...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM TODAY DUE TO LOW RH... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR AROUND 4 HOURS WITH MINIMUM VALUES AROUND 30 PERCENT. IN ADDITION...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS MAY BRIEFLY REACH 15 MPH. 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. &&
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO LOW RH AND STRONG WINDS... DRIER AIR WORKING INTO THE AREA COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS HAS PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF A WATCH. 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. &&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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