...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT /8 AM EDT/ TO 9 PM
CDT /10 PM EDT/ MONDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT /8 AM EDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /10 PM EDT/ MONDAY.
* 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 MONDAY MORNING AND
PERSIST THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING AND AID IN LOWERING
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AROUND 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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