Red Flag Warning

Locations Affected

Port Saint Lucie, FL ∙ South Beach, FL ∙ Fellsmere, FL ∙ Hutchinson Island, FL ∙ Windsor, FL ∙ Fort Pierce St Lucie County Intl Airport, FL ∙ Okeechobee, FL ∙ River Park, FL ∙ Wabasso, FL ∙ Vero Beach, FL

Headline

...HIGH FIRE DANGER EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON...

Full Alert Message

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Melbourne FL 256 AM EDT Fri May 10 2024 ...HIGH FIRE DANGER EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA... The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 1 PM this afternoon to 7 PM EDT this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Okeechobee, Indian River and St. Lucie counties. * TIMING...1 PM through 7 PM today. * WINDS...Southwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 33 percent. * TEMPERATURES...In the mid to upper 90s. 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.

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