URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
332 AM HST WED AUG 11 2010

…RED FLAG WARNING FOR LEEWARD AREAS OF MOST ISLANDS…

.STRONG AND GUSTY TRADE WINDS COUPLED WITH DRY CONDITIONS WILL PRODUCE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH.

KAUAI LEEWARD-OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-CENTRAL OAHU- WAIANAE MOUNTAINS-MOLOKAI LEEWARD-MAUI LEEWARD WEST- MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-LEEWARD HALEAKALA-KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND- KOHALA-
332 AM HST WED AUG 11 2010

…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM HST THIS EVENING…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 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.