Weather Warnings
Fire Weather Watch issued May 24 at 2:29PM EDT until May 25 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS |
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| Effective: | Fri May 24 14:29:00 EDT 2013 |
| Expires: | Sat May 25 19:00:00 EDT 2013 |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Affected Areas: | Citrus; De Soto; Hardee; Hernando; Hillsborough; Manatee; Pasco; Pinellas; Polk; Sarasota; Sumter |
| Description: | ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... GUSTY WINDS...AND HIGH ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT VALUES... .A DRY AIRMASS WILL ARRIVE ACROSS THE REGION FOR THE UPCOMING HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THIS DRY AIRMASS WILL ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO DROP BELOW 35 PERCENT OVER MUCH OF THE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS ANTICIPATED TO COMBINE WITH GUSTY EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT VALUES OF 27 OR HIGHER TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR LOCATIONS WITHIN THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... GUSTY WINDS...AND HIGH ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT VALUES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...CITRUS...SUMTER...HERNANDO...PASCO... PINELLAS...HILLSBOROUGH...POLK...MANATEE...HARDEE... SARASOTA...DESOTO. * WIND...AROUND 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. * HUMIDITY...LOWEST AFTERNOON VALUES OF 30 TO 35 PERCENT. * ERC...27 OR HIGHER. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. |
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