...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /9 PM EDT/
THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS FOR NORTHERN
ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA...
* AFFECTED AREA...NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH NORTHERN ILLINOIS...
AND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH NORTHWEST INDIANA
* TIMING...THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...SMALL FIRES COULD EASILY SPREAD AND BECOME 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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