[BNAWX] Red Flag Warning

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WWUS84 KOHX 220959
RFWOHX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
459 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...BREEZY WINDS AND LOW RH VALUES TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB WELL INTO THE 60S THIS AFTERNOON. WITH
LOWER DEW POINTS CAUSING RH VALUES TO FALL INTO THE 23-28 PERCENT
RANGE AND A TIGHTENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT CAUSING 15-20 MPH
SURFACE WINDS WITH HIGHER GUSTS...IT LOOKS LIKE WE SHOULD COME
VERY CLOSE...IF NOT MEET RED FLAG CRITERIA IN SEVERAL SPOTS
THIS AFTERNOON. DISPERSION RATES WILL BE VERY GOOD TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.

PLEASE NOTE THAT COORDINATION WITH THE TN AG DEPT WILL BE TAKING PLACE
SHORTLY IN REGARD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR A RED FLAG WARNING FOR
TODAY. FOR NOW...WILL OPT TO LET THE WATCH PRODUCT CONTINUE UNTIL
7 AM THIS MORNING...BUT A DECISION TO UPGRADE TO A RED FLAG
WARNING WILL BE MADE BY THAT TIME. EITHER WAY...THE WATCH WILL
TERMINATE BY 7AM. ANOTHER FIRE WEATHER FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AS
WELL.

TNZ400-501-502-221800-
/O.CON.KOHX.FW.A.0001.160322T1800Z-160322T2300Z/
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT (NORTH)-HIGHLAND RIM DISTRICT (NORTH)-
HIGHLAND RIM DISTRICT (SOUTH)-
459 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 400...501
AND 502...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 400. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 501.
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 502.

* WIND...20 FOOT WINDS OF AROUND 20 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...23-28 PERCENT.

* 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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