URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
BINGHAMTON NY
1052 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2009
A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE MET ACROSS THE WESTERN CATSKILLS AND SOUTHERN TUG HILL PLATEAU THIS AFTERNOON.
WEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH... ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THESE WINDS... COMBINED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING BELOW 20 PERCENT AND DRY FUELS... WILL CAUSE ANY BRUSH FIRES THAT DEVELOP TO EASILY SPREAD OUT OF CONTROL.
THE MOST CRITICAL TIME FRAME FOR FIRE CONCERNS WILL BE FROM MID AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING WHEN WIND SPEEDS WILL BE HIGHEST. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BEGIN TO RECOVER BETWEEN 8 AND 10 PM THIS EVENING.
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.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
BINGHAMTON NY
1052 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2009
A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE MET ACROSS THE WESTERN CATSKILLS AND SOUTHERN TUG HILL PLATEAU THIS AFTERNOON.
WEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH... ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THESE WINDS... COMBINED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING BELOW 20 PERCENT AND DRY FUELS... WILL CAUSE ANY BRUSH FIRES THAT DEVELOP TO EASILY SPREAD OUT OF CONTROL.
THE MOST CRITICAL TIME FRAME FOR FIRE CONCERNS WILL BE FROM MID AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING WHEN WIND SPEEDS WILL BE HIGHEST. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BEGIN TO RECOVER BETWEEN 8 AND 10 PM THIS EVENING.
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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