Full Notification

...Red Flag Warning in effect Saturday afternoon for high winds and low relative humidities... .Gusty winds out of the west to northwest Saturday afternoon will increase across the southern Appalachian region. At the same time ample mixing of the lower layers of the atmosphere will cause relative humidity values to drop very low as the air dries out. These factors combined with the recent dry conditions will lead to elevated fire weather concerns through the afternoon and early evening. The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ to 8 PM EST /7 PM CST/ Saturday.

* TIMING...Saturday afternoon

* WIND...West to northwest winds of 12 to 18 miles per hour and gusting up to 25 miles per hour.

* HUMIDITY...Relative humidity values will drop below 30 percent, and close to 20 percent in some locations.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will have the potential to spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE ... CLAY ... SCOTT ... CAMPBELL ... CLAIBORNE ... HANCOCK ... HAWKINS ... SULLIVAN ... JOHNSON ... MORGAN ... ANDERSON ... UNION ... GRAINGER ... HAMBLEN ... NORTHWEST COCKE ... COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS ... NORTHWEST GREENE ... SOUTHEAST GREENE ... WASHINGTON ... UNICOI ... NORTHWEST CARTER ... SOUTHEAST CARTER ... ROANE ... LOUDON ... KNOX ... JEFFERSON ... NORTHWEST BLOUNT ... BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS ... NORTH SEVIER ... SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS ... SEQUATCHIE ... BLEDSOE ... RHEA ... MEIGS ... MCMINN ... NORTHWEST MONROE ... SOUTHEAST MONROE ... MARION ... HAMILTON ... BRADLEY ... WEST POLK ... EAST POLK

Instructions:

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or are expected to occur shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.