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...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.

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS. THESE WINDS WILL BRING MUCH DRIER AIR INTO
THE CENTRAL PENINSULA THROUGH THE WEEKEND...ALLOWING AFTERNOON RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES TO FALL BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS FOR GREATER THAN SEVERAL
HOURS FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND APPROACH CRITICAL LEVELS AGAIN
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR LONG DURATIONS OF CRITICAL LOW RH
VALUES. WHICH CAN CREATE HIGH FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

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

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...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND A COLD FRONT
PASSAGE OVERNIGHT...PRODUCING INCREASING NORTHWEST SURFACE AND
TRANSPORT WINDS. THESE WINDS WILL BRING MUCH DRIER AIR INTO THE
CENTRAL PENINSULA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK INTO THE
WEEKEND...ALLOWING AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO APPROACH OR
FALL BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS FOR A FEW HOURS FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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