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Red Flag fire warning until Friday afternoon (Aug 20)

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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