[BNAWX] Red Flag Warning

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WWUS84 KOHX 301123
RFWOHX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
523 AM CST THU JAN 30 2014

...ELEVATED FIRE DANGER ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE TODAY...

.A WARMING TREND WILL BEGIN TODAY AS STRONG SOUTH WINDS OF 10 TO
20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH DEVELOPS. THIS WILL BRING HIGH
TEMPERATURES UP INTO THE 30S AND 40S ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE 10 TO 20
PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. AS THIS COMBINES WITH THE GENERALLY
DRIER THAN NORMAL WEATHER OF THE PAST WEEK OR TWO...FIRE DANGER
LEVELS WILL INCREASE. THUS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY
GROW AND SPREAD RAPIDLY.

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HIGHLAND RIM DISTRICT (NORTH)-HIGHLAND RIM DISTRICT (SOUTH)-
523 AM CST THU JAN 30 2014

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY ALONG AND
WEST OF A LINE FROM GALLATIN TO SHELBYVILLE...

* 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. BY 9 AM THIS MORNING...THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH WILL BE
UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING OR CANCELLED. PLEASE STAND BY.

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