Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service
Areas Affected: Okeechobee; Coastal Indian River; Coastal St. Lucie; Inland Indian River; Inland St. Lucie
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Friday 2:56am EDT
Alert Effective: Friday 2:56am EDT
Alert Expires: Friday 7:00pm EDT
Event Onset: Friday 1:00pm EDT
Event Ends: Friday 7:00pm EDT
Issued by: NWS Melbourne FL
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA... ...HIGH FIRE DANGER EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 1 PM this afternoon to 7 PM EDT this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Okeechobee, Indian River and St. Lucie counties. * TIMING...1 PM through 7 PM today. * WINDS...Southwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 33 percent. * TEMPERATURES...In the mid to upper 90s.
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 can contribute to extreme fire behavior.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.670b48e65d500f98a7c1616cd13d5c6feddac58d.001.1 Codes: FLZ058, FLZ154, FLZ159, FLZ254, FLZ259 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.670b48e65d500f98a7c1616cd13d5c6feddac58d.001.1