Hendricks County Amateur Radio Society

There are no active watches, warnings or advisories

RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON...

.A COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITY...MODERATE WINDS AND DRY
VEGETATION FUELS WILL RESULT IN INCREASED WILD FIRE POTENTIAL
THIS AFTERNOON.

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1251 PM EDT MON SEP 6 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES...
IN INDIANA...45...46...47...48...54...55...56...64

RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP BELOW 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND
SURFACE TRANSPORT WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH. ONE HOUR
AND TEN HOUR FUELS ARE AVERAGING FROM 6 TO 8 PERCENT ACROSS
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA. THIS COMBINATION WILL RESULT
IN