Red Flag Warning Issued
From
City of Lake Helen
Sent
Mon, Apr 20 @ 2:54pm
Description
Red Flag Warning issued April 20 at 2:42PM EDT until April 21 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Melbourne FL
...Low humidity and gusty northeast winds may produce a High Fire
Danger on Tuesday across interior portions of east central
Florida...
The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a Red Flag
Warning, which is in effect from 11 AM to 8 PM EDT Tuesday.
* AFFECTED AREA... Inland Volusia... Lake... Orange... Seminole...
Osceola... Okeechobee.
* WIND...Northeast to east-northeast winds 15 to 20 mph with
frequent higher gusts.
* HUMIDITY...28 to 35 percent.
* IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.
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 can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.
This notification was posted by City of Lake Helen. City of Lake Helen is solely responsible for this notification and unless specifically indicated, no other community or individual utilizing Savvy Citizen is sponsoring, responsible for, or endorsing this notification.
