[BNAWX] Red Flag Warning

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
452 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2011

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

.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 ON SUNDAY.
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
18-23 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)-
452 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

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