Red Flag Warning

...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR ALL ZONES EXCEPT PINELLAS COUNTY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL ZONES EXCEPT PINELLAS COUNTY... .STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE REGION HAS BROUGHT A COLD AND DRY AIR MASS TO THE AREA. THIS WILL PRODUCE LONG DURATIONS OF CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITIES OVER ALL BUT THE IMMEDIATE COAST FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...AND THE POSSIBILITY OF RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE AGAIN ON SATURDAY IN THE SAME AREAS. ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. DRY AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE REGION ON NORTHERLY WINDS. THIS WILL RESULT IN 4 OR MORE HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE ARRIVAL OF THIS DRY AIR MASS AND WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. VERY SIMILAR CONDITIONS WILL EXIST AGAIN ON SATURDAY IN THE SAME AREAS WITH LIGHTER NORTHERLY WINDS.