Red Flag Warning
Issued At: Saturday, 28 Nov 2009, 3:34 AM CST
Expires At: Saturday, 28 Nov 2009, 5:00 PM CST
...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT 35% OR LESS FOR 4 HOURS OR MORE FROM NOON UNTIL 6 PM EST... DRY AIR WILL REMAIN ACROSS GLADES...HENDRY...AND COLLIER COUNTIES ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 70S WITH DEW POINTS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR POSSIBLY AROUND 5 HOURS. THEREFORE...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY. 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. and and
Areas affected: Broward Metropolitan, Dade Metropolitan, Eastern Collier, Glades, Hendry, Palm Beach Eastern, Palm Beach Western, Western Broward, Western Collier, Western Dade, Mainland Monroe