WWUS84 KBMX 040910 RFWBMX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Birmingham AL 410 AM CDT Thu Apr 4 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... ALZ011>013-015-017>050-050000- /O.NEW.KBMX.FW.W.0002.240404T1700Z-240405T0000Z/ Marion-Lamar-Fayette-Walker-Blount-Etowah-Calhoun-Cherokee- Cleburne-Pickens-Tuscaloosa-Jefferson-Shelby-St. Clair-Talladega- Clay-Randolph-Sumter-Greene-Hale-Perry-Bibb-Chilton-Coosa- Tallapoosa-Chambers-Marengo-Dallas-Autauga-Lowndes-Elmore- Montgomery-Macon-Bullock-Lee-Russell-Pike-Barbour- 410 AM CDT Thu Apr 4 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR CENTRAL ALABAMA... * WINDS...West 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 24 percent. * IMPACTS...The combination of a dry air mass and windy conditions will result in critical fire weather conditions. 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 can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$