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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
227 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
..CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER TODAY THROUGH MONDAY
TODAY, THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG
WARNING AND IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND
EAST OF THE FLINT RIVER IN GEORGIA, WHERE RH WILL TANK TO NEAR OR
BELOW 30 PERCENT, WHERE WIND WILL EXCEED 12 MPH, WHERE DISPERSION
WILL EXCEED 90, WHERE TEMPERATURES WILL REACH 88-92 DEGREES
(WITHIN A FEW DEGREES OF RECORD HIGHS), AND WHERE THE HOT DRY
WINDY INDEX EXCEEDS THE 90TH PERCENTILE AT A TIME OF YEAR WHEN ITS
CLIMATOLOGY IS ALREADY NEARING ITS ANNUAL PEAK IN EARLY MAY.
A DRY COLD FRONT ON SUNDAY WILL BRING NORTHERLY AFTERNOON WIND
GUSTS OF 20-25 MPH, AND RH WILL BE DROPPING IN THE AFTERNOON AS A
DRIER AIR MASS ARRIVES. LINGERING CLOUD COVER AND SHADING OF
FUELS WILL BE THE MAIN INHIBITOR TO ACTIVE FIRE BEHAVIOR ON
SUNDAY, BUT CRITICAL CONDITIONS REMAIN POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
ON MONDAY, A VERY DRY AIR MASS WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION, WITH
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES COMMONLY IN THE 15-20 PERCENT RANGE.
SUSTAINED NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE NEAR 10 TO 15 MPH AND
SUPPORT EXTREMELY HIGH DISPERSION. FULL SUNSHINE, SEASONABLY WARM
LATE APRIL TEMPERATURES, AND ONGOING DROUGHT WILL ALL CONTRIBUTE
TO A CRITICAL FIRE ENVIRONMENT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT FOR MONDAY WHERE WINDS ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST TO EXCEED 15
MPH, AND THE WATCH COULD BE EXPANDED IN LATER FORECAST UPDATES.
FLZ013-016>019-027-326-426-GAZ145>147-156>160-182000-
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CALHOUN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-INLAND WAKULLA-
NORTHERN LIBERTY-SOUTHERN LIBERTY-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-DECATUR-
GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-
227 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2026 /127 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY,
MODERATE BREEZES, NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES, VERY HIGH
DISPERSION AND ONGOING DROUGHT...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY, MODERATE BREEZES, VERY
HIGH DISPERSIONS AND ONGOING DROUGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM
MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...FLORIDA FIRE WEATHER ZONES 013, 016, 017, 018,
019, 027, 326, AND 426. GEORGIA FIRE WEATHER ZONES 145, 146,
147, 156, 157, 158, 159, AND 160.
* WIND...ON SATURDAY...SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH, WITH GUSTS NEAR 20
MPH. ON MONDAY, NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 15 MPH, WITH GUSTS
AROUND 25 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...ON SATURDAY, 30-35 PERCENT. ON MONDAY, 15-20
PERCENT, FOLLOWED BY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY ON MONDAY NIGHT.
* 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.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
GAZ125-127>131-148-161-182000-
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DOUGHERTY-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-BERRIEN-LANIER-
227 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING FOR FOR LOW HUMIDITY, MODERATE BREEZES, NEAR RECORD
HIGH TEMPERATURES, VERY HIGH DISPERSIONS AND ONGOING DROUGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA...GEORGIA FIRE WEATHER ZONES 125, 127, 128, 129,
130, 131, 148, AND 161.
* WIND...SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH, WITH GUSTS NEAR 20 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...25-30 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.
FLZ010>012-014-015-028-029-034-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-GAZ143-
144-155-182000-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0004.260420T1500Z-260421T0000Z/
WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY-INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-
INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-
COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR-
COASTAL DIXIE-MILLER-BAKER-SEMINOLE-
227 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2026 /127 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2026/
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND, PARTS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE, AND PARTS OF
SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...
* AFFECTED AREA...FLORIDA FIRE WEATHER ZONES 010, 011, 012, 014,
015, 028, 029, 034, 112, 114, 115, 118, 127, 128, AND 134.
GEORGIA FIRE WEATHER ZONES 143, 144, AND 155.
* WIND...NORTHEAST NEAR 15 MPH, WITH GUSTS NEAR 20 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...15-20 PERCENT, FOLLOWED BY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY
ON MONDAY NIGHT.
* 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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