[BNAWX] Red Flag Warning

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

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN HIGHLAND RIM
DISTRICT OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE THIS AFTERNOON...

.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. AREAS ACROSS THE NORTHERN
HIGHLAND RIM DISTRICT WILL LIKELY REACH RED FLAG LEVELS DURING THE
AFTERNOON.

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

...THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR THE SOUTHERN HIGHLAND
RIM DISTRICT OF MIDDLE TN...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH.

THOUGH MARGINAL LEVELS OF FIRE DANGER WILL BE IN PLACE THIS
AFTERNOON...RED FLAG WIND SPEEDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

$$

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

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHERN HIGHLAND RIM DISTRICT OF MIDDLE
TN...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* 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 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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