[BNAWX] Red Flag Warning

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WWUS84 KOHX 111934
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
134 PM CST FRI NOV 11 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR HIGHLAND RIM DISTRICT THIS
AFTERNOON...

.EXTREMELY DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS PARTS
OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE DROPPED
TO 25 TO 30 PERCENT, WITH WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MILES AN HOUR,
OCCASIONALLY GUSTING TO 20 MILES AN HOUR.

TNZ501-502-120000-
/O.NEW.KOHX.FW.W.0003.111111T1934Z-111112T0000Z/
HIGHLAND RIM DISTRICT (NORTH)-HIGHLAND RIM DISTRICT (SOUTH)-
134 PM CST FRI NOV 11 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR LOW
HUMIDITY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 501 AND
502...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 501. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 502.

* WIND...10 TO 15 MPH, WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH

* HUMIDITY...25 TO 30 PERCENT

* THUNDERSTORMS...NONE

* HIGHEST THREAT...HIGHLAND RIM NORTH AND SOUTH DISTRICTS

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
  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 WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

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