...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR SEVERAL HOURS OF CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...HIGH ERC VALUES...AND WINDS OF 15 MPH OR GREATER... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...POLK...SARASOTA...CHARLOTTE...LEE. * WIND...15 MPH OR GREATER. * HUMIDITY...VALUES WILL DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR 4 TO 6 HOURS TODAY. LOWEST VALUES WILL BE AROUND 25 PERCENT. * ERC...FORECAST TO BE 27 OR GREATER. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && MC
Posted on: Sun, 03 Nov 2013 09:44:14 +0000
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