EXAMPLE PRODUCT


RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
720 AM EDT THU APR 6 2000

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR ALL OF
CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME MODERATE AND GUSTY TODAY...
AVERAGING BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH BY MIDDAY AND EARLY
AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO
25 TO 30 PERCENT BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

FINE FUEL MOISTURES...REPORTED BY VIRGINIA FOREST SERVICE
OFFICIALS...ARE EXPECTED TO BE LOW TODAY. THE COMBINATION
OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS WARRANTS THIS
RED FLAG WARNING.

PLEASE ADVISE FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE ISSUANCE OF
THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

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Product Headers:
WWUS81 KAKQ
WBCRFWAKQ

Issuance Times:
As needed.

Additional Info:
Red Flag Warnings are mainly intended for forestry workers, wildfire crews, and Emergency Management personnel, and indicate an extreme fire danger. The criteria in Virginia include forecast relative humidity below 35% with winds greater than 15 mph, and "critical" fuel moisture levels. In North Carolina, criteria are relative humidity below 25%, winds greater than 20 mph or gusts to 30 mph, and "critical" fuel moisture levels.