URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
323 PM HST THU AUG 19 2010
…DRY AND LOCALLY BREEZY CONDITIONS CREATING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY…
NIIHAU-KAUAI LEEWARD-OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST- OAHU NORTH SHORE-CENTRAL OAHU-MOLOKAI LEEWARD-LANAI MAKAI- KAHOOLAWE-MAUI LEEWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-LEEWARD HALEAKALA- KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND-KOHALA-
323 PM HST THU AUG 19 2010
…RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST FRIDAY…
A DRY AND STABLE ATMOSPHERE COMBINED WITH LOCALLY BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY 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.
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