EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS FOR ALL OF
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ILLINOIS ALONG WITH NORTHWEST INDIANA
WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /9 PM EDT/ THIS EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ILLINOIS
ALONG WITH NORTHWEST INDIANA.
* WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR 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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