Red Flag Warning : OKX @ 4/17/2012 11:18:28 AM
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1056 AM EDT TUE APR 17 2012
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NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-
SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC-
EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN-
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-EASTERN UNION-ORANGE-
PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS-
NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
1056 AM EDT TUE APR 17 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
FOR THE ENTIRE TRI-STATE AREA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS...GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS...AND DRY FINE FUELS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY
TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...LOWER HUDSON VALLEY...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
LONG ISLAND...NEW YORK CITY AND CONNECTICUT.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.
* TIMING...THE PEAK WINDS AND LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
WILL COINCIDE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
* IMPACTS...INCREASED FIRE SPREAD IF IGNITION OCCURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANTLY
ELEVATED FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
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