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Red Flag Warning

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RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
512 AM EDT THU OCT 2 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR LEVY COUNTY FOR LONG DURATIONS
OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR LEVY COUNTY FOR LONG DURATIONS
OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.DRY AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH OVER MUCH OF OUR REGION
THROUGH FRIDAY. THE DRIEST AIR WILL BE OVER LEVY COUNTY WHERE RED
FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED...BUT EVEN PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL
FLORIDA COULD SEE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AROUND 35 PERCENT THIS
AFTERNOON.

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LEVY-
512 AM EDT THU OCT 2 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS
ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM
EDT THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED TO
BE IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR TODAY
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

DRY AIR WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH INTO THE REGION ON NORTHERLY WINDS
TODAY AND THEN NORTHEASTERLY WINDS FRIDAY. THIS RESULT IN MORE
THAN 4 HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT THIS
AFTERNOON AND ALSO POSSIBLY ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

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.