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Weather Service warns of wind and fire hazards

URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
332 PM HST THU APR 15 2010

…RED FLAG WARNING FOR LEEWARD AREAS DUE TO STRONG NORTH WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY…

.STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS…A DRY AND STABLE AIR MASS…AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS… ESPECIALLY DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY EXIST ON SATURDAY AS WELL.

KAUAI LEEWARD-OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-OAHU NORTH SHORE- CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS-MOLOKAI LEEWARD-MAUI LEEWARD WEST- MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-LEEWARD HALEAKALA-KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND- KOHALA-
332 PM HST THU APR 15 2010

…RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST FRIDAY…

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST FRIDAY.

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.

URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
332 PM HST THU APR 15 2010

…RED FLAG WARNING FOR LEEWARD AREAS DUE TO STRONG NORTH WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY…

.STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS…A DRY AND STABLE AIR MASS…AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS… ESPECIALLY DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY EXIST ON SATURDAY AS WELL.

KAUAI LEEWARD-OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-OAHU NORTH SHORE- CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS-MOLOKAI LEEWARD-MAUI LEEWARD WEST- MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-LEEWARD HALEAKALA-KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND- KOHALA-
332 PM HST THU APR 15 2010

…RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST FRIDAY…

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST FRIDAY.

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.

URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
725 AM HST THU APR 15 2010

…WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT FOR THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS…

.OBSERVATIONS FROM MAUNA KEA INDICATE THAT WINDS ARE AT OR ABOVE ADVISORY LEVELS.

BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
725 AM HST THU APR 15 2010

…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST FRIDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST FRIDAY.

NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

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