The
National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning and a fire weather watch
for Florida. Outdoor burning is not
recommended.
Affected
areas include: Coastal Volusia County, Indian River, Inland Volusia County,
Northern Brevard County, Northern Lake County, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola,
Seminole, Southern Brevard County, Southern Lake County, and St. Lucie
A
red flag warning is issued when very favorable conditions for the spread of
wildfire are occurring now, or will likely occur within the next 24 hours. A fire weather watch means that critical fire
weather conditions (long durations of low relative humidity or a combination of
low relative humidity and strong winds) are possible between 24 and 72 hours.
A
red flag warning remains in effect from noon today to 7 pm EDT this evening for
gusty winds and low relative humidity for much of east central Florida. Northwest winds of 15 to 20 mph are expected
during the afternoon, and humidity is expected to be critically low in the
range of 20 to 30 percent. This can
cause any fire that develops to spread rapidly.
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