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<\/p>\nThe National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a Red Flag Warning for portions of Northeast and North Central Florida, along with a small portion of inland Southeast Georgia.<\/p>\n
The Red Flag Warning is designed to provide land management agencies warning of potentially hazardous fire weather conditions that are imminent or already occurring, according to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.<\/p>\n
Conditions include:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Strong, gusty westerly winds<\/p>\n
\u2022 Critically low humidity<\/p>\n
These conditions can cause fires to start easily and spread rapidly. The following precautions should be taken:<\/p>\n
Avoid outdoor burningProperly dispose of cigarettesDon\u2019t park vehicles on dry grassSecure trailer chains and equipment that could spark<\/p>\n
Affected areas include:<\/p>\n
In Florida, Baker, Inland Nassau, Union, Bradford, Inland Flagler, Coastal Nassau, Coastal Duval, Eastern Clay, Eastern Putnam, Coastal Flagler, Eastern Marion, Trout River, Western Clay, Northeast Coastal St. Johns, Western Putnam, South Central Duval, Southeast Coastal St. Johns, Western Duval, Northern Inland St. Johns, Southern Inland St. Johns and Western St. Johns. In Georgia, Southern Ware and Western Charlton.<\/p>\n
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Red Flag Warning <\/p>\n
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