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Red flag fire warning for West Hawaii Friday (April 16)

URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
332 AM HST FRI APR 16 2010

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

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 AM HST FRI APR 16 2010

…RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING…

STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS ALONG WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITY VALUES WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY…ESPECIALLY DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW…OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS CAN CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A RED FLAG WARNING DOES NOT PREDICT NEW FIRE STARTS.

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