Issued by The National Weather Service
New York City, NY
10:39 am EDT, Tue., Apr. 28, 2009
... RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a red flag warning... Which is in effect from 2 pm this afternoon to 8 pm edt this evening.Winds gusting to 25 mph... Temperatures approaching 90 degrees and relative humidity readings of 25 percent will combine to provide the ingredients for the rapid spread of bush fires... If one were to occur.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
Residents are urged to keep vehicles out of grassy areas and to ensure proper disposal of any smoking materials. In only takes a carelessly disposed cigarette to ignite a wild fire and with the dry and windy weather conditions... A small fire could spread rapidly.
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 rapid fire growth potential.
More Information
... GUSTY WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON...
.A STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW OF VERY WARM AND RELATIVELY DRY AIR WILL RESULT IN CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR THE SPREAD OF WILD FIRES.
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