000 WWUS82 KMFL 110144 RFWMFL FIRE WEATHER WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 842 PM EST THU MAR 10 2005 FLZ073-074-112200- 842 PM EST THU MAR 10 2005 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI, FL HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY FROM 1 PM TO 5 PM DUE TO RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT OVER SOUTH FLORIDA TOMORROW. THIS, ALONG WITH DRY AIR MIXING DOWN FROM ALOFT, WILL ALLOW DEW POINTS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO DROP BELOW CRITICAL VALUES DURING THE AFTERNOON. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI WEBSITE AT MIAMIWEATHER.INFO. FOR INFORMATION IN SPANISH, VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT ELTIEMPOENMIAMIINFO. $$  000 WWUS85 KGGW 110405 RFWGGW FIRE WEATHER WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT 905 PM MST THU MAR 10 2005 MTZ121-111100- /X.CON.KGGW.FW.A.0001.050311T1800Z-050312T0200Z/ CHARLES M. RUSSELL REFUGE-PETROLEUM-GARFIELD- 905 PM MST THU MAR 10 2005 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING TO FRIDAY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST MONTANA FOR STRONG WINDS WITH WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING TO FRIDAY EVENING. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL WORK INTO THE AREA ON FRIDAY. THE ASSOCIATED WARM AND DRY AIRMASS WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S...AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES UNDER 30 PERCENT...TO POTENTIALLY CREATE FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THESE AREAS OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. $$ JJZ  000 WWUS82 KFFC 110429 RFWFFC GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-122100- RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1121 PM EST THU MAR 10 2005 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY UNTIL 400 PM SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA...INCLUDING THE CHATTAHOOCHEE AND OCONEE NATIONAL FORESTS...UNTIL 400 PM SATURDAY. DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER. THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE SOME ON FRIDAY AROUND SUNSET BUT ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE EARLY SATURDAY TO NEAR 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH OR GREATER. THIS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THE RED FLAG WARNING ARE... CRISP...WILCOX...TELFAIR...SUMTER...WEBSTER...STEWART...WHEELER... TOOMBS...MONTGOMERY...PULASKI...SCHLEY...DODGE...TREUTLEN...TAYLOR... MACON...CHATTAHOOCHEE...MARION...BLECKLEY...MUSCOGEE...HOUSTON... PEACH...LAURENS...JOHNSON...EMANUEL...CRAWFORD...HARRIS...TALBOT... TWIGGS...BIBB...UPSON...WILKINSON...JONES...BALDWIN...PIKE... MONROE...LAMAR...TROUP...MERIWETHER...WASHINGTON...JEFFERSON... GLASCOCK...SPALDING...HEARD...BUTTS...HANCOCK...PUTNAM...COWETA... JASPER...FAYETTE...WARREN...HENRY...CLAYTON...TALIAFERRO...NEWTON... GREENE...ROCKDALE...DOUGLAS...MORGAN...CARROLL...HARALSON...WALTON... DEKALB...OCONEE...WILKES...OGLETHORPE...CLARKE...PAULDING...POLK... COBB...BARROW...GWINNETT...MADISON...JACKSON...FORSYTH...CHEROKEE... BARTOW...BANKS...HALL...PICKENS...FLOYD...CHATTOOGA...DAWSON... GORDON...LUMPKIN...WHITE...GILMER...UNION...TOWNS...FANNIN...DADE... WALKER...WHITFIELD...CATOOSA...MURRAY...DOOLY AND FULTON. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ BDL  000 WWUS82 KTAE 110900 RFWTAE RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 354 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 FLZ007-009>013-016>019-026-027-112030- BAY FL-CALHOUN FL-GADSDEN FL-HOLMES FL-INLAND WALTON FL-JACKSON FL- JEFFERSON FL-LEON FL-LIBERTY FL-MADISON FL-WAKULLA FL-WASHINGTON FL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAWFORDVILLE...VERNON...TALLAHASSEE... ST. MARKS...PANAMA CITY BEACH...PANAMA CITY...MONTICELLO... MARIANNA...MADISON...DE FUNIAK SPRINGS...CHIPLEY...CALLAWAY... BONIFAY AND BLOUNTSTOWN 354 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY FROM NOON UNTIL SUNSET FOR MUCH OF THE INTERIOR FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE...EXCEPT THE SOUTHEAST BIG BEND AND IMMEDIATE COAST DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT... THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: INLAND WALTON... HOLMES...WASHINGTON...BAY...JACKSON...CALHOUN..GADSDEN...LIBERTY ...LEON...WAKULLA...JEFFERSON AND MADISON. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY WITH LITTLE FANFARE DUE TO THE AMPLE SUPPLY OF DRY AIR IN PLACE. IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT ON SATURDAY...HIGH PRESSURE WITH EVEN DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION WITH RED FLAG CONDITIONS EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN. $$ 17-GOULD  000 WWUS82 KTAE 110904 RFWTAE FIRE WEATHER WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 401 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 FLZ007-009>019-026>029-034-112030- BAY FL-CALHOUN FL-DIXIE FL-FRANKLIN FL-GADSDEN FL-GULF FL-HOLMES FL- INLAND WALTON FL-JACKSON FL-JEFFERSON FL-LAFAYETTE FL-LEON FL- LIBERTY FL-MADISON FL-TAYLOR FL-WAKULLA FL-WASHINGTON FL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STEINHATCHEE...CRAWFORDVILLE...VERNON... TALLAHASSEE...ST. MARKS...PORT ST. JOE...PERRY...PANAMA CITY BEACH... PANAMA CITY...MONTICELLO...MAYO...MARIANNA...MADISON... DE FUNIAK SPRINGS...CROSS CITY...CHIPLEY...CARRABELLE...CALLAWAY... BONIFAY...BLOUNTSTOWN AND APALACHICOLA 401 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT ON SATURDAY FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND...EXCEPT ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST...FROM 11 AM UNTIL SUNSET FOR EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT... THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: WALTON...HOLMES... WASHINGTON...BAY...JACKSON...CALHOUN...GULF...GADSDEN...LIBERTY ...FRANKLIN...LEON...WAKULLA...JEFFERSON...MADISON...TAYLOR... DIXIE...AND LAFAYETTE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY WITH LITTLE FANFARE DUE TO THE AMPLE SUPPLY OF DRY AIR IN PLACE. IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT ON SATURDAY...HIGH PRESSURE WITH EVEN DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION WITH RED FLAG CONDITIONS EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN. $$ 17-GOULD  000 WWUS82 KFFC 110934 RFWFFC GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-122100- RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 428 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY UNTIL 400 PM SATURDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA...INCLUDING THE CHATTAHOOCHEE AND OCONEE NATIONAL FORESTS...UNTIL 400 PM SATURDAY. DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. ALTHOUGH THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE SOME AROUND SUNSET...THEY WILL INCREASE AGAIN EARLY SATURDAY. COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THE RED FLAG WARNING ARE... CRISP...WILCOX...TELFAIR...SUMTER...WEBSTER...STEWART...WHEELER... TOOMBS...MONTGOMERY...PULASKI...SCHLEY...DODGE...TREUTLEN...TAYLOR... MACON...CHATTAHOOCHEE...MARION...BLECKLEY...MUSCOGEE...HOUSTON... PEACH...LAURENS...JOHNSON...EMANUEL...CRAWFORD...HARRIS...TALBOT... TWIGGS...BIBB...UPSON...WILKINSON...JONES...BALDWIN...PIKE... MONROE...LAMAR...TROUP...MERIWETHER...WASHINGTON...JEFFERSON... GLASCOCK...SPALDING...HEARD...BUTTS...HANCOCK...PUTNAM...COWETA... JASPER...FAYETTE...WARREN...HENRY...CLAYTON...TALIAFERRO...NEWTON... GREENE...ROCKDALE...DOUGLAS...MORGAN...CARROLL...HARALSON...WALTON... DEKALB...OCONEE...WILKES...OGLETHORPE...CLARKE...PAULDING...POLK... COBB...BARROW...GWINNETT...MADISON...JACKSON...FORSYTH...CHEROKEE... BARTOW...BANKS...HALL...PICKENS...FLOYD...CHATTOOGA...DAWSON... GORDON...LUMPKIN...WHITE...GILMER...UNION...TOWNS...FANNIN...DADE... WALKER...WHITFIELD...CATOOSA...MURRAY...DOOLY AND FULTON. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ BDL  000 WWUS82 KJAX 110935 RFWJAX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 430 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-112100- ALACHUA-APPLING-ATKINSON-BACON-BAKER-BRADFORD-BRANTLEY- CAMDEN (COASTAL)-CAMDEN (INLAND)-CHARLTON-CLAY-CLINCH-COFFEE- COLUMBIA-DUVAL-ECHOLS-FLAGLER-GILCHRIST-GLYNN (COASTAL)- GLYNN (INLAND)-HAMILTON-JEFF DAVIS-MARION-NASSAU-PIERCE-PUTNAM- ST JOHNS-SUWANNEE-UNION-WARE-WAYNE- 430 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW CRITICAL VALUES FOR 4 TO 6 HOURS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 20 FOOT WINDS WILL BE 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS. FOR ADDITIONAL FIRE WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAX/FIREWX.SHTML. $$ MZ  000 WWUS82 KMFL 110953 RFWMFL RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 449 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 FLZ073-074-112300- 449 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI, FL HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY FOR AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR AT LEAST ONE HOUR WITH TWENTY FOOT WINDS OF 15 MPH OR HIGHER. