URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
423 PM HST TUE JUN 22 2010

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-
423 PM HST TUE JUN 22 2010

…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY.

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR LEEWARD SECTIONS OF ALL ISLANDS DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS…LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY…AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

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.