URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
229 PM CST MON NOV 8 2010
229 PM CST MON NOV 8 2010
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.
SOUTH WINDS SUSTAINED NEAR 10 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS OVER 15 MPH ARE
FORECAST FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. MINIMUM AFTERNOON
HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE TO RANGE FROM 20 TO 25 PERCENT...AND SMALL
AND LARGE FUELS WILL REMAIN QUITE DRY. THESE CONDITIONS HAVE LED
TO A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER ACROSS THE REGION. OUTDOOR BURNING IS
HIGHLY DISCOURAGED...AS CONTAINMENT EFFORTS WOULD LIKELY BE
CHALLENGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SOUTH WINDS SUSTAINED NEAR 10 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS OVER 15 MPH ARE
FORECAST FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. MINIMUM AFTERNOON
HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE TO RANGE FROM 20 TO 25 PERCENT...AND SMALL
AND LARGE FUELS WILL REMAIN QUITE DRY. THESE CONDITIONS HAVE LED
TO A VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER ACROSS THE REGION. OUTDOOR BURNING IS
HIGHLY DISCOURAGED...AS CONTAINMENT EFFORTS WOULD LIKELY BE
CHALLENGED. 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.