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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch
« on: April 27, 2009, 04:44:27 PM »
This is a first, I'm under a Red Flag Warning until 6 PM Tonight
Quote from: National Weather Service Louisville, KY
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT /5 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT /5 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING.
GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... AND HIGH
TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 80S ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. IN
ADDITION FUEL MOISTURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE LOW. THE COMBINATION OF
THESE WILL CONTRIBUTE TO MEET OR EXCEED CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
THRESHOLDS THIS AFTERNOON.
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.