...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. DRY AIR WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA TODAY WITH WARMING TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE 4 OR MORE HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON CONTRIBUTING TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. 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. &&
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 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 THIS MORNING THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE ARRIVAL OF THIS DRY AIR MASS AND WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. VERY SIMILAR CONDITIONS WILL EXIST AGAIN ON SATURDAY IN THE SAME AREAS WITH LIGHTER NORTHERLY WINDS. 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. &&Note: In order to comply with National Weather Service safety tests, occasionally this product will display test alerts, which are normally conducted during calm, quiet weather.
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