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Current Warnings and Watches

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Fire Weather Watch


RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
138 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM TODAY FOR LONG
DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT AND WINDS OF 15 MPH
OR GREATER IN ALL BUT PINELLAS COUNTY...
...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR LONG
DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR LEVY...
CITRUS...HERNANDO AND SUMTER COUNTIES...
...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR LONG
DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR PASCO...
PINELLAS...HILLSBOROUGH...POLK...MANATEE...SARASOTA...HARDEE...
DESOTO...HIGHLANDS...CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES...

.HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP DRY AIR LOCKED INTO THE REGION THROUGH AT
LEAST THURSDAY.

FLZ049-051-052-055>057-060>062-065-191130-
/O.CON.KTBW.FW.W.0070.000000T0000Z-081118T2200Z/
/O.CON.KTBW.FW.A.0059.081119T1600Z-081119T2200Z/
PASCO-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK-MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-
CHARLOTTE-LEE-
138 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

A VERY DRY AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS
TODAY...WEDNESDAY...AND PERHAPS THURSDAY.

FOR TODAY...WINDS WILL BE 15 MPH OR HIGHER AT TIMES ALONG WITH
HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR 5 TO 7 HOURS. THE MINIMUM HUMIDITY
IS EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 25 AND 30 PERCENT...MAINLY AWAY FROM THE
COAST.

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.
ALL CURRENT ADVISORIES:
Fire Weather Watch
Red Flag Warning
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Wind Chill Advisory

NWS Forecast

Tonight

Mostly Clear
Mostly
Clear
Lo 44°F 		Wednesday

Sunny
Sunny

Hi 63°F 		Wednesday
Night
Mostly Clear
Mostly
Clear
Lo 46°F 		Thursday

Sunny
Sunny

Hi 72°F 		Thursday
Night
Mostly Clear
Mostly
Clear
Lo 56°F 		Friday

Sunny
Sunny

Hi 72°F 		Friday
Night
Mostly Clear
Mostly
Clear
Lo 54°F
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Tropical Activity


National Hurricane Center (Atlantic)

Active tropical cyclones in the Atlantic, Caribbean, and the Gulf of Mexico

 

There are no tropical cyclones at this time.
No tropical cyclones as of Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:03:30 GMT
Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook


000
ABNT20 KNHC 181723
TWOAT 
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
100 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008

FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...

TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

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FORECASTER BLAKE