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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
728 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF MIDDLE TN TODAY
FROM NOON CDT UNTIL 7 PM CDT...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT IS MOVING TOWARD THE MIDSTATE THIS MORNING.
AS THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY SLOWLY WORKS OUR WAY... WIND SPEEDS WILL
INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONALLY...THE AIRMASS
WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE BOUNDARY IS QUITE DRY. AS THESE TWO
INGREDIENTS COMBINE...20 FT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED ALONG WITH MIN RH VALUES IN THE 20-25 PERCENT RANGE. WIND
GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED WHICH MAY FURTHER
AGGRAVATE THE SITUATION.

MIN RH VALUES WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER ON MONDAY.

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CUMBERLAND DISTRICT (NORTH)-HIGHLAND RIM DISTRICT (NORTH)-
HIGHLAND RIM DISTRICT (SOUTH)-
728 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS OF AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONALLY...LOOK FOR
MIN RH VALUES IN THE 20-25 PERCENT RANGE.

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 WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

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JLM