7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND
STRONG WINDS FOR NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /1 PM EDT/ TODAY TO 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ THIS
EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* 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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