EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS FOR NORTHERN
ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA...
* AFFECTED AREA...NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS AND
NORTHWEST INDIANA.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 TO 25 PERCENT.
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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