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2025 [KTBW] TAMPA_BAY_AREA/RUSKIN Red Flag (FW) Watch (A) Number 1
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598 WWUS82 KTBW 051933 RFWTBW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 233 PM EST Wed Mar 5 2025 ...CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER... .The National Weather Service in Ruskin has issued a Fire Weather Watch for low humidity, gusty northwest winds and moderate significant fire potential expected on Thursday afternoon. FLZ043-052-056-057-061-239-262-062300- /O.NEW.KTBW.FW.A.0001.250306T1700Z-250306T2300Z/ Sumter-Polk-Hardee-Highlands-DeSoto-Inland Levy-Inland Charlotte- 233 PM EST Wed Mar 5 2025 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR SUMTER, POLK, HARDEE, HIGHLANDS, DESOTO, INLAND LEVY AND INLAND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES... The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay Ruskin has issued a Fire Weather Watch, which is in effect Thursday afternoon. * AFFECTED AREA...Sumter, Polk, Hardee, Highlands, DeSoto, Inland Levy and Inland Charlotte. * TIMING...Thursday afternoon. * WINDS...Northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 30 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$
886 WWUS82 KTBW 052012 RFWTBW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 312 PM EST Wed Mar 5 2025 ...CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER... .The National Weather Service in Ruskin has issued a Fire Weather Watch for low humidity, gusty northwest winds and moderate significant fire potential expected on Thursday afternoon. FLZ265-060415- /O.EXA.KTBW.FW.A.0001.250306T1700Z-250306T2300Z/ Inland Lee- 312 PM EST Wed Mar 5 2025 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR INLAND LEE COUNTY... The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay Ruskin has issued a Fire Weather Watch, which is in effect Thursday afternoon. * AFFECTED AREA...Inland Lee. * TIMING...Thursday afternoon. * WINDS...Northwest 10 to 15 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 30 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$ FLZ043-052-056-057-061-239-262-060415- /O.CON.KTBW.FW.A.0001.250306T1700Z-250306T2300Z/ Sumter-Polk-Hardee-Highlands-DeSoto-Inland Levy-Inland Charlotte- 312 PM EST Wed Mar 5 2025 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR SUMTER, POLK, HARDEE, HIGHLANDS, DESOTO, INLAND LEVY AND INLAND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES... * AFFECTED AREA...Sumter, Polk, Hardee, Highlands, DeSoto, Inland Levy and Inland Charlotte. * TIMING...Thursday afternoon. * WINDS...Northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 30 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$
323 WWUS82 KTBW 060150 RFWTBW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 850 PM EST Wed Mar 5 2025 ...CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER... .The National Weather Service in Ruskin has issued a Fire Weather Watch for low humidity, gusty northwest winds and moderate significant fire potential expected on Thursday afternoon. FLZ043-052-056-057-061-239-262-265-062300- /O.CON.KTBW.FW.A.0001.250306T1700Z-250306T2300Z/ Sumter-Polk-Hardee-Highlands-DeSoto-Inland Levy-Inland Charlotte- Inland Lee- 850 PM EST Wed Mar 5 2025 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR SUMTER, POLK, HARDEE, HIGHLANDS, DESOTO, INLAND LEVY AND INLAND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES... * AFFECTED AREA...Sumter, Polk, Hardee, Highlands, DeSoto, Inland Levy, Inland Charlotte and Inland Lee. * TIMING...Thursday afternoon. * WINDS...Northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 30 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$
029 WWUS82 KTBW 060841 RFWTBW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 341 AM EST Thu Mar 6 2025 ...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, gusty northwest winds, and moderate significant fire potential expected this afternoon. FLZ043-052-056-057-061-239-262-265-062300- /O.UPG.KTBW.FW.A.0001.250306T1700Z-250306T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KTBW.FW.W.0001.250306T1700Z-250306T2300Z/ Sumter-Polk-Hardee-Highlands-DeSoto-Inland Levy-Inland Charlotte- Inland Lee- 341 AM EST Thu Mar 6 2025 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR INTERIOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA... The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay Ruskin has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from noon today to 6 PM EST this evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...Sumter, Polk, Hardee, Highlands, DeSoto, Inland Levy, Inland Charlotte and Inland Lee. * TIMING...From noon today to 6 PM EST this evening. * WINDS...Northwest around 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 29 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
