RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
313 PM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008
…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA FROM 12 PM UNTIL 6 PM CDT MONDAY DUE TO RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES LESS THAN 30 PERCENT AND SUSTAINED WINDS OVER 10 MPH…
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313 PM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008
…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM CDT MONDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM CDT MONDAY.
A STRONG FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH CENTRAL ALABAMA TONIGHT USHERING IN VERY DRY AIR AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS. MONDAY AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL INTO THE MIDDLE 20S AND 20 FOOT WINDS WILL BE 10 TO 15 MPH SUSTAINED FOR MOST OF THE DAY.
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.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE FIRE CONDITIONS…PLEASE CONTACT THE ALABAMA FORESTRY COMMISSION AT WWW.FORESTRY.ALABAMA.GOV.
