Red Flag Warning

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1127 AM CDT FRI SEP 28 2000

...VERY DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS SPREADING INTO CENTRAL ALABAMA...

.HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION WILL SPREAD A VERY
DRY AIRMASS ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH SATURDAY. ALONG WITH
THE DRY CONDITIONS...BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL MAKE FOR A HIGH
FIRE DANGER DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH
IS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

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.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.