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598 WWUS82 KTBW 051933 RFWTBW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 233 PM EST Wed Mar 5 2025 ...CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER... .The National Weather Service in Ruskin has issued a Fire Weather Watch for low humidity, gusty northwest winds and moderate significant fire potential expected on Thursday afternoon. FLZ043-052-056-057-061-239-262-062300- /O.NEW.KTBW.FW.A.0001.250306T1700Z-250306T2300Z/ Sumter-Polk-Hardee-Highlands-DeSoto-Inland Levy-Inland Charlotte- 233 PM EST Wed Mar 5 2025 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR SUMTER, POLK, HARDEE, HIGHLANDS, DESOTO, INLAND LEVY AND INLAND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES... The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay Ruskin has issued a Fire Weather Watch, which is in effect Thursday afternoon. * AFFECTED AREA...Sumter, Polk, Hardee, Highlands, DeSoto, Inland Levy and Inland Charlotte. * TIMING...Thursday afternoon. * WINDS...Northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 30 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$
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886 WWUS82 KTBW 052012 RFWTBW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 312 PM EST Wed Mar 5 2025 ...CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER... .The National Weather Service in Ruskin has issued a Fire Weather Watch for low humidity, gusty northwest winds and moderate significant fire potential expected on Thursday afternoon. FLZ265-060415- /O.EXA.KTBW.FW.A.0001.250306T1700Z-250306T2300Z/ Inland Lee- 312 PM EST Wed Mar 5 2025 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR INLAND LEE COUNTY... The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay Ruskin has issued a Fire Weather Watch, which is in effect Thursday afternoon. * AFFECTED AREA...Inland Lee. * TIMING...Thursday afternoon. * WINDS...Northwest 10 to 15 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 30 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$ FLZ043-052-056-057-061-239-262-060415- /O.CON.KTBW.FW.A.0001.250306T1700Z-250306T2300Z/ Sumter-Polk-Hardee-Highlands-DeSoto-Inland Levy-Inland Charlotte- 312 PM EST Wed Mar 5 2025 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR SUMTER, POLK, HARDEE, HIGHLANDS, DESOTO, INLAND LEVY AND INLAND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES... * AFFECTED AREA...Sumter, Polk, Hardee, Highlands, DeSoto, Inland Levy and Inland Charlotte. * TIMING...Thursday afternoon. * WINDS...Northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 30 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$
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323 WWUS82 KTBW 060150 RFWTBW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 850 PM EST Wed Mar 5 2025 ...CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER... .The National Weather Service in Ruskin has issued a Fire Weather Watch for low humidity, gusty northwest winds and moderate significant fire potential expected on Thursday afternoon. FLZ043-052-056-057-061-239-262-265-062300- /O.CON.KTBW.FW.A.0001.250306T1700Z-250306T2300Z/ Sumter-Polk-Hardee-Highlands-DeSoto-Inland Levy-Inland Charlotte- Inland Lee- 850 PM EST Wed Mar 5 2025 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR SUMTER, POLK, HARDEE, HIGHLANDS, DESOTO, INLAND LEVY AND INLAND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES... * AFFECTED AREA...Sumter, Polk, Hardee, Highlands, DeSoto, Inland Levy, Inland Charlotte and Inland Lee. * TIMING...Thursday afternoon. * WINDS...Northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 30 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$
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029 WWUS82 KTBW 060841 RFWTBW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL 341 AM EST Thu Mar 6 2025 ...CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER... .The National Weather Service in Ruskin has issued a Fire Weather Warning for low humidity, gusty northwest winds, and moderate significant fire potential expected this afternoon. FLZ043-052-056-057-061-239-262-265-062300- /O.UPG.KTBW.FW.A.0001.250306T1700Z-250306T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KTBW.FW.W.0001.250306T1700Z-250306T2300Z/ Sumter-Polk-Hardee-Highlands-DeSoto-Inland Levy-Inland Charlotte- Inland Lee- 341 AM EST Thu Mar 6 2025 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR INTERIOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA... The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay Ruskin has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from noon today to 6 PM EST this evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...Sumter, Polk, Hardee, Highlands, DeSoto, Inland Levy, Inland Charlotte and Inland Lee. * TIMING...From noon today to 6 PM EST this evening. * WINDS...Northwest around 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 29 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and dry fuels can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
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