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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Jacksonville FL

253 PM EDT Mon Apr 20 2026



...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS INLAND

SOUTHEAST GA AND INLAND NORTHEAST FL THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS

AFTERNOON...



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Baker-Union-Bradford-Eastern Clay-Eastern Alachua-Eastern Putnam-

Eastern Marion-Trout River-Western Clay-Western Alachua-

Western Putnam-Central Marion-Western Marion-Western Duval-

253 PM EDT Mon Apr 20 2026



...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING

FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR INLAND AREAS... 



...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR 

GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR INLAND AREAS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA...





* AFFECTED AREA...In Florida, Baker, Union, Bradford, Eastern 

  Clay, Eastern Alachua, Eastern Putnam, Eastern Marion, Trout 

  River, Western Clay, Western Alachua, Western Putnam, Central 

  Marion, Western Marion and Western Duval.



* TIMING...Monday morning through evening.



* WINDS...Northeast 5 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.



* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 23 percent.



* TEMPERATURES...Up to 85.



* LIGHTNING...



* IMPACTS...Existing or newly ignited wildfires may exhibit 

  erratic fire behavior, spread rapidly and become difficult to 

  contain or suppress.



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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Inland Nassau-Gilchrist-Northern Columbia-Southeastern Columbia-

Southwestern Columbia-

253 PM EDT Mon Apr 20 2026



...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING

FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR INLAND AREAS... 



...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR 

GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR INLAND AREAS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA...





* AFFECTED AREA...In Florida, Inland Nassau, Gilchrist, Northern 

  Columbia, Southeastern Columbia and Southwestern Columbia.



* TIMING...Monday morning through evening.



* WINDS...Northeast 5 to 15 mph.



* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 19 percent.



* TEMPERATURES...Up to 86.



* LIGHTNING...



* IMPACTS...Existing or newly ignited wildfires may exhibit 

  erratic fire behavior, spread rapidly and become difficult to 

  contain or suppress.



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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Suwannee-Eastern Hamilton-Western Hamilton-Coffee-Jeff Davis-

Bacon-Appling-Wayne-Atkinson-Pierce-Brantley-Inland Glynn-Echols-

Clinch-Inland Camden-Northern Ware-Northeastern Charlton-

Southern Ware-Western Charlton-

253 PM EDT Mon Apr 20 2026



...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING

FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR INLAND AREAS... 



* AFFECTED AREA...In Florida, Suwannee, Eastern Hamilton and 

  Western Hamilton. In Georgia, Coffee, Jeff Davis, Bacon, 

  Appling, Wayne, Atkinson, Pierce, Brantley, Inland Glynn, 

  Echols, Clinch, Inland Camden, Northern Ware, Northeastern 

  Charlton, Southern Ware and Western Charlton.



* TIMING...Monday morning through evening.



* WINDS...Northeast 10 to 15 mph.



* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 percent.



* TEMPERATURES...Up to 80.



* LIGHTNING...



* IMPACTS...Existing or newly ignited wildfires may exhibit 

  erratic fire behavior, spread rapidly and become difficult to 

  contain or suppress.



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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