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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
202 AM EDT SUN APR 19 2026
..CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THROUGH MONDAY
A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS MORNING WILL BE FOLLOWED THIS
AFTERNOON BY NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH, AND RH
WILL BE DROPPING IN THE AFTERNOON AS A DRIER AIR MASS ARRIVES.
LINGERING CLOUD COVER WILL BE THE MAIN INHIBITOR TO MORE
WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE CONCERNS TODAY, BUT RED FLAG WARNINGS
ARE NOW IN EFFECT WHERE THE CONFIDENCE IN LOWEST HUMIDITY OVERLAPS
WITH STRONG POST-FRONTAL WINDS. WITH DRY AIR CONTINUING TO FILTER
IN TONIGHT, THERE WILL BE POOR NIGHTTIME HUMIDITY RECOVERY.
ON MONDAY, THE HEART OF THE DRY AIR MASS WILL BE IN PLACE, 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 DISPERSIONS. 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 TOUCH 15 MPH. THE
WATCH HAS BEEN EXPANDED WEST AND SOUTHWESTWARD THIS UPDATE TO NOW
INCLUDE PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST
ALABAMA. ADDITIONALLY SOME PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA WERE
ADDED TO THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH.
GAZ125-127>131-144>148-192000-
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DOUGHERTY-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-BAKER-MITCHELL-
COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-
202 AM EDT SUN APR 19 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY, AND DRY
FUELS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY, AND DRY
FUELS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER
WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...GEORGIA FIRE WEATHER ZONES 125, 127, 128, 129,
130, 131, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148.
* WIND...TODAY, NORTH NEAR 15 MPH, WITH GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH. ON
MONDAY, NORTHEAST NEAR 10 TO 15 MPH, WITH GUSTS NEAR 20 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...TODAY, 22-27 PERCENT, FOLLOWED BY POOR HUMIDITY
RECOVERY TONIGHT. THEN ON MONDAY, 15-20 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.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
GAZ120-122>124-126-192000-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.W.0007.260419T1800Z-260420T0000Z/
QUITMAN-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN-TERRELL-LEE-
202 AM EDT SUN APR 19 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY, AND DRY
FUELS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...
* AFFECTED AREA...GEORGIA FIRE WEATHER ZONES 120, 122, 123, 124,
AND 126.
* WIND...TODAY, NORTH 15 MPH, WITH GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...22-25 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.
ALZ068-069-FLZ007>019-027>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-
326-426-GAZ143-155>161-192000-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0004.260420T1200Z-260421T0000Z/
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-MILLER-SEMINOLE-
DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER-
202 AM EDT SUN APR 19 2026 /102 AM CDT SUN APR 19 2026/
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY, AND DRY
FUELS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA, FLORIDA, AND SOUTHWEST
GEORGIA...
* AFFECTED AREA...ALABAMA FIRE WEATHER ZONES 068 AND 069. FLORIDA
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 007, 008, 009, 010, 011, 012, 013, 014, 015,
016, 017, 029, 030, 031, 032, 033, 034, 108, 112, 114, 115, 118,
127, 128, 134, 326, 426. GEORGIE FIRE WEATHER ZONES 144, 155,
156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161.
* WIND...NORTHEAST NEAR 10 TO 15 MPH, WITH GUSTS NEAR 20 TO 25
MPH.
* HUMIDITY...15-20 PERCENT.
* 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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