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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
134 AM EDT WED APR 8 2026
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DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-
134 AM EDT WED APR 8 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR BEN HILL, IRWIN,
TURNER, TIFT, WORTH, DOUGHERTY, AND LEE COUNTIES...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...GEORGIA FIRE WEATHER ZONES 125, 126, 127, 128,
129, 130, AND 131.
* WIND...NORTHEAST TO EAST 15 TO 20 MPH, WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT.
* 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 CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
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