Issued by The National Weather Service
… RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES AND HIGH ERC VALUES…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA – RUSKIN FL HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING… WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA – RUSKIN FL HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH… WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA… LEE.
* WIND… SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST NEAR THE COAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
* HUMIDITY… WILL BE BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR AROUND 4 TO 6 HOURS WITH INTERIOR LOCATIONS FALLING TO AROUND 25 PERCENT.
* ERC VALUES WILL REACH 35 OR HIGHER.
* IMPACTS… ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW… OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN 24 HOURS.