...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE NORTHWESTERLY WINDS. THESE WINDS WILL BRING MUCH DRIER AIR INTO THE CENTRAL PENINSULA TODAY...ALLOWING AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO FALL BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS FOR GREATER THAN SEVERAL HOURS THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR LONG DURATIONS OF CRITICAL LOW RH VALUES. WHICH CAN CREATE HIGH FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. &&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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