...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON...
.LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN MAINE...
* AFFECTED AREA..
.FIRE WEATHER ZONE 001 NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 002 NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 003 NORTHERN SOMERSET...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 004 NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 005 NORTHERN PENOBSCOT...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 006 SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 CENTRAL PENOBSCOT...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 015 SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 016 INTERIOR HANCOCK...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 CENTRAL WASHINGTON...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 031 SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 NORTHERN WASHINGTON.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...22 TO 27 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...75 TO 80.
* LIGHTNING...NOT EXPECTED.
* IMPACTS
...GRASS OR BRUSH FIRES THAT IGNITE COULD SPREAD VERY
RAPIDLY AND BECOME OUT OF CONTROL.
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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