Red Flag Warning for east of the lakes

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
424 AM CDT FRI APR 2 2010

.ANOTHER DAY OF GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE
HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS ENTRENCHED
OVER THE EASTERN SEABOARD.

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424 AM CDT FRI APR 2 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND PARTS OF WESTERN KENTUCKY. THE
RED FLAG WARNING AREA IS EAST OF KENTUCKY LAKE...AND IT INCLUDES
THE LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.

BURNING CONDITIONS WILL BE VERY SIMILAR TO THURSDAY...EXCEPT THAT
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE A LITTLE STRONGER TODAY IN THE WARNING
AREA. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE NEAR 25
PERCENT. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE ABOUT 15 MPH IN
OPEN AREAS...WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. FUEL
MOISTURE WILL REMAIN BELOW THE CRITERIA FOR A RED FLAG WARNING.

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 DRY FUELS WILL CREATE VERY
HIGH FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

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YORK