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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
256 AM EDT Fri May 10 2024

...HIGH FIRE DANGER EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF EAST
CENTRAL FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON...

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Okeechobee-Coastal Indian River-Coastal Saint Lucie-
Inland Indian River-Inland Saint Lucie-
256 AM EDT Fri May 10 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
EDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS 
ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA...

The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a Red Flag
Warning, which is in effect from 1 PM this afternoon to 7 PM EDT 
this evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...Okeechobee, Indian River and St. Lucie counties.

* TIMING...1 PM through 7 PM today.

* WINDS...Southwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 33 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...In the mid to upper 90s.

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 can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

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