FLAG WATCH HAS
BEEN ISSUED FOR FRIDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.
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