...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY 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 MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS ALONG WITH NORTHWEST INDIANA.
* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND ONCE AGAIN FROM LATE
MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 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.
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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