Red Flag Warning

Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Albany, NY

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
340 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2009

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NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-
SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-
EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY-
EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-
WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-
WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-
NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-
WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM-
340 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR ALL OF EASTERN NEW YORK EXCLUDING HAMILTON COUNTY AND
FOR ALL OF WESTERN NEW ENGLAND...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF DRY WEATHER...ALONG WITH VERY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES DROPPING TO UNDER 20 PERCENT AND WEST TO NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH...GUSTING TO 30 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON INTO
THIS EVENING...WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. THE ONLY REASON
HAMILTON COUNTY WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RED FLAG WARNING WAS DUE
TO MUCH OF THE COUNTY STILL HAVING SNOW COVER.

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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