The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for our area on Thursday from 11 AM (Eastern) til 8 PM. This is when burning will be the most dangerous and conditions most favorable for wildfires.
In addition many of our counties have issued Burn Bans that prohibit outdoor burning during these dry conditions.
Below is the text issued by the NWS with the Warning:
WIND...FROM THE SOUTHWEST BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH, WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 15 AND 25 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
