URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
316 PM HST FRI AUG 20 2010

…DRY AND LOCALLY BREEZY CONDITIONS TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON…

NIIHAU-KAUAI LEEWARD-OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-
OAHU NORTH SHORE-CENTRAL OAHU-MOLOKAI LEEWARD-LANAI MAKAI-
KAHOOLAWE-MAUI LEEWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-LEEWARD HALEAKALA-
KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND-KOHALA-
316 PM HST FRI AUG 20 2010

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

A DRY AND STABLE ATMOSPHERE COMBINED WITH LOCALLY BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

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.