WWUS84 KOHX 101229 RFWOHX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 729 AM CDT THU APR 10 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE HIGHLAND RIM NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN DISTRICTS... .STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ATLANTIC WILL COMBINE WITH AN APPROACHING SOUTHWARD MOVING COLD FRONT TO PRODUCE A RATHER TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIND SPEEDS NEAR RED FLAG LEVELS FOR TODAY. FURTHERMORE...AIRMASS IS QUITE DRY...ESPECIALLY AT THE 850 MB LEVEL WHERE SOME DOWNWARD MIXING IS EXPECTED BY AFTERNOON. TNZ501-502-110000- /O.NEW.KOHX.FW.W.0002.140410T1700Z-140411T0000Z/ HIGHLAND RIM DISTRICT (NORTH)-HIGHLAND RIM DISTRICT (SOUTH)- 729 AM CDT THU APR 10 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE HIGHLAND RIM NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN DISTRICTS... FIRE WEATHER ZONES 501 AND 502... 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. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 501. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 502. * WIND...16 TO 19 MPH SUSTAINED 20 FT WINDS * HUMIDITY...MIN HUMIDITY NEAR 25% * THUNDERSTORMS...NO THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TODAY * 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ 21