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Hialeah Forecast
...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL SOUTH FLORIDA FIRE WEATHER ZONES
BETWEEN 11 AM EST AND 5 PM EST TODAY FOR FOUR OR MORE
CONSECUTIVE HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM EST
THIS AFTERNOON.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PRESS SOUTHEASTWARD AND AWAY
FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY. IN THE WAKE OF THE RECENT FRONTAL
PASSAGE...A COOLER AND DRIER CANADIAN AIR MASS HAS SPREAD OVER THE
REGION. MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE WELL
BELOW CRITICAL VALUES FOR A SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER THREAT...WITH
STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW IN THE TRANSPORT LAYER ALSO ENHANCING THE
THREAT.

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 WILL CREATE
EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

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...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA FROM 10 AM EST UNTIL 6
PM EST FOR 4 OR MORE HOURS OF BELOW 35 PERCENT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.

MUCH DRIER AIR WILL WORK INTO SOUTH FLORIDA TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY
WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR THE DEW POINTS TO FALL INTO THE 30S.
TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO WARM UP TO AROUND 70 OVER ALL OF SOUTH
FLORIDA. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO FALL BELOW
35 PERCENT FOR 4 HOURS OR MORE LATE FRIDAY MORNING INTO FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. THEREFORE...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA FROM 10 AM EST UNTIL 6 PM EST.

THE KEETCH BYRAM DROUGHT INDEX IS ALSO RUNNING HIGH OVER THE
NORTHERN PORTION OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA. IN GLADES COUNTY IT IS RUNNING
BETWEEN 550 AND 600...AND IN HENDRY AND PALM BEACH COUNTIES IT IS
RUNNING AROUND 500.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR IN THE NEXT 48 HOURS. LISTEN FOR LATER
FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.

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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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