...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH ALABAMA FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST ALABAMA THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST TODAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...LAUDERDALE...COLBERT...FRANKLIN AL...LAWRENCE... MORGAN...AND CULLMAN COUNTIES. * TIMING...NOON TO 6 PM CST TODAY AND THURSDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS. * 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. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER A PROLONGED PERIOD WILL INCREASE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. STAY TUNED FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && MC
Posted on: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 10:44:55 +0000
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