BIRMINGHAM –The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a fire warning for eight counties in west and central Alabama, including Jefferson and Blount counties. The warning is for Saturday from 1 p.m. until 6 p.m.
Outdoor burning is not recommended and could be potentially be very dangerous due to a dry air mass producing low humidity and breezy conditions.
Fire Weather Warning Beginning: 2016-10-08T08:56:00 Ending: 2016-10-08T23:00:00 New Alert MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WALKER-BLOUNT-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON- 356 AM CDT SAT OCT 8 2016 …RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS…NORTH AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 25 TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY…AS LOW AS 22 PERCENT. * IMPACTS…A DRY AIRMASS AND WINDY CONDITIONS COMBINED WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED AND WILL BE POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS. 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
