Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Dry Conditions Can be Dangerous

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM WEDNESDAY...AND 10 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM THURSDAY.FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AFTERNOONS...NORTHERLY FLOW WILL BRING DRIER AIR INTO THE REGION AS TEMPERATURES WARM TO ABOVE NORMAL. THIS WILL CAUSE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO FALL INTO THE 27-32 PERCENT RANGE FOR THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA AS 20 FOOT WINDS OCCASIONALLY PEAK ABOVE 10 MPH.A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.

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