Active AlertsPinellas

Critically Low Humidity With Gusty Winds And A Moderate Significant Fire Potential Will Result In An Elevated Fire Danger Today And Again On Tuesday: The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay Ruskin has issued a Fire Weather Watch, which is in effect Tuesday afternoon.
Affected Area: Sumter, Pinellas, Polk, Hardee, Highlands, DeSoto, Coastal Hernando, Coastal Pasco, Coastal Hillsborough, Coastal Manatee, Coastal Sarasota, Coastal Charlotte, Coastal Lee, Inland Hernando, Inland Pasco, Inland Hillsborough, Inland Manatee, Inland Sarasota, Inland Charlotte and Inland Lee.
Timing: Tuesday afternoon.
Winds: East 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
Relative Humidity: As low as 30 percent.
Impacts: Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.