...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /10 PM EDT/
THIS EVENING...
* AFFECTED AREA...NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY MID TO LATE MORNING
AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AND WILL AID IN
LOWERING RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 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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