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND DANGEROUS FIRES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM...TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI WEBSITE AT MIAMIWEATHER.INFO. FOR INFORMATION IN SPANISH, VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT ELTIEMPOENMIAMIINFO. $$ FLZ071-072-112300- 449 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI, FL HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR BROWARD COUNTY FOR AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR AT LEAST ONE HOUR WITH TWENTY FOOT WINDS OF 15 MPH OR HIGHER. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND DANGEROUS FIRES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM...TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI WEBSITE AT MIAMIWEATHER.INFO. FOR INFORMATION IN SPANISH, VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT ELTIEMPOENMIAMIINFO. $$  000 WWUS84 KOUN 110956 RFWOUN RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 356 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2005 .OVERVIEW... LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-111600- ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO GUST NEAR 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP NEAR OR BELOW 20 PERCENT BY EARLY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$  000 WWUS84 KAMA 111002 RFWAMA RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 400 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2005 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-120000- ARMSTRONG-BEAVER-CARSON-CIMARRON-COLLINGSWORTH-DALLAM-DEAF SMITH- DONLEY-GRAY-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-HEMPHILL-HUTCHINSON-LIPSCOMB-MOORE- OCHILTREE-OLDHAM-POTTER-RANDALL-ROBERTS-SHERMAN-TEXAS-WHEELER- 400 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES UNTIL 6PM CST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES UNTIL 6PM CST FRIDAY. THE DRY AIR CURRENTLY IN PLACE OVER THE PANHANDLES WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED TODAY BY A STRONG WESTERLY WIND OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE AS A LEE SURFACE TROUGH DEVELOPS. UNDER MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES...TEMPERATURES WILL EASILY WARM INTO THE UPPER 60S... BRINGING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES NEAR OR BELOW 15 PERCENT FOR MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA...ESPECIALLY DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. THIS COMBINATION OF DRY AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL ALLOW FIRES TO SPREAD VERY RAPIDLY. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO RESCHEDULE ANY OUTDOOR BURNING PLANNED FOR TODAY. THOSE PLANNING TO BE OUTDOORS SHOULD BE AWARE OF ANY ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD INVOLVE THE PRODUCTION OF SPARKS OR FLAMES. TAKE EXTRA CARE TO AVOID STARTING WILDFIRES...AND BE SURE TO PROPERLY EXTINGUISH ALL SMOKING MATERIALS. $$ KRAMAR/COCKRELL  000 WWUS83 KBIS 111024 RFWBIS RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 417 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2005 NDZ040-043-044-111800- ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA FOR STRONG WINDS...WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON... FIRE WEATHER COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THIS WARNING ARE: ADAMS...BOWMAN AND SLOPE. DISCUSSION...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA FOR STRONG WINDS...WARM TEMPERATURES...AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE MID 50S AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO 25 TO 35 PERCENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$  000 WWUS82 KTBW 111030 RFWTBW FIRE WEATHER WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 528 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 .FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR 4 OR MORE HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT. FLZ039-042-043-048-049-051-052-055>057-060>062-065-112100- ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR 4 OR MORE HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON... FIRE WEATHER COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THIS WATCH ARE: PASCO...SUMTER...LEVY...CITRUS...HILLSBOROUGH...SARASOTA... HERNANDO...POLK...HIGHLANDS...HARDEE...DE SOTO...LEE...CHARLOTTE AND MANATEE. DISCUSSION...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR 4 OR MORE HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. BEHIND THIS COLD FRONT...A DRY AIRMASS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA ON SATURDAY...THUS INCREASING THE FIRE WEATHER DANGER. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && FOR ADDITIONAL FIRE WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TBW/TAMPABAYFIREWEATHER.SHTML $$  000 WWUS83 KSGF 111043 RFWSGF KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066-077-088-089-093-094-101>103-120000- RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 442 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 20 TO 25 PERCENT AND WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OVER 25 MPH... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: IN MISSOURI: VERNON...BARTON...JASPER...NEWTON...MCDONALD...DADE...LAWRENCE... BARRY...STONE. IN KANSAS: BOURBON...CRAWFORD...CHEROKEE. THE RED FLAG WARNING REPLACES THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH ARE LIKELY TODAY AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES. DEEP MIXING WILL ALLOW FOR DRY AIR TO MIX TO THE SURFACE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FORECAST TO FALL INTO THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE. FUELS HAVE BEGUN TO DRY AND ARE EXPECTED TO DROP UNDER 10 PERCENT LATER THIS AFTERNOON. $$ LINDENBERG  000 WWUS84 KLZK 111045 RFWLZK ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-120000- RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 445 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING FOR FORESTRY ZONES 1...2...3...4...AND 5... DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO ARKANSAS TODAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT. THE PRESSURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THESE TWO FEATURES WILL CAUSE WINDS TO INCREASE ACROSS THE STATE TODAY. A 20 FOOT SUSTAINED WIND OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL BE SEEN IN MANY AREAS BY MID MORNING TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE UPPER 50S NORTHEAST TO LOWER 70S SOUTHWEST. WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE 20S AND LOWER 30S...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO 25 PERCENT OR LOWER IN MANY AREAS. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE EARLY TONIGHT AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT DECREASES. HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN LOW INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ 22  000 WWUS85 KGGW 111047 RFWGGW RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT 347 AM MST FRI MAR 11 2005 MTZ121-111715- /X.UPG.KGGW.FW.A.0001.050311T1800Z-050312T0200Z/ /X.NEW.KGGW.FW.W.0001.050311T1800Z-050312T0300Z/ CHARLES M. RUSSELL REFUGE-PETROLEUM-GARFIELD- 347 AM MST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR A PORTION OF NORTHEAST MONTANA FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA TODAY AND BRING A VERY WARM AND DRY AIRMASS. EXPECT HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S AND 70S WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING BELOW 20 PERCENT BY AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TODAY. THIS COMBINATION WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO RECOVER RAPIDLY TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THESE AREAS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ MTZ119-122-111715- /X.NEW.KGGW.FW.W.0001.050311T1800Z-050312T0300Z/ PHILLIPS-VALLEY COUNTIES-DAWSON-MCCONE-PRAIRIE-RICHLAND-WIBAUX- 347 AM MST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR A POTION OF NORTHEAST MONTANA FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA TODAY AND BRING A VERY WARM AND DRY AIRMASS. EXPECT HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING TO AROUND 20 PERCENT BY AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TODAY. THIS COMBINATION WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO RECOVER RAPIDLY TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THESE AREAS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ JJZ  000 WWUS85 KGGW 111056 CCA RFWGGW RED FLAG WARNING...