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WWUS82 KTAE 201240
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
840 AM EDT MON APR 20 2026
..CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY
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326-426-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-210000-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-260421T0000Z/
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-NORTH WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-
HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY-CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-
INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-
INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-SOUTH WALTON-
COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON-
COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE-NORTHERN LIBERTY-
SOUTHERN LIBERTY-QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-
WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-
COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-
LOWNDES-LANIER-
840 AM EDT MON APR 20 2026 /740 AM CDT MON APR 20 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING FOR A CRITICAL COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA, THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND
BIG BEND, AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...
* AFFECTED AREA...NORTH WALTON, CENTRAL WALTON, HOLMES,
WASHINGTON, JACKSON, INLAND BAY, CALHOUN, INLAND GULF, INLAND
FRANKLIN, GADSDEN, LEON, INLAND JEFFERSON, MADISON, INLAND
WAKULLA, INLAND TAYLOR, LAFAYETTE, INLAND DIXIE, COFFEE, DALE,
HENRY, GENEVA, HOUSTON, SOUTH WALTON, COASTAL BAY, COASTAL
GULF, COASTAL FRANKLIN, COASTAL JEFFERSON, QUITMAN, CLAY,
RANDOLPH, CALHOUN, TERRELL, DOUGHERTY, LEE, COASTAL WAKULLA,
WORTH, COASTAL TAYLOR, TURNER, TIFT, BEN HILL, IRWIN, COASTAL
DIXIE, EARLY, MILLER, BAKER, MITCHELL, COLQUITT, COOK,
BERRIEN, SEMINOLE, DECATUR, GRADY, THOMAS, BROOKS, LOWNDES,
LANIER, NORTHERN LIBERTY AND SOUTHERN LIBERTY.
* WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH, WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...14-21 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD
QUICKLY. 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 CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
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