[BNAWX] Red Flag Warning

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WWUS84 KOHX 031057
RFWOHX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
557 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF MIDDLE TN TODAY FROM
NOON CDT UNTIL 7 PM CDT...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE NATIONS
INTERIOR TONIGHT. AS THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY SLOWLY WORKS OUR WAY...
WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE EVEN MORE TODAY. ADDITIONALLY...THE
AIRMASS WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE BOUNDARY IS QUITE DRY. AS THESE TWO
INGREDIENTS COMBINE...20 FT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED ALONG WITH MIN RH VALUES IN THE 20-25 PERCENT RANGE.
WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED WHICH MAY FURTHER
AGGRAVATE THE SITUATION.

MIN RH VALUES WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER ON MONDAY.

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CUMBERLAND DISTRICT (NORTH)-HIGHLAND RIM DISTRICT (NORTH)-
HIGHLAND RIM DISTRICT (SOUTH)-
557 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT TODAY
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT TODAY
THROUGH THIS EVENING.

SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS OF AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONALLY...LOOK
FOR MIN RH VALUES IN THE 18-23 PERCENT RANGE.

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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JLM




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