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT 347 AM MST FRI MAR 11 2005 MTZ121-111715- /X.UPG.KGGW.FW.A.0001.050311T1800Z-050312T0200Z/ /X.NEW.KGGW.FW.W.0001.050311T1800Z-050312T0300Z/ CHARLES M. RUSSELL REFUGE-PETROLEUM-GARFIELD- 347 AM MST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR A PORTION OF NORTHEAST MONTANA FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA TODAY AND BRING A VERY WARM AND DRY AIRMASS. EXPECT HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S AND 70S WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING BELOW 20 PERCENT BY AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TODAY. THIS COMBINATION WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO RECOVER RAPIDLY TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THESE AREAS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ MTZ119-122-111715- /X.COR.KGGW.FW.W.0001.050311T1800Z-050312T0300Z/ PHILLIPS-VALLEY COUNTIES-DAWSON-MCCONE-PRAIRIE-RICHLAND-WIBAUX- 347 AM MST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR A PORTION OF NORTHEAST MONTANA FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA TODAY AND BRING A VERY WARM AND DRY AIRMASS. EXPECT HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING TO AROUND 20 PERCENT BY AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TODAY. THIS COMBINATION WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO RECOVER RAPIDLY TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THESE AREAS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ JJZ  000 WWUS84 KFWD 111154 RFWFWD FIRE WEATHER WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 521 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2005 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-112200- ANDERSON TX-BELL TX-BOSQUE TX-COLLIN TX-COMANCHE TX-COOKE TX- CORYELL TX-DALLAS TX-DELTA TX-DENTON TX-EASTLAND TX-ELLIS TX- ERATH TX-FALLS TX-FANNIN TX-FREESTONE TX-GRAYSON TX-HAMILTON TX- HENDERSON TX-HILL TX-HOOD TX-HOPKINS TX-HUNT TX-JACK TX-JOHNSON TX- KAUFMAN TX-LAMAR TX-LAMPASAS TX-LEON TX-LIMESTONE TX-MCLENNAN TX- MILAM TX-MILLS TX-MONTAGUE TX-NAVARRO TX-PALO PINTO TX-PARKER TX- RAINS TX-ROBERTSON TX-ROCKWALL TX-SOMERVELL TX-STEPHENS TX- TARRANT TX-VAN ZANDT TX-WISE TX-YOUNG TX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WYLIE...WOODWAY...WILLS POINT... WHITESBORO...WHITE SETTLEMENT...WEATHERFORD...WAXAHACHIE...WATAUGA... WACO...UNIVERSITY PARK...TROPHY CLUB...THE COLONY...TERRELL... TEMPLE...TEAGUE...SULPHUR SPRINGS...STEPHENVILLE...SOUTHLAKE... SHERMAN...SEAGOVILLE...SANSOM PARK...SANGER...SAGINAW...SACHSE... ROWLETT...ROCKWALL...ROCKDALE...ROBINSON...RIVER OAKS... RICHLAND HILLS...RICHARDSON...RENDON...RED OAK...RANGER...PLANO... PARIS...PALO PINTO...PALESTINE...OLNEY...NORTH RICHLAND HILLS... NOCONA...MINERAL WELLS...MIDLOTHIAN...MEXIA...MESQUITE...MCKINNEY... MCGREGOR...MARLIN...MANSFIELD...LEWISVILLE...LANCASTER...LAMPASAS... LAKE WORTH...LAKE DALLAS...LACY-LAKEVIEW...KILLEEN...KENNEDALE... KELLER...KEENE...KAUFMAN...JOSHUA...JACKSBORO...IRVING...HUTCHINS... HURST...HILLSBORO...HIGHLAND VILLAGE...HIGHLAND PARK...HEWITT... HEARNE...HARKER HEIGHTS...HAMILTON...HALTOM CITY...GUN BARREL CITY... GROESBECK...GREENVILLE...GRAPEVINE...GRAND PRAIRIE...GRANBURY... GRAHAM...GLENN HEIGHTS...GATESVILLE...GARLAND...GAINESVILLE... FRISCO...FORT WORTH...FORT HOOD...FORNEY...FOREST HILL... FLOWER MOUND...FARMERS BRANCH...FAIRFIELD...EVERMAN...EULESS... ENNIS...EASTLAND...EAGLE MOUNTAIN...DUNCANVILLE...DUBLIN...DESOTO... DENTON...DENISON...DECATUR...DALLAS...CROWLEY...CORSICANA... CORINTH...COPPERAS COVE...COPPELL...COMMERCE...COMANCHE... COLLEYVILLE...COCKRELL HILL...CLIFTON...CLEBURNE...CISCO... CEDAR HILL...CARROLLTON...CANTON...CAMERON...BURLESON...BRIDGEPORT... BRIAR...BRECKENRIDGE...BOWIE...BONHAM...BENBROOK...BELTON... BELLMEAD...BEDFORD...BALCH SPRINGS...AZLE...ATHENS...ARLINGTON... ALVARADO...ALLEN AND ADDISON 521 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY... .DISCUSSION...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR ALL OF NORTH TEXAS FOR SATURDAY. THE COMBINATION OF SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH SOME GUSTS TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES OF 15 TO 30 PERCENT....WILL RESULT IN A HIGH FIRE DANGER. AS THE EVENT NEARS...PORTIONS OF THE WATCH MAY BE UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING. $$  000 WWUS85 KTFX 111142 RFWTFX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 437 AM MST FRI MAR 11 2005 MTZ112>115-117-111900- HILL AND BLAINE COUNTIES- LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST ROCKY MOUNTAIN DISTRICT- ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST AREAS- EASTERN GLACIER-TOOLE-CENTRAL/EASTERN PONDERA-LIBERTY- 437 AM MST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... FIRE WEATHER ZONES INCLUDED IN THIS WARNING ARE: MTZ112...MTZ113...MTZ114...MTZ115 AND MTZ117. .DISCUSSION...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WEST WINDS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIAL OR FIRE CREWS IN THESE AREAS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS MT HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE GREAT FALLS FIRE DISTRICT FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE WARNED AREA. EXPECT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO GENERALLY BE BETWEEN 10 AND 20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONALLY...A CANADIAN COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH THROUGH THE DISTRICT THIS EVENING. ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF THE COLD FRONT A FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE 8 PM. HOWEVER COLDER TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION EXPECTED BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL LIMIT ANY NEW FIRE STARTS CAUSED BY LIGHTNING. $$ BRUSDA  000 WWUS84 KMOB 111153 RFWMOB FIRE WEATHER WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 600 AM CST FRIWED MAR 11 2005 FLZ001>006-008-112000- A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SATURDAY FOR THE WEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE. THE WATCH IS FOR SURFACE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR FOUR HOURS OR MORE. INCLUDED IN THIS WATCH ARE: ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA...OKALOOSA AND COASTAL WALTON. DISCUSSION: A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...LOWERING HUMIDITY ON INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS. CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO ATTAIN WARNING GUIDELINES TODAY...ALTHOUGH LOWEST AFTERNOON HUMIDITY READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR 35 PERCENT. ON SATURDAY...LOWEST HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR OR POSSIBLY BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF TIME. THEREFORE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SATURDAY FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. $$  000 WWUS84 KLUB 111234 RFWLUB TXZ021>024-027>030-033>044-112200- FIRE WEATHER WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 600 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR STRONG WEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES SATURDAY FOR THE EXTREME SOUTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE...THE SOUTH PLAINS AND LOW ROLLING PLAINS. COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THIS WATCH ARE: IN THE EXTREME SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE... PARMER...CASTRO...SWISHER AND BRISCOE IN THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL SOUTH PLAINS... BAILEY...LAMB...HALE...FLOYD...COCHRAN...HOCKLEY...LUBBOCK... CROSBY...YOAKUM...TERRY...LYNN AND GARZA. DISCUSSION: GUSTY WEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ALONG WITH A HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING HAS PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SATURDAY. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS FROM LATE MORNING SATURDAY UNTIL MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DECREASE TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT OR LOWER AS TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO THE 80S. WITH THESE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SATURDAY...FIRE DANGER WILL INCREASE. THE MOST CRITICAL TIME FOR GRASSLAND FIRES WILL OCCUR FROM 11 AM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH 4 PM SATURDAY AFTERNOON. DUE TO THE DRY CONDITIONS AND STRONG WINDS...GRASSLAND FIRES WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD VERY QUICKLY. PLEASE ALERT ALL CONCERNED LAND MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$  000 WWUS85 KBYZ 111201 RFWBYZ RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 501 AM MST FRI MAR 11 2005 MTZ127>132-120000- /X.UPG.KBYZ.FW.A.0001.050311T1800Z-050312T0400Z/ /X.NEW.KBYZ.FW.W.0001.050311T1800Z-050312T0400Z/ GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY/MUSSELSHELL COUNTY-YELLOWSTONE COUNTY- CROW INDIAN RESERVATION/BIG HORN CANYON REC AREA- NORTHERN ROSEBUD/NORTHERN TREASURE COUNTIES- NORTHERN CHEYENNE INDIAN RESERVATION/ASHLAND RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATL FOREST-CUSTER COUNTY- ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES. FIRE WEATHER ZONES INCLUDED IN THIS WARNING ARE: 127...128...129...130...131...132 THE RED FLAG WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: IN MONTANA: GOLDEN VALLEY...MUSSELSHELL...YELLOWSTONE...BIG HORN...TREASURE...ROSEBUD...CUSTER...POWDER RIVER UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES...VERY LOW HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL THEN PUSH INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL BRING A GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW AND COOLER TEMPERATURES. $$ MTZ133-120000- /X.NEW.KBYZ.FW.W.0001.050311T1800Z-050312T0400Z/ SIOUX RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST- ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. FIRE WEATHER ZONES INCLUDED IN THIS WARNING ARE: 133 THE RED FLAG WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: IN MONTANA: FALLON...CARTER IN SOUTH DAKOTA: HARDING UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES...VERY LOW HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL THEN PUSH INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL BRING A GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW AND COOLER TEMPERATURES. $$  000 WWUS85 KTFX 111216 CCA RFWTFX RED FLAG WARNING...COR FORMAT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 506 AM MST FRI MAR 11 2005 MTZ112>115-117-111900- HILL AND BLAINE COUNTIES- LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST ROCKY MOUNTAIN DISTRICT- ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST AREAS- EASTERN GLACIER-TOOLE-CENTRAL/EASTERN PONDERA-LIBERTY- 506 AM MST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE FIRE DISTRICT... FIRE WEATHER ZONES INCLUDED IN THIS WARNING ARE: MTZ112...MTZ113...MTZ114...MTZ115 AND MTZ117. .DISCUSSION...