504  
WWUS82 KTAE 271805  
RFWTAE  
 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
205 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2026  
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH ISSUED FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA, SOUTHWEST  
GEORGIA, AND MOST OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE ON SATURDAY THANKS TO  
LOW HUMIDITY AND BREEZY WINDS FOLLOWING A DRY FRONTAL PASSAGE.  
 
ALZ065>069-FLZ007>013-016-108-112-326-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-  
281000-  
/O.UPG.KTAE.FW.A.0001.260328T1500Z-260329T0000Z/  
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0003.260328T1500Z-260329T0000Z/  
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-NORTH WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-  
HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY-CALHOUN-GADSDEN-SOUTH WALTON-  
COASTAL BAY-NORTHERN LIBERTY-QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-TERRELL-  
DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-  
MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-  
BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER-  
205 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2026 /105 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026/  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ TO 8 PM  
EDT /7 PM CDT/ SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR  
SOUTHWEST GEORGIA, SOUTHEAST ALABAMA, THE EASTERN FLORIDA  
PANHANDLE, AND THE INLAND BIG BEND...  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG  
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ TO 8 PM  
EDT /7 PM CDT/ SATURDAY. THIS IS AN UPGRADE TO THE FIRE WEATHER  
WATCH.  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 065, 066, 067, 068, AND  
069.FIRE WEATHER ZONES 007, 008, 009, 010, 011, 012, 013, 016,  
108, 112, AND 326.FIRE WEATHER ZONES 120, 121, 122, 123, 124,  
125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146,  
147, 148, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, AND 161.  
 
* WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 30 MPH.  
 
* HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 18 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.  
OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED!  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
FLZ014-017-018-027-426-281000-  
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.W.0003.260328T1500Z-260329T0000Z/  
INLAND GULF-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-INLAND WAKULLA-SOUTHERN LIBERTY-  
205 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2026 /105 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026/  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ TO 8 PM  
EDT /7 PM CDT/ SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE  
INLAND FLORIDA BIG BEND, INCLUDING THE APALACHICOLA NATIONAL  
FOREST...  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG  
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ TO 8 PM  
EDT /7 PM CDT/ SATURDAY.  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 014, 017, 018, 027, AND  
426.  
 
* WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 15 MPH, WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 TO 30  
MPH.  
 
* HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.  
OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED!  
 
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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