URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
426 AM HST TUE MAR 9 2010
…RED FLAG WARNING FOR LEEWARD SECTIONS OF ALL ISLANDS…
.STRONG AND GUSTY TRADE WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY…ESPECIALLY THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS.
KAUAI LEEWARD-OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-MOLOKAI LEEWARD- MAUI LEEWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-LEEWARD HALEAKALA-KONA- SOUTH BIG ISLAND-KOHALA-
426 AM HST TUE MAR 9 2010
…RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING…
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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