Tuesday, March 25, 2008

RED FLAG WARNING

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
613 AM CDT TUE MAR 25 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DIPPING INTO THE MIDDLE TO LOWER 20S DURING THE PEAK HEATING HOURS.

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.
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