MORNING TO 6 PM CST /7 PM EST/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS FOR NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST
INDIANA...
THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA...ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ILLINOIS
ALONG WITH NORTHWEST INDIANA.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* TIMING...LATE MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...20 TO 25 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR THE RAPID GROWTH OF
WILD FIRES.
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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