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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
125 AM EDT SAT MAY 2 2026
..CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY
.GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND DROUGHT
CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE TO CAUSE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
FROM OSCEOLA AND SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTIES SOUTHWARD TO THE
TREASURE COAST AND LAKE OKEECHOBEE REGION.
FLZ053-058-154-159-164-254-259-264-547-647-022300-
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OSCEOLA-OKEECHOBEE-COASTAL INDIAN RIVER-COASTAL SAINT LUCIE-
COASTAL MARTIN-INLAND INDIAN RIVER-INLAND SAINT LUCIE-
INLAND MARTIN-INLAND SOUTHERN BREVARD-MAINLAND SOUTHERN BREVARD-
125 AM EDT SAT MAY 2 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA... OSCEOLA... OKEECHOBEE... COASTAL INDIAN
RIVER... COASTAL SAINT LUCIE... COASTAL MARTIN... INLAND
INDIAN RIVER... INLAND SAINT LUCIE... INLAND MARTIN... INLAND
SOUTHERN BREVARD... MAINLAND SOUTHERN BREVARD.
* WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 32 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.
FLZ747-022300-
/O.NEW.KMLB.FW.W.0006.260502T1600Z-260502T2300Z/
SOUTHERN BREVARD BARRIER ISLANDS-
125 AM EDT SAT MAY 2 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA... SOUTHERN BREVARD BARRIER ISLANDS.
* WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 32 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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