[BNAWX] Red Flag Warning

[EMWIN Server]

WWUS84 KOHX 101229
RFWOHX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
729 AM CDT THU APR 10 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE HIGHLAND RIM NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN
DISTRICTS...

.STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ATLANTIC WILL COMBINE WITH AN
APPROACHING SOUTHWARD MOVING COLD FRONT TO PRODUCE A RATHER TIGHT
PRESSURE GRADIENT. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIND SPEEDS NEAR RED FLAG
LEVELS FOR TODAY. FURTHERMORE...AIRMASS IS QUITE DRY...ESPECIALLY
AT THE 850 MB LEVEL WHERE SOME DOWNWARD MIXING IS EXPECTED BY
AFTERNOON.

TNZ501-502-110000-
/O.NEW.KOHX.FW.W.0002.140410T1700Z-140411T0000Z/
HIGHLAND RIM DISTRICT (NORTH)-HIGHLAND RIM DISTRICT (SOUTH)-
729 AM CDT THU APR 10 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE HIGHLAND RIM NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN DISTRICTS...
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 501 AND 502...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING.

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

* WIND...16 TO 19 MPH SUSTAINED 20 FT WINDS

* HUMIDITY...MIN HUMIDITY NEAR 25%

* THUNDERSTORMS...NO THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TODAY

* 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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