URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
446 AM HST THU JUN 10 2010

…RED FLAG WARNING FOR LEEWARD SECTIONS OF ALL ISLANDS…

.STRONG AND GUSTY TRADE WINDS COUPLED WITH VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PRODUCE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH TODAY.

KAUAI LEEWARD-OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU- WAIANAE MOUNTAINS-MOLOKAI LEEWARD-MAUI LEEWARD WEST- MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-LEEWARD HALEAKALA-KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND- KOHALA-
446 AM HST THU JUN 10 2010

…RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING…

CRITCIAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR LEEWARD SECTIONS OF ALL ISLANDS THROUGH LATE 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 RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A RED FLAG WARNING DOES NOT PREDICT NEW FIRE STARTS.