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WEST WINDS FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIAL OR FIRE CREWS IN THESE AREAS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS MT HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE GREAT FALLS FIRE DISTRICT FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE WARNED AREA. EXPECT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO GENERALLY BE BETWEEN 10 AND 20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONALLY...A CANADIAN COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH THROUGH THE DISTRICT THIS EVENING. ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF THE COLD FRONT A FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE 8 PM. HOWEVER COLDER TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION EXPECTED BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL LIMIT ANY NEW FIRE STARTS CAUSED BY LIGHTNING. $$ BRUSDA  000 WWUS83 KSGF 111301 RFWSGF KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066-077-088-089-093-094-101>103-120000- RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 701 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 20 TO 25 PERCENT AND WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OVER 25 MPH... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: IN MISSOURI: VERNON...BARTON...JASPER...NEWTON...MCDONALD...DADE...LAWRENCE... BARRY...STONE. IN KANSAS: BOURBON...CRAWFORD...CHEROKEE. THE RED FLAG WARNING REPLACES THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH ARE LIKELY TODAY AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES. DEEP MIXING WILL ALLOW FOR DRY AIR TO MIX TO THE SURFACE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FORECAST TO FALL INTO THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE. FUELS HAVE BEGUN TO DRY AND ARE EXPECTED TO DROP UNDER 10 PERCENT LATER THIS AFTERNOON. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING. $$ LINDENBERG  000 WWUS84 KTSA 111400 RFWTSA ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-120000- RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 754 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. IN ADDITION... AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO 20 TO 25 PERCENT. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE SOME AFTER SUNSET AS WINDS DIMINISH AND HUMIDITIES INCREASE. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT A DANGEROUS COMBINATION OF WEATHER CONDITIONS AND DRY VEGETATION IS EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS...FAVORING RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF ANY WILDFIRES. PRIMARY WEATHER FACTORS INCLUDE STRONGER WINDS...LOWER HUMIDITIES...AND WARMER TEMPERATURES. FUELS REMAIN DRY IN MANY PARTS OF THE AREA...ALLOWING WILDFIRES TO IGNITE MORE EASILY. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT COULD START FIRES. ANY FIRES COULD QUICKLY SPREAD OUT OF CONTROL. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME ON FRIDAY...WARMER TEMPERATURES AND CONTINUED LOW HUMIDITY WILL CAUSE VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER ONCE AGAIN. ALL INTERESTS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FIRE WEATHER FORECASTS FOR POSSIBLE INCLUSION IN A RED FLAG WARNING FOR FRIDAY. $$  000 WWUS84 KMAF 111522 RFWMAF FIRE WEATHER WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 930 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2005 NMZ112-TXZ258-112200- ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT SATURDAY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITIES VALUES AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT...20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER AND HIGH FIRE DANGER. DISCUSSION: A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL RESULT IN WINDY AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS ON SATURDAY. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS FROM LATE MORNING SATURDAY UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DECREASE TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT OR LOWER DUE TO A DRY AIR MASS AND UNSEASONABLY WARM AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES. WITH THESE CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY...FIRE DANGER WILL INCREASE. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SATURDAY. $$  000 WWUS84 KJAN 111604 RFWJAN RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1004 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MUCH OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... ARZ074>075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 120000- /X.NEW.KJAN.FW.W.0001.050311T1604Z-050312T0000Z/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 MILES PER HOUR...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MILES PER HOUR...WILL PERSIST LATE THIS MORNING AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE AREA HAS ALLOWED RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO FALL BELOW 30 PERCENT. THIS DRY AIR COMBINED WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS IS RESULTING IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST UNTIL SUNSET...WHEN WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OF FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ GAGAN  000 WWUS85 KBYZ 111619 RFWBYZ RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 919 AM MST FRI MAR 11 2005 MTZ127>133-120000- /X.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0001.050311T1800Z-050312T0400Z/ GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY/MUSSELSHELL COUNTY-YELLOWSTONE COUNTY- CROW INDIAN RESERVATION/BIG HORN CANYON REC AREA- NORTHERN ROSEBUD/NORTHERN TREASURE COUNTIES- NORTHERN CHEYENNE INDIAN RESERVATION/ASHLAND RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATL FOREST-CUSTER COUNTY- SIOUX RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST- 919 AM MST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MONTANA...FOR ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. UNSEASONABLY WARM WEATHER...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 20 PERCENT AND GUSTY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL THEN PUSH INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL BRING A GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW AND COOLER TEMPERATURES. PEOPLE WITH FIRE WEATHER INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THESE DANGEROUS FIRE CONDITIONS. $$ ARTHUR  000 WWUS82 KMFL 111623 RFWMFL RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1121 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 FLZ071>074-111721- 1121 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR METRO MIAMI-DADE AND BROWARD COUNTIES... THE DEW POINTS HAVE BEEN RISING FROM THE LOWER TO MID 40S TO THE UPPER 40S THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS OVER MIAMI-DADE AND BROWARD METRO AREAS. THE DEW POINTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO RISE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS INTO THE LOWER 50S OVER THIS AREA...AS THE HIGHS WILL GET INTO THE MID 70S. THE COMBINATION OF THE HIGHS AND THE HIGHER DEW POINTS WILL KEEP THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ABOVE 35 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. THEREFORE...THE NATIONAL WEATHER OFFICE IN MIAMI FLORIDA HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR MIAMI-DADE AND BROWARD METRO AREAS. $$ BAXTER  000 WWUS85 KGGW 111626 RFWGGW RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT 926 AM MST FRI MAR 11 2005 MTZ119-121-122-112230- /X.CON.KGGW.FW.W.0001.050311T1800Z-050312T0300Z/ PHILLIPS-VALLEY COUNTIES-CHARLES M. RUSSELL REFUGE-PETROLEUM- GARFIELD-DAWSON-MCCONE-PRAIRIE-RICHLAND-WIBAUX- 926 AM MST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MOST OF NORTHEAST MONTANA... