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FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
357 AM EST THU FEB 28 2013

...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA AND NORTHEAST FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS...

WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER SUNRISE...WITH SUSTAINED WIND
SPEEDS REACHING NEAR 15 MPH DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS...AND
APPROACHING 20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WIND GUSTS
APPROACHING OR BRIEFLY EXCEEDING 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH
EXPECTED IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA.

RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE THIS
AFTERNOON. GIVEN THE RECENT HEAVY RAINS THROUGHOUT OUR AREA AND
FORECAST LOW ENERGY RELEASE COMPONENT (ERC) VALUES...WE HAVE OPTED
TO ISSUE A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND
NORTHEAST FLORIDA RATHER THAN A RED FLAG WARNING.

EMERGENCY OFFICIALS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY
BECOME CONDUCIVE FOR THE IGNITION AND RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRES.

FIRE DANGER STATEMENTS ARE ISSUED WHEN FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE APPROACHING...BUT NOT MEETING OR EXCEEDING...RED FLAG WARNING
CRITERIA.

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NELSON