MEDIA RELEASE
URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
319 AM HST SUN AUG 1 2010
KAUAI LEEWARD-OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-OAHU NORTH SHORE- CENTRAL OAHU-MOLOKAI LEEWARD-LANAI MAKAI-MAUI LEEWARD WEST- MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-LEEWARD HALEAKALA-KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND- KOHALA-
319 AM HST SUN AUG 1 2010
…RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING…
FAVORABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH IN THE LEE AREAS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
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.