| ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA...THE ENTIRE TRI-STATE AREA.
* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MID TO UPPER 20S.
* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE SPREAD IF IGNITION OCCURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANTLY
ELEVATED FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=NYZ070&warncounty=NYC119&firewxzone=NYZ070&local_place1=Pound%20Ridge%20NY&product1=Red+Flag+Warning&lat=41.2121&lon=-73.5767#.VxYndTArKUk |
