...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT, 20 FOOT WINDS ABOVE 15 MPH, AND ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S FOR HENDRY...GLADES...INLAND COLLIER...AND METRO COLLIER COUNTIES. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...HENDRY...GLADES...INLAND COLLIER...AND METRO COLLIER COUNTIES. * WIND...20 FOOT WINDS WILL BE NEAR 15 MPH FROM LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL INTO THE MID TO UPPER 20S ACROSS GLADES...HENDRY...INLAND COLLIER...AND COASTAL COLLIER COUNTIES FOR SEVERAL HOURS THIS AFTERNOON. * ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT (ERC)...THE ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT WILL BE IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. * 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. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && MC
Posted on: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 08:31:18 +0000
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