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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
219 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
..CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER COMING UP FROM SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY
.CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE COMING UP FROM SATURDAY
THROUGH MONDAY, WITH THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON
MONDAY.
ON SATURDAY, A FIRE WEATHER WATCH 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, WIND WILL EXCEED 12 MPH,
WHERE DISPERSION WILL EXCEED 100, 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.
ON MONDAY, A VERY DRY AIR MASS WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION, WITH MIN
RH COMMONLY IN THE 15-20 PERCENT RANGE. SUSTAINED NORTHEAST WINDS
WILL BE NEAR 15 MPH, SUPPORTING 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 HAS BEEN ISSUED 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>160-181000-
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/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0004.260420T1500Z-260421T0000Z/
CALHOUN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-INLAND WAKULLA-
NORTHERN LIBERTY-SOUTHERN LIBERTY-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-DECATUR-
GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-
219 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026 /119 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026/
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY, MODERATE BREEZES, NEAR RECORD
HIGH TEMPERATURES, VERY HIGH DISPERSION AND ONGOING DROUGHT...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE FLORIDA
BIG BEND REGION AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
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, 25-33 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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
GAZ125-127>131-148-161-181000-
/O.NEW.KTAE.FW.A.0003.260418T1500Z-260419T0000Z/
DOUGHERTY-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-BERRIEN-LANIER-
219 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY, MODERATE BREEZES, NEAR RECORD
HIGH TEMPERATURES, VERY HIGH DISPERSION AND ONGOING DROUGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING.
* 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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
FLZ010>012-014-015-028-029-034-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-GAZ143-
144-155-181000-
/O.NEW.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-
219 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026 /119 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026/
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH 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...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING.
* 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 25 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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