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA TODAY AND BRING A VERY WARM AND DRY AIRMASS. EXPECT HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S AND 70S WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING BELOW 20 PERCENT BY AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TODAY. THIS COMBINATION WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO RECOVER RAPIDLY TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THESE AREAS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$  000 WWUS85 KBYZ 111628 RFWBYZ RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 928 AM MST FRI MAR 11 2005 MTZ127>133-120000- /X.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0001.050311T1800Z-050312T0400Z/ GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY/MUSSELSHELL COUNTY-YELLOWSTONE COUNTY- CROW INDIAN RESERVATION/BIG HORN CANYON REC AREA- NORTHERN ROSEBUD/NORTHERN TREASURE COUNTIES- NORTHERN CHEYENNE INDIAN RESERVATION/ASHLAND RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATL FOREST-CUSTER COUNTY- SIOUX RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST- 928 AM MST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA FOR ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. UNSEASONABLY WARM WEATHER...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 20 PERCENT AND GUSTY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL THEN PUSH INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL BRING A GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW AND COOLER TEMPERATURES. PEOPLE WITH FIRE WEATHER INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THESE DANGEROUS FIRE CONDITIONS. $$ ARTHUR  000 WWUS83 KBIS 111650 RFWBIS RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1044 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2005 NDZ040-043-044-112300- ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON... FIRE WEATHER COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THIS WARNING ARE: ADAMS...BOWMAN AND SLOPE. DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND CAUSE NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. TEMPERATURES WILL REACH INTO THE 50S WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING INTO THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$  000 WWUS82 KMFL 111651 RFWMFL FIRE WEATHER WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1150 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 FLZ073-074-111715- 1150 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR MIAMI-DADE AND BROWARD COUNTIES... THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI WEBSITE AT MIAMIWEATHER.INFO. FOR INFORMATION IN SPANISH, VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT ELTIEMPOENMIAMIINFO. $$ BAXTER  000 WWUS85 KTFX 111726 RFWTFX RED FLAG WARNING...CONTINUATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 1022 AM MST FRI MAR 11 2005 MTZ112>115-117-120300- HILL AND BLAINE COUNTIES- LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST ROCKY MOUNTAIN DISTRICT- ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST AREAS- EASTERN GLACIER-TOOLE-CENTRAL/EASTERN PONDERA-LIBERTY- 1022 AM MST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR CENTRAL MONTANA FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... FIRE WEATHER ZONES INCLUDED IN THIS WARNING ARE: MTZ112...MTZ113...MTZ114...MTZ115 AND MTZ117. .DISCUSSION... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIAL OR FIRE CREWS IN THESE AREAS OF THE CONTINUATION OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. A RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE FIRE DISTRICT FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS AT 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. EXPECT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO GENERALLY BE BETWEEN 10 AND 20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONALLY...A CANADIAN COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH THROUGH THE DISTRICT THIS EVENING. IT WILL REACH THE AREA NEAR U.S. ROUTE 2 BETWEEN 7 AND 8 PM AND NEAR GREAT FALLS AND LEWISTOWN AROUND MIDNIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL USHER IN MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND BRING A PERIOD OF RAIN AND SNOW. $$  000 WWUS84 KCRP 111755 CCA RFWCRP RED FLAG WARNING...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1136 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2005 TXZ229-230-239-240-112200- /X.COR.KCRP.FW.W.0003.050311T1734Z-050311T2200Z/ DUVAL-LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-WEBB- 1136 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... FIRE WEATHER ZONES (OR COUNTIES) INCLUDED IN THIS WARNING ARE: DUVAL...LA SALLE...MCMULLEN AND WEBB. DISCUSSION...DURING THE EARLY AND MID AFTERNOON HOURS...FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS. DURING THIS TIME...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 25 PERCENT. THUS...RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON HOWEVER...WIND SPEEDS WILL FALL BELOW RED FLAG WARNING CRITERION...ALTHOUGH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN LOW. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ 87  000 WWUS84 KCRP 111742 RFWCRP RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1136 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2005 TXZ229-230-239-240-112200- /X.NEW.KCRP.FW.W.0003.050311T1734Z-050311T2200Z/ DUVAL-LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-WEBB- 1136 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... FIRE WEATHER ZONES (OR COUNTIES) INCLUDED IN THIS WARNING ARE: DUVAL...LA SALLE...MCMULLEN AND WEBB. DISCUSSION...DURING THE EARLY AND MID AFTERNOON HOURS...SUSTAINED WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS. DURING THIS TIME...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 25 PERCENT. THUS...RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON HOWEVER...WIND SPEEDS WILL FALL BELOW RED FLAG WARNING CRITERION...ALTHOUGH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN LOW. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ 87  000 WWUS84 KLZK 111802 AAA RFWLZK ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-120000- RED FLAG WARNING...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 1200 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR FORESTRY ZONES 1...2...3...4...AND 5... DISCUSSION...AS OF 11 AM THIS MORNING...20 FOOT WINDS WERE GENERALLY FROM THE WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. HUMIDITY LEVELS HAD DROPPED TO 20 TO 30 PERCENT IN MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ARKANSAS...WITH 30 TO 40 PERCENT IN THE NORTH. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL CREATE A HIGH FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON. GIVEN THE CONDITIONS...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR MUCH OF ARKANSAS. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE EARLY TONIGHT. HOWEVER...A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTH ON SATURDAY. AHEAD OF THE FRONT... WINDS WILL PICK UP AGAIN FROM THE SOUTHWEST...WITH HUMIDITY LEVELS REMAINING LOW. IT IS LIKELY THAT A RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ISSUED ONCE AGAIN ON SATURDAY. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING TODAY...AND THE LIKELIHOOD FOR A RED FLAG WARNING ON SATURDAY. $$ 46  000 WWUS82 KJAX 111813 RFWJAX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 113 PM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 FLZ020>025-030-112300- BAKER-COLUMBIA-DUVAL-HAMILTON-NASSAU-SUWANNEE-UNION- 113 PM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND WIND... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO 30 TO 35 PERCENT IN COMBINATION WITH 20 FOOT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS. FOR ADDITIONAL FIRE WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAX/FIREWX.SHTML. $$ PP  000 WWUS84 KOUN 111815 RFWOUN OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-120000- RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 1215 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS...FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS... DISCUSSION... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL OF OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING TO NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW 20 PERCENT...WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE RED FLAG WARNING CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WEST OF A LINE FROM MEDFORD...TO WATONGA... AND ERICK...WITH MORE MARGINAL RED FLAG CONDITIONS ELSEWHERE. PLEASE ADVISE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD. $$ JAMES  000 WWUS82 KTBW 111859 RFWTBW RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 149 PM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 FLZ039-042-043-048-049-051-052-055>057-060>062-065-121200- ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR 4 OR MORE HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT ALONG WITH 20 FOOT WINDS AROUND 15 MPH IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY... FIRE WEATHER COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THIS WARNING ARE: PASCO...SUMTER...LEVY...CITRUS...HILLSBOROUGH...SARASOTA... HERNANDO...POLK...HIGHLANDS...HARDEE...DE SOTO...LEE...CHARLOTTE AND MANATEE. DISCUSSION...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR 4 OR MORE HOURS ALONG WITH 20 FOOT WINDS AROUND 15 MPH ON SATURDAY. DRY AIR WILL QUICKLY SPREAD INTO WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ON SATURDAY IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT. THE COMBINATION OF THE DRY AIR AND TEMPERATURES RISING INTO THE 60S WILL RESULT IN HUMIDITIES FALLING BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR 4 OR MORE HOURS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION 20 FOOT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS. THE LOW HUMIDITY VALUES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE THE SPREAD OF ANY FIRE THAT MAY DEVELOP WITHIN THE WARNING AREA. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && FOR ADDITIONAL FIRE WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TBW/TAMPABAYFIREWEATHER.SHTML $$ JCM  000 WWUS83 KSGF 111912 RFWSGF KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066-077-088-089-093-094-101>103-120000- RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 111 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR: IN MISSOURI: VERNON...BARTON...JASPER...NEWTON...MCDONALD...DADE...LAWRENCE... BARRY...STONE. IN KANSAS: BOURBON...CRAWFORD...CHEROKEE. SEVERAL INGREDIENTS NEEDED IN ORDER FOR A RED FLAG WARNING TO BE IN EFFECT WILL NOT UNFOLD THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND FAR WESTERN MISSOURI HAVE BEEN SLOW TO WARM INTO THE LOW AND MID 50S. MEANWHILE...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED IN THE 30S AND 40S. FUEL STICK MOISTURES REMAIN AROUND 10 TO 12 PERCENT. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND FAR SOUTHWEST MISSOURI HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ CRAMER  000 WWUS85 KABQ 111920 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1216 PM MST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL PLAINS AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .DISCUSSION...WINDS IN THE EAST ARE A BIT STRONGER THAN PREVIOUSLY FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS SHOULD BE EVEN STRONGER AREA WIDE SATURDAY ALONG WITH CONTINUED LOW HUMIDITIES. WILL HOIST FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR ZONE 108 AND EASTERN PORTION OF ZONE 107. ZONE 104 AND EASTERN SECTIONS OF ZONE 103 WILL APPROACH WIND CRITERIA BUT MAY NOT MEET 3 HOUR MINIMUM DURATION REQUIREMENT...THUS NO FIRE WEATHER WATCH THERE. NMZ107-121500- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 1216 PM MST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR ZONE 107 EAST OF STATE HIGHWAYS 41 AND 42... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR ZONE 107 EAST OF STATE HIGHWAYS 41 AND 42. RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LOWER WITH SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER ARE EXPECTED. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. $$ NMZ108-121500- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 1216 PM MST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR ZONE 108... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR ZONE 108. RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LOWER WITH SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER ARE EXPECTED. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. $$ FCSTR 19  000 WWUS82 KMLB 111931 RFWMLB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 230 PM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147-122300- COASTAL VOLUSIA-INDIAN RIVER-INLAND VOLUSIA-MARTIN-NORTHERN BREVARD- NORTHERN LAKE-OKEECHOBEE-ORANGE-OSCEOLA-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD- SOUTHERN LAKE-ST. LUCIE- 230 PM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT SATURDAY FROM 11 AM TO 6PM... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA...LAKE... SEMINOLE...VOLUSIA...ORANGE...OSCEOLA...BREVARD...INDIAN RIVER...ST LUCIE...MARTIN...AND OKEECHOBEE FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON. DRY WEST WINDS NEAR 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF LESS THAN 35 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL BELOW 30 PERCENT FOR LONG DURATIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON. HIGH DISPERSION VALUES WILL ALSO INCREASE THE FIRE DANGER THROUGH THE DAY. $$ ALM  000 WWUS84 KSJT 112008 RFWSJT FIRE WEATHER WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 135 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2005 TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139-140- 154-155-168>170-130000- BROWN TX-CALLAHAN TX-COKE TX-COLEMAN TX-CONCHO TX-CROCKETT TX- FISHER TX-HASKELL TX-IRION TX-JONES TX-KIMBLE TX-MASON TX- MCCULLOCH TX-MENARD TX-NOLAN TX-RUNNELS TX-SAN SABA TX-SCHLEICHER TX- SHACKELFORD TX-STERLING TX-SUTTON TX-TAYLOR TX-THROCKMORTON TX- TOM GREEN TX- 135 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO SATURDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL TEXAS... HASKELL...THROCKMORTON...SHACKELFORD...JONES...FISHER...TAYLOR... CALLAHAN...NOLAN...STERLING...COKE...RUNNELS...COLEMAN...BROWN...TOM GREEN...CONCHO...IRION...MCCULLOCH...SAN SABA...SCHLEICHER... MENARD...CROCKETT...MASON...KIMBLE AND SUTTON DISCUSSION: STRONG WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND DRY AIR WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 25 PERCENT ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE TWENTY FOOT WINDS MAY CONTINUE AT 20 TO 30 MPH THROUGH 6 PM. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE AFTER 6 PM AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES SHOULD RISE DURING THE EVENING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. $$  000 WWUS84 KFWD 112111 RFWFWD FIRE WEATHER WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 137 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2005 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-122359- ANDERSON TX-BELL TX-BOSQUE TX-COLLIN TX-COMANCHE TX-COOKE TX- CORYELL TX-DALLAS TX-DELTA TX-DENTON TX-EASTLAND TX-ELLIS TX- ERATH TX-FALLS TX-FANNIN TX-FREESTONE TX-GRAYSON TX-HAMILTON TX- HENDERSON TX-HILL TX-HOOD TX-HOPKINS TX-HUNT TX-JACK TX-JOHNSON TX- KAUFMAN TX-LAMAR TX-LAMPASAS TX-LEON TX-LIMESTONE TX-MCLENNAN TX- MILAM TX-MILLS TX-MONTAGUE TX-NAVARRO TX-PALO PINTO TX-PARKER TX- RAINS TX-ROBERTSON TX-ROCKWALL TX-SOMERVELL TX-STEPHENS TX- TARRANT TX-VAN ZANDT TX-WISE TX-YOUNG TX- 137 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH TEXAS SATURDAY FOR STRONG WEST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH TX HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL OF NORTH TEXAS SATURDAY. STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY SATURDAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM RAPIDLY INTO LOWER AND MIDDLE 80S BY MID AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE RETURN OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE. HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 30 PERCENT OVER THE WESTERN HALF BY EARLY AFTERNOON... AND OVER THE EASTERN HALF BY MID AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE AFTER SUNSET AS HUMIDITY LEVELS RECOVER FOR THE NIGHT AND SURFACE WINDS RELAX. $$  000 WWUS84 KMAF 111946 RFWMAF FIRE WEATHER WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 200 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2005 NMZ112-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-258-120900- ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT SATURDAY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...UPPER TRANS PECOS AND PERMIAN BASIN FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITIES VALUES AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT...20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER AND HIGH FIRE DANGER. DISCUSSION: A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL RESULT IN WINDY AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO ON SATURDAY. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS FROM LATE MORNING SATURDAY UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DECREASE TO 15 PERCENT OR LOWER DUE TO A DRY AIR MASS AND UNSEASONABLY WARM AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES. WITH THESE CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY...FIRE DANGER WILL INCREASE. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SATURDAY. $$  000 WWUS82 KTAE 112009 RFWTAE FIRE WEATHER WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 306 PM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 FLZ007-009>019-026>029-034-121205- BAY FL-CALHOUN FL-DIXIE FL-FRANKLIN FL-GADSDEN FL-GULF FL-HOLMES FL- INLAND WALTON FL-JACKSON FL-JEFFERSON FL-LAFAYETTE FL-LEON FL- LIBERTY FL-MADISON FL-TAYLOR FL-WAKULLA FL-WASHINGTON FL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STEINHATCHEE...CRAWFORDVILLE...VERNON... TALLAHASSEE...ST. MARKS...PORT ST. JOE...PERRY...PANAMA CITY BEACH... PANAMA CITY...MONTICELLO...MAYO...MARIANNA...MADISON... DE FUNIAK SPRINGS...CROSS CITY...CHIPLEY...CARRABELLE...CALLAWAY... BONIFAY...BLOUNTSTOWN AND APALACHICOLA 306 PM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL FLORIDA COUNTIES DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE FL HAS ISSUED AN A RED FLAG WARNING. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT SATURDAY FROM NOON UNTIL 6PM DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN FLORIDA...WALTON...HOLMES... WASHINGTON...BAY...JACKSON...CALHOUN...GULF...GADSDEN...LIBERTY... FRANKLIN...LEON...WAKULLA...JEFFERSON...MADISON...TAYLOR...DIXIE... AND LAFAYETTE. .DISCUSSION... DRY AIR IN THE WAKE OF FRIDAYS COLD FRONT WILL PREVAIL THROUGH SATURDAY. 11-GOREE $$  000 WWUS82 KJAX 112011 RFWJAX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 310 PM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-122100- ALACHUA-APPLING-ATKINSON-BACON-BAKER-BRADFORD-BRANTLEY- CAMDEN (COASTAL)-CAMDEN (INLAND)-CHARLTON-CLAY-CLINCH-COFFEE- COLUMBIA-DUVAL-ECHOLS-FLAGLER-GILCHRIST-GLYNN (COASTAL)- GLYNN (INLAND)-HAMILTON-JEFF DAVIS-MARION-NASSAU-PIERCE-PUTNAM- ST JOHNS-SUWANNEE-UNION-WARE-WAYNE- 310 PM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT 11 AM TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND WIND... A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION THIS EVENING USHERING IN A DRIER AIRMASS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO 20 TO 25 PERCENT IN COMBINATION WITH 20 FOOT SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 20 MPH. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS. FOR ADDITIONAL FIRE WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAX/FIREWX.SHTML. $$ PP  000 WWUS84 KMOB 112036 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 230 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2005 FLZ001>006-008-121200- A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE FOR THE REST OF TODAY...AND AGAIN ON SATURDAY DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT. INCLUDED IN THIS RED FLAG WARNING ARE: ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA...OKALOOSA AND COASTAL WALTON. DISCUSSION: A COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH A VERY DRY AIRMASS MOVING IN ACROSS THE REGION IN ITS WAKE. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP BELOW 25 PERCENT THROUGH 8 PM TODAY...AND WILL DROP INTO THE MID 20 TO LOWER 30 PERCENTILE RANGE AGAIN DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS ON SATURDAY. COMBINED WITH THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 8 PM TODAY...AND GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. $$  000 WWUS84 KOUN 112056 RFWOUN OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-121100- FIRE WEATHER WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 258 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS FOR TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... DISCUSSION... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. A COMBINATION OF HIGH TEMPERATURES ABOVE 75 DEGREES AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING BELOW 20 PERCENT IS SUFFICIENT FOR A FIRE WEATHER WATCH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTH TEXAS...WHERE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. PORTIONS OF THE WATCH WILL LIKELY BE UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING SATURDAY MORNING. $$ JAMES  000 WWUS84 KLUB 112105 RFWLUB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 303 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2005 TXZ021>024-027>030-033>036-039>042-130000- BAILEY-BRISCOE-CASTRO-COCHRAN-CROSBY-FLOYD-GARZA-HALE-HOCKLEY-LAMB- LUBBOCK-LYNN-PARMER-SWISHER-TERRY-YOAKUM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROWNFIELD...CROSBYTON...DIMMITT... FLOYDADA...FRIONA...LEVELLAND...LITTLEFIELD...LUBBOCK...MORTON... MULESHOE...PLAINS...PLAINVIEW...POST...SILVERTON...TAHOKA...TULIA 303 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR SATURDAY. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL PROVIDE THE FOCUS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS FAVORABLE TO PRODUCE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ON SATURDAY. DEEP MIXING WILL AID IN STRONG DOWNSLOPE HEATING FROM LATE MORNING TO LATE AFTERNOON ON SATURDAY. A SURFACE LOW IS ALSO FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER THE NORTH TEXAS PANHANDLE DURING SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE SURFACE CYCLOGENESIS AND SUBSEQUENT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INDUCE SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST TO WEST SURFACE WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH. SUSTAINED WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WORKING IN TANDEM WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS WILL PRODUCE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE DANGER. OUTDOOR BURNING PLANS SHOULD BE SCHEDULED FOR A LATER DATE. THOSE PLANNING TO BE OUTDOORS SHOULD BE AWARE OF ANY ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD INVOLVE THE PRODUCTION OF SPARKS OR FLAMES. TAKE EXTRA CARE TO AVOID STARTING WILDFIRES...AND BE SURE TO PROPERLY EXTINGUISH ALL SMOKING MATERIALS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR THE LATEST IN WEATHER INFORMATION. $$ TXZ025-026-031-032-037-038-043-044-130000- CHILDRESS-COTTLE-DICKENS-HALL-KENT-KING-MOTLEY-STONEWALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPERMONT...CHILDRESS...GUTHRIE...JAYTON... MATADOR...MEMPHIS...PADUCAH...SPUR 303 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY... A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE COMBINED WITH VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST TO WEST SURFACE WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE A HIGH FIRE DANGER IN THE WATCH AREA ON SATURDAY. THE OPTIMAL PERIOD FOR THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL BE FROM EARLY TO LATE AFTERNOON SATURDAY. THE FIRE DANGER RATING WILL BE VERY HIGH ACROSS THE WATCH AREA... WITH CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PLEASE ALERT ALL CONCERNED LAND MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$  000 WWUS82 KILM 112119 RFWILM FIRE WEATHER WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 416 PM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 SCZ017-023-024-032>034-039-046-122300- ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT SATURDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FOR NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA... FIRE WEATHER ZONES (OR COUNTIES) INCLUDED IN THIS WATCH ARE: IN SOUTH CAROLINA: DARLINGTON DILLON FLORENCE GEORGETOWN HORRY MARION MARLBORO WILLIAMSBURG DISCUSSION: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ON SATURDAY FOR NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY 9 AM SATURDAY...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF AROUND 30 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON...BUT A FEW LOCATIONS COULD EXPERIENCE EVEN LOWER VALUES...WARRANTING A FIRE WEATHER WATCH. COMBINED WITH LOW FUEL MOISTURE...THESE CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO A SITUATION MORE FAVORABLE FOR WILDFIRES AND BRUSHFIRES TO OCCUR AND SPREAD RAPIDLY. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. $$ JAQ $$  000 WWUS85 KBYZ 112123 RFWBYZ RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 223 PM MST FRI MAR 11 2005 MTZ127>133-120400- /X.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-050312T0400Z/ GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY/MUSSELSHELL COUNTY-YELLOWSTONE COUNTY- CROW INDIAN RESERVATION/BIG HORN CANYON REC AREA- NORTHERN ROSEBUD/NORTHERN TREASURE COUNTIES- NORTHERN CHEYENNE INDIAN RESERVATION/ASHLAND RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATL FOREST-CUSTER COUNTY- SIOUX RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST- 223 PM MST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA FOR ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. UNSEASONABLY WARM WEATHER...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 20 PERCENT AND GUSTY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT BRINGING A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW ALONG WITH COOLER CONDITIONS. PEOPLE WITH FIRE WEATHER INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THESE DANGEROUS FIRE CONDITIONS. $$ ARTHUR  000 WWUS84 KAMA 112130 RFWAMA FIRE WEATHER WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 330 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2005 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-121200- ARMSTRONG-BEAVER-CARSON-CIMARRON-COLLINGSWORTH-DALLAM-DEAF SMITH- DONLEY-GRAY-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-HEMPHILL-HUTCHINSON-LIPSCOMB-MOORE- OCHILTREE-OLDHAM-POTTER-RANDALL-ROBERTS-SHERMAN-TEXAS-WHEELER- 330 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES ON SATURDAY. A BROAD UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE SOUTHWEST U.S. WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A DRY NORTHWEST FLOW OVER THE REGION. STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS PATTERN. MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND VERY WARM SPRING LIKE TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S TO NEAR 80 WILL ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO FALL NEAR OR BELOW 15 PERCENT FOR MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON SATURDAY. A COMBINATION OF DRY AIR...STRONG WINDS AND DRIER NATIVE GRASSES WILL BE CONDUCIVE TO AN INCREASED FIRE DANGER AND WILDFIRES COULD DEVELOP AND SPREAD VERY RAPIDLY. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO RESCHEDULE ANY OUTDOOR BURNING PLANNED FOR SATURDAY. THOSE PLANNING TO BE OUTDOORS SHOULD BE AWARE OF ANY ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD INVOLVE THE PRODUCTION OF SPARKS OR FLAMES. TAKE EXTRA CARE TO AVOID STARTING WILDFIRES...AND BE SURE TO PROPERLY EXTINGUISH ALL SMOKING MATERIALS. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH MAY BE UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG FIRE WEATHER WARNING BY SATURDAY MORNING FOR ALL OR PARTS OF THE WATCH AREA. THEREFORE...EMERGENCY MANAGERS...FIRE FIGHTERS AND OTHER EMERGENCY DECISION MAKERS SHOULD KEEP INFORMED AND BE PREPARED FOR UPDATES. $$ GARCIA  000 WWUS84 KSJT 112136 CCA RFWSJT FIRE WEATHER WATCH...CORRECTED WATCH TIME PERIOD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 335 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2005 TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139-140- 154-155-168>170-130000- BROWN TX-CALLAHAN TX-COKE TX-COLEMAN TX-CONCHO TX-CROCKETT TX- FISHER TX-HASKELL TX-IRION TX-JONES TX-KIMBLE TX-MASON TX- MCCULLOCH TX-MENARD TX-NOLAN TX-RUNNELS TX-SAN SABA TX-SCHLEICHER TX- SHACKELFORD TX-STERLING TX-SUTTON TX-TAYLOR TX-THROCKMORTON TX- TOM GREEN TX- 335 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL TEXAS... HASKELL...THROCKMORTON...SHACKELFORD...JONES...FISHER...TAYLOR... CALLAHAN...NOLAN...STERLING...COKE...RUNNELS...COLEMAN...BROWN...TOM GREEN...CONCHO...IRION...MCCULLOCH...SAN SABA...SCHLEICHER... MENARD...CROCKETT...MASON...KIMBLE AND SUTTON DISCUSSION: STRONG WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND DRY AIR WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 20 PERCENT ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE TWENTY FOOT WINDS MAY CONTINUE AT 20 TO 30 MPH THROUGH 6 PM. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE AFTER 6 PM AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES SHOULD RISE DURING THE EVENING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. $$  000 WWUS82 KMFL 112149 RFWMFL FIRE WEATHER WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 441 PM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 FLZ063-066>068-070>075-121000- 441 PM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI, FL HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN SOUTH FLORIDA: GLADES...HENDRY...PALM BEACH...BROWARD...MIAMI-DADE...MAINLAND MONROE...AND INLAND SECTIONS OF COLLIER COUNTY. A HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BEHIND A DRY COLD FRONT THAT WILL PENETRATE INTO SOUTH FLORIDA SATURDAY AFTERNOON. DRY AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA AND MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE FROM ALOFT. IN ADDITION, TEMPERATURES OVER THE INTERIOR OF SOUTH FLORIDA AND IN SOUTHEAST FLORIDA WILL CLIMB INTO THE MID 70S. THE COMBINATION OF DRIER AIR AND WARMER TEMPERATURES MAY ALLOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO DIP INTO THE LOWER 30S FOR FOUR HOURS OR MORE ON SATURDAY. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI WEBSITE AT MIAMIWEATHER.INFO. FOR INFORMATION IN SPANISH, VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT ELTIEMPOENMIAMIINFO. $$ CHRISTENSEN  000 WWUS84 KMOB 112153 RFWMOB RED FLAG WARNING...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 345 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2005 FLZ001>006-008-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-121200- RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE REST OF TODAY AS WELL AS FOR SATURDAY ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO EXPECTED LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT. INCLUDED IN THIS RED FLAG WARNING ARE: IN MISSISSIPPI... WAYNE...STONE...GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY. IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA... ESCAMBIA...SANTA ROSA...OKALOOSA AND COASTAL WALTON. DISCUSSION: A COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH A VERY DRY AIRMASS MOVING IN ACROSS THE REGION IN ITS WAKE. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP BELOW 25 PERCENT THROUGH 8 PM TODAY...AND WILL DROP INTO THE MID 20 TO LOWER 30 PERCENTILE RANGE AGAIN DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS ON SATURDAY. COMBINED WITH THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 8 PM TODAY...AND GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. $$  000 WWUS82 KCHS 112156 RFWCHS FIRE WEATHER WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 455 PM EST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...CRITICAL WINDS AND HUMIDITIES POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY... .A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO COOL SIGNIFICANTLY...STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION ON SATURDAY POSING A HIGH FIRE DANGER. GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>051-121000- /X.NEW.KCHS.FW.A.0001.050312T1000Z-050313T0100Z/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT TO SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. STRONG WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...ALONG WITH SOME GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE WATCH AREA ON SATURDAY. THIS ALONG WITH FORECASTED HUMIDITIES AROUND 30 PERCENT WILL INCREASE THE FIRE DANGER ON SATURDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MAY BE ISSUED ON SATURDAY. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. $$  000 WWUS85 KGGW 112352 CCA RFWGGW RED FLAG WARNING...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT 314 PM MST FRI MAR 11 2005 MTZ119-121-122-120300- /X.COR.KGGW.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-050312T0300Z/ PHILLIPS-VALLEY COUNTIES-CHARLES M. RUSSELL REFUGE-PETROLEUM- GARFIELD-DAWSON-MCCONE-PRAIRIE-RICHLAND-WIBAUX- 314 PM MST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MOST OF NORTHEAST MONTANA... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S AND 70S WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES NEAR 20 PERCENT...ALONG WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED TODAY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO RECOVER RAPIDLY LATER TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THESE AREAS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ JAZ  000 WWUS84 KTSA 112221 RFWTSA ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-130000- FIRE WEATHER WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 420 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2005 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR ALL OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS FOR SATURDAY. VERY WARM TEMPERATURES...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING TO 20 TO 30 PERCENT AND WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MILES AN HOUR WILL RESULT IN A VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER ONCE AGAIN ON SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT A DANGEROUS COMBINATION OF WEATHER CONDITIONS AND DRY VEGETATION MAY OCCUR WITHIN 36 HOURS...FAVORING RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF ANY WILDFIRES. PRIMARY WEATHER FACTORS INCLUDE STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...AND WARM TEMPERATURES. FUELS REMAIN DRY IN MANY PARTS OF THE AREA...ALLOWING WILDFIRES TO IGNITE MORE EASILY. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT COULD START FIRES. ANY FIRES COULD QUICKLY SPREAD OUT OF CONTROL. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY SUNDAY AFTER A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. $$  000 WWUS84 KLIX 112306 RFWLIX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 451 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2005 MSZ068>071-077-080>082-130000- RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM SATURDAY ACROSS COASTAL MISSISSIPPI AND FAR SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI DUE TO LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 30 PERCENT AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING OVER 20 MPH. INCLUDED IN THIS RED FLAG WARNING ARE: IN MISSISSIPPI... WILKINSON...AMITE...PIKE...WALTHALL...PEARL RIVER...HANCOCK... HARRISON...AND JACKSON. DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON BRINGING A VERY DRY AIRMASS INTO THE REGION. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE PLUNGED INTO THE TEENS AND 20S ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND COASTAL MISSISSIPPI. THESE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BETWEEN 15 AND 25 PERCENT THROUGH 8 PM...BEFORE RISING OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...THIS DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN PLACE...AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE ONCE AGAIN EXPECTED TO FALL TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT TOMORROW AFTERNOON. AT THE SAME TIME...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO A MORE SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION TOMORROW...WITH SPEEDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH...AND GUSTS TO 25 MPH EXPECTED. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ 32