URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
333 PM HST WED SEP 2 2009

NIIHAU-KAUAI LEEWARD-OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST- OAHU NORTH SHORE-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS-MOLOKAI LEEWARD- LANAI MAKAI-KAHOOLAWE-MAUI LEEWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY- LEEWARD HALEAKALA-KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND-KOHALA-
333 PM HST WED SEP 2 2009

…RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM HST THURSDAY…

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM HST THURSDAY.

LOW FUEL MOISTURE LEVELS OVER LEEWARD AREAS AND STRENGTHENING TRADE WINDS WILL KEEP THE FIRE DANGER AT CRITICAL LEVELS THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON…THEN AGAIN FROM MID-MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW…OR WILL OCCUR SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS…LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY…AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.