SUNDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ILLINOIS
ALONG WITH NORTHWEST INDIANA.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING WEST. GUSTS UP TO 30
MPH.
* TIMING...FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS MAY BECOME FAVORABLE FOR RAPID GROWTH OF
WILD FIRES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
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