Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Tampa Bay Area, FL
Areas Affected: Sumter; Coastal Levy; Inland Levy; Inland Citrus; Inland Hernando
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Saturday 12:23pm EST
Alert Effective: Saturday 12:23pm EST
Alert Expires: Monday 7:00pm EST (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Sunday 1:00pm EST
Event Ends: Sunday 7:00pm EST
Issued by: NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA... ...CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER... .The National Weather Service in Ruskin has issued a Fire Weather Warning for low humidity, breezy northerly winds, and moderate significant fire potential expected Sunday afternoon. The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay Ruskin has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 1 PM to 7 PM EST Sunday. A Fire Weather Watch has also been issued. This Fire Weather Watch is in effect from Monday morning through Monday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Sumter, Coastal Levy, Inland Levy, Inland Citrus and Inland Hernando. * TIMING...For the Red Flag Warning, from 1 PM to 7 PM EST Sunday. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Monday morning through Monday evening. * WINDS...Northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 28 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
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 dry fuels can contribute to extreme fire behavior. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.83a1b814ad0cfaaa93f49b282ebc2bd00deb1244.001.1 Codes: FLZ043, FLZ139, FLZ239, FLZ242, FLZ248 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.83a1b814ad0cfaaa93f49b282ebc2bd00deb1244.001.1