Fire Weather Warning, Fire Weather WatchIssued by the National Weather Service at 12:39 PM EDT on March 18, 2010
... Red flag warning in effect from 1 PM to 7 PM EDT Friday... ... Fire Weather Watch in effect from Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening...
The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay area - Ruskin FL has issued a red flag warning... which is in effect from 1 PM to 7 PM EDT Friday. A Fire Weather Watch has also been issued. This Fire Weather Watch is in effect from Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.
A high pressure system will build into the region on Friday... bringing in much drier air. Relative humidities are expected to drop below 35 percent for four or more hours in the afternoon.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A red flag warning is issued when very favorable conditions for the spread of wildfire are occurring now... or will occur within 24 hours.
Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field.