URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
313 PM CST FRI NOV 11 2011
...DRY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND
AGAIN FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-
ST. CLAIR-TALLADEGA-HALE-BIBB-
313 PM CST FRI NOV 11 2011
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR
AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A MYRTLEWOOD...TO SAMANTHA...TO CEDAR
BLUFF LINE...
* WINDS...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 22 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF A DRY AIRMASS FOR SEVERAL HOURS
AND WINDS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
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.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE FIRE CONDITIONS...PLEASE
CONTACT THE ALABAMA FORESTRY COMMISSION AT
WWW.FORESTRY.ALABAMA.GOV.
