FIRE WEATHER WATCH
Issue Date: 134 PM EST THU NOV 26 2009
Expiration: 600 PM EST SAT NOV 28 2009

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AFTERNOONS...
.MUCH COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION BEHIND A COLD
FRONT TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE RED FLAG CONDITIONS
OVER INLAND PORTIONS OF THE AREA FROM LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND THE POSSIBILITY OF RED FLAG CONDITIONS
AGAIN ON SATURDAY IN AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 4.
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...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS
ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM
EST FRIDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR SATURDAY
MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
DRY AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE REGION ON NORTHERLY WINDS.
THIS WILL RESULT IN 4 OR MORE HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35
PERCENT LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS OF 10
TO 15 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE ARRIVAL OF THIS DRY AIRMASS AND WILL
CONTRIBUTE TO THE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. VERY SIMILAR
CONDITIONS WILL EXIST AGAIN ON SATURDAY IN AREAS SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 4.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR
THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN
24 HOURS.
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD.
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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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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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