URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1102 AM CDT MON APR 9 2012
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1102 AM CDT MON APR 9 2012 /1202 PM EDT MON APR 9 2012/
…RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/
THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS FOR
NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA…
* AFFECTED AREA…NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
* WINDS…NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* TIMING…FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…AS LOW AS 15 TO 25 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS…CONDITIONS WILL BECOME FAVORABLE FOR RAPID GROWTH OF
WILDFIRES.
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 WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
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