Weather Alert in Florida
Red Flag Warning issued February 6 at 8:24AM EST until February 6 at 6:00PM EST by NWS Jacksonville FL
AREAS AFFECTED: Baker; Inland Nassau; Union; Bradford; Inland Flagler; Coastal Nassau; Coastal Duval; Eastern Clay; Eastern Putnam; Coastal Flagler; Eastern Marion; Trout River; Western Clay; Northeast Coastal St. Johns; Western Putnam; South Central Duval; Southeast Coastal St. Johns; Western Duval; Northern Inland St. Johns; Southern Inland St. Johns; Western St. Johns; Southern Ware; Western Charlton
DESCRIPTION: ...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA AND A SMALL PORTION OF INLAND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a Red Flag Warning for strong and gusty westerly surface winds and critically low humidity values, which is in effect from noon today to 6 PM EST this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...In Florida, Baker, Inland Nassau, Union, Bradford, Inland Flagler, Coastal Nassau, Coastal Duval, Eastern Clay, Eastern Putnam, Coastal Flagler, Eastern Marion, Trout River, Western Clay, Northeast Coastal St. Johns, Western Putnam, South Central Duval, Southeast Coastal St. Johns, Western Duval, Northern Inland St. Johns, Southern Inland St. Johns and Western St. Johns. In Georgia, Southern Ware and Western Charlton. * TIMING...Noon to 6 P.M. on Friday. * WINDS...West 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 25 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Up to 65. * IMPACTS...These gusty winds and critically low humidity values will combine with ongoing severe to extreme drought conditions to exacerbate the spread of ongoing or new wildfire activity this afternoon through the early evening hours tonight.
INSTRUCTION: 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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Weather Topic: What is Precipitation?
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Precipitation can refer to many different forms of water that
may fall from clouds. Precipitation occurs after a cloud has become saturated to
the point where its water particles are more dense than the air below the cloud.
In most cases, precipitation will reach the ground, but it is not uncommon for
precipitation to evaporate before it reaches the earth's surface.
When precipitation evaporates before it contacts the ground it is called Virga.
Graupel, hail, sleet, rain, drizzle, and snow are forms of precipitation, but fog
and mist are not considered precipitation because the water vapor which
constitutes them isn't dense enough to fall to the ground.
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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?
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A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front
of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.
A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing
storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen.
As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it,
because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud,
it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.
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