RED FLAG WARNING

Issued by The National Weather Service
RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

* AFFECTED AREA... THE ENTIRE TRI-STATE AREA.

* WINDS... NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY... DROPPING INTO THE LOW TO MID TEENS.

* TIMING... THE STRONGEST WINDS AND LOWEST RH VALUES WILL BE DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS.

* IMPACTS... DUE TO METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS... ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY GROW AND SPREAD RAPIDLY. USE EXTREME CAUTION IF PERFORMING OUTDOOR BURNING.

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 EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE ENTIRE TRI-STATE TODAY