337 WWUS82 KTBW 070808 RFWTBW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 308 AM EST THU MAR 7 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR POLK COUNTY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR POLK...PINELLAS...HIGHLANDS...AND LEE COUNTIES... .AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AWAY FROM THE COAST IS EXPECTED FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. ERC VALUES ARE ABOVE 37 FOR PINELLAS AND POLK TODAY...HOWEVER ONLY POLK IS EXPECTED TO SEE THE CRITICAL DURATIONS COINCIDENT WITH THE HIGH ERC. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR POLK FOR THESE REASONS. ANOTHER DAY OF EXTENDED CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS ANTICIPATED ON FRIDAY. THE POTENTIAL FOR ZONES THAT ARE JUST UNDER ERC VALUES OF 37 TODAY TO RISE A FEW DIGITS ON FRIDAY...HAS PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR POLK...PINELLAS... HIGHLANDS...AND LEE COUNTIES FRIDAY AFTERNOON. FLZ052-080000- /O.NEW.KTBW.FW.W.0011.130307T1600Z-130308T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTBW.FW.A.0005.130308T1600Z-130308T2300Z/ POLK- 308 AM EST THU MAR 7 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH ERC VALUES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH ERC VALUES... 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 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...POLK. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM 23 TO 27 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$ FLZ050-057-065-080000- /O.NEW.KTBW.FW.A.0005.130308T1600Z-130308T2300Z/ PINELLAS-HIGHLANDS-LEE- 308 AM EST THU MAR 7 2013 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH ERC VALUES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...PINELLAS...HIGHLANDS...LEE. * WIND...NORTHEAST TO NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM 23 TO 27 INLAND AND 28 TO 32 NEAR THE COAST. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD. && $$  940 WWUS82 KMLB 070831 RFWMLB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 331 AM EST THU MAR 7 2013 FLZ045>047-053-054-147-071645- /O.NEW.KMLB.FW.W.0006.130307T1600Z-130307T2300Z/ ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-OSCEOLA-INDIAN RIVER- NORTHERN BREVARD- 331 AM EST THU MAR 7 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY VEGETATION... 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. * AFFECTED AREA... ORANGE... SEMINOLE... SOUTHERN BREVARD... OSCEOLA... INDIAN RIVER... NORTHERN BREVARD. * WIND...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. * HUMIDITY...4 TO 8 HOURS OF CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT WITH MINIMUM VALUES AROUND 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL LIKELY OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. && $$  917 WWUS85 KABQ 071017 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 317 AM MST THU MAR 7 2013 NMZ104-071130- /O.CAN.KABQ.FW.A.0003.130307T2000Z-130308T0100Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- 317 AM MST THU MAR 7 2013 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. THE COVERAGE OF STRONGER WIND SPEEDS AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IS NOW EXPECTED TO BE TOO SMALL TO WARRANT A RED FLAG WARNING TODAY. PATCHY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON FROM AROUND VAUGHN TO AROUND LAS VEGAS...WAGON MOUND AND ROY. IN ADDITION...HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL VARY FROM 10 TO 16 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. $$ 44  500 WWUS82 KMLB 071646 RFWMLB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1146 AM EST THU MAR 7 2013 FLZ045>047-053-054-147-072300- /O.CON.KMLB.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130307T2300Z/ ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-OSCEOLA-INDIAN RIVER- NORTHERN BREVARD- 1146 AM EST THU MAR 7 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY VEGETATION... * AFFECTED AREA... ORANGE... SEMINOLE... INLAND SOUTHERN BREVARD... OSCEOLA... INLAND INDIAN RIVER... INLAND NORTHERN BREVARD. * WIND...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. * HUMIDITY...NEAR 4 HOURS OF CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR INTERIOR COUNTIES AND INLAND SECTIONS OF THE COASTAL COUNTIES. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL LIKELY OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. && $$  674 WWUS82 KMLB 071917 RFWMLB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 217 PM EST THU MAR 7 2013 FLZ045>047-053-054-147-072030- /O.CAN.KMLB.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130307T2300Z/ ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-OSCEOLA-INDIAN RIVER- NORTHERN BREVARD- 217 PM EST THU MAR 7 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR ORANGE...SEMINOLE...INLAND SOUTHERN BREVARD...OSCEOLA...INLAND INDIAN RIVER...INLAND NORTHERN BREVARD. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE NOT FALLEN BELOW 35 PERCENT IN THE WARNED AREA. HENCE THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. $$