[BNAWX] Red Flag Warning

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WWUS84 KOHX 292034
RFWOHX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
234 PM CST WED JAN 29 2014

...ELEVATED FIRE DANGER ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE ON THURSDAY...

.A WARMING TREND WILL BEGIN ON THURSDAY AS STRONG SOUTH WINDS OF
10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH BRING HIGH TEMPERATURES UP
INTO THE 30S AND 40S ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE. WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITY LEVELS FALLING INTO THE 10 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE IN THE
AFTERNOON ALONG WITH RECENT COLD AND DRY WEATHER...CONDITIONS
WILL BECOME FAVORABLE FOR ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP TO GROW AND
SPREAD RAPIDLY.

TNZ501-502-301200-
/O.NEW.KOHX.FW.A.0001.140130T1800Z-140131T0000Z/
HIGHLAND RIM DISTRICT (NORTH)-HIGHLAND RIM DISTRICT (SOUTH)-
234 PM CST WED JAN 29 2014

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GALLATIN TO
SHELBYVILLE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

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

* WIND...SOUTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...10 TO 20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.

* THUNDERSTORMS...NONE.

THE HIGHEST THREAT AREA IS LOCATED ACROSS NORTHWEST MIDDLE
TENNESSEE...GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM LINDEN TO
SPRINGFIELD.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
  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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