...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC...IN COORDINATION
WITH THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND
ENVIRONMENT...HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
THE COMBINATION OF SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 25
MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT...AND DRY
FUELS...WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS
EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AROUND 800 PM AS RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES INCREASE AND WINDS START TO DECREASE IN SPEED.
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 EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
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