000 WWUS82 KTAE 261643 RFWTAE RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1243 PM EDT FRI SEP 26 2008 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR MADISON AND TAYLOR COUNTIES IN THE FLORIDA BIG BEND DUE TO AT LEAST ONE HOUR OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH HIGH DISPERSION INDICES... ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ TO 6 PM EDT /5 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE REST OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND EXCEPT DIXIE AND LAFAYETTE COUNTIES...AND FOR ALL OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO AT LEAST ONE HOUR OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH HIGH DISPERSION INDICES... ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA DUE TO EXPECTED 1 TO 2 HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 30 PERCENT COMBINED WITH SURFACE WINDS AROUND 10 MPH AND KBDI VALUES ABOVE 500... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ TO 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND DUE TO POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT... .DISCUSSION...A DRY AIRMASS ALONG WITH WARM TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS ONCE AGAIN OVER SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND MUCH OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA. DISPERSIONS WILL RANGE FROM 90 TO AROUND 100 THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL DECREASE TO AROUND 70 SATURDAY AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS MADISON AND TAYLOR COUNTY ARE RUNNING LOWER THAN FORECAST AND AT LEAST ONE HOUR BELOW 35 PERCENT IS EXPECTED. THIS COMBINED WITH HIGH DISPERSION INDICES SHOULD GENERATE CRITICAL RED FLAG CONDITIONS LATER TODAY. THEREFORE...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE COUNTIES. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND MOST OF THE REST OF THE FLORIDA FORECAST AREA. ADDITIONALLY...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS POSTED ACROSS NORTHWEST FLORIDA SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT. FLZ019-028-262100- /O.EXA.KTAE.FW.W.0084.080926T1800Z-080926T2200Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0072.080927T1800Z-080927T2300Z/ MADISON-TAYLOR- 1243 PM EDT FRI SEP 26 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF MODERATE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL ENHANCE 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. $$ FLZ007-009>018-026-027-262100- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0084.080926T1800Z-080926T2200Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0072.080927T1800Z-080927T2300Z/ INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN- GADSDEN-LEON-JEFFERSON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA- 1243 PM EDT FRI SEP 26 2008 /1143 AM CDT FRI SEP 26 2008/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT /5 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT /5 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF MODERATE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ ALZ065>069-262100- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0084.080926T1800Z-080926T2200Z/ COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON- 1143 AM CDT FRI SEP 26 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF MODERATE WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ FLZ029-034-262100- /O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0072.080927T1800Z-080927T2300Z/ LAFAYETTE-DIXIE- 1243 PM EDT FRI SEP 26 2008 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ BLOCK