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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
242 PM EDT MON APR 20 2026
...LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS MAY PRODUCE A HIGH FIRE
DANGER ON TUESDAY ACROSS INTERIOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
FLORIDA...
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INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-OSCEOLA-OKEECHOBEE-
SOUTHERN LAKE-
242 PM EDT MON APR 20 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR
LOW HUMIDITY AND BREEZY WINDS FOR INTERIOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY.
* AFFECTED AREA... INLAND VOLUSIA... LAKE... ORANGE... SEMINOLE...
OSCEOLA... OKEECHOBEE.
* WIND...NORTHEAST TO EAST-NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH
FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS.
* HUMIDITY...28 TO 35 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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