FIRE WEATHER WATCH
FIRE WEATHER WATCH ISSUED APRIL 19 AT 2:02AM EDT UNTIL APRIL 20 AT 8:00PM EDT
Effective: 2026-04-19 02:02:00 Local Time [EXPIRED]
Expires: 2026-04-20 20:00:00 Local Time
Issued by: NWS Tallahassee FL
Alert Text
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THROUGH MONDAY... A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS MORNING WILL BE FOLLOWED THIS AFTERNOON BY NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH, AND RH WILL BE DROPPING IN THE AFTERNOON AS A DRIER AIR MASS ARRIVES. LINGERING CLOUD COVER WILL BE THE MAIN INHIBITOR TO MORE WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE CONCERNS TODAY, BUT RED FLAG WARNINGS ARE NOW IN EFFECT WHERE THE CONFIDENCE IN LOWEST HUMIDITY OVERLAPS WITH STRONG POST-FRONTAL WINDS. WITH DRY AIR CONTINUING TO FILTER IN TONIGHT, THERE WILL BE POOR NIGHTTIME HUMIDITY RECOVERY.
ON MONDAY, THE HEART OF THE DRY AIR MASS WILL BE IN PLACE, WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES COMMONLY IN THE 15-20 PERCENT RANGE. SUSTAINED NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE NEAR 10 TO 15 MPH AND SUPPORT EXTREMELY HIGH DISPERSIONS. FULL SUNSHINE, SEASONABLY WARM LATE APRIL TEMPERATURES, AND ONGOING DROUGHT WILL ALL CONTRIBUTE TO A CRITICAL FIRE ENVIRONMENT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MONDAY WHERE WINDS ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST TO TOUCH 15 MPH. THE WATCH HAS BEEN EXPANDED WEST AND SOUTHWESTWARD THIS UPDATE TO NOW INCLUDE PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ALABAMA. ADDITIONALLY SOME PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA WERE ADDED TO THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH.
* AFFECTED AREA...ALABAMA FIRE WEATHER ZONES 068 AND 069. FLORIDA FIRE WEATHER ZONES 007, 008, 009, 010, 011, 012, 013, 014, 015, 016, 017, 029, 030, 031, 032, 033, 034, 108, 112, 114, 115, 118, 127, 128, 134, 326, 426. GEORGIE FIRE WEATHER ZONES 144, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161.
* WIND...NORTHEAST NEAR 10 TO 15 MPH, WITH GUSTS NEAR 20 TO 25 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...15-20 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
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Target Area
GENEVA, HOUSTON, NORTH WALTON, CENTRAL WALTON, HOLMES, WASHINGTON, JACKSON, INLAND BAY, CALHOUN, INLAND GULF, INLAND FRANKLIN, GADSDEN, LEON, INLAND JEFFERSON, MADISON, INLAND WAKULLA, INLAND TAYLOR, LAFAYETTE, INLAND DIXIE, SOUTH WALTON, COASTAL BAY, COASTAL GULF, COASTAL FRANKLIN, COASTAL JEFFERSON, COASTAL WAKULLA, COASTAL TAYLOR, COASTAL DIXIE, NORTHERN LIBERTY, SOUTHERN LIBERTY, MILLER, SEMINOLE, DECATUR, GRADY, THOMAS, BROOKS, LOWNDES, LANIER
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