RED FLAG WARNING, Extra Risk for Wildfires Today 11 AM to 7 PM

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URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
440 AM CDT MON APR 23 2012

COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER-
440 AM CDT MON APR 23 2012

National Weather Service …RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS
FOR AREAS AWAY FROM LAKE MICHIGAN…

* AFFECTED AREA…COOK COUNTY ILLINOIS AND LAKE AND PORTER
COUNTIES IN INDIANA.

* WINDS…NORTH TO NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TIMING…CONDITIONS MAY REACH RED FLAG WARNING CRITERIA BRIEFLY
THIS AFTERNOON AWAY FROM LAKE MICHIGAN.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS…ANY SMALL FIRE MAY QUICKLY SPREAD AND BECOME A
WILDFIRE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
MAY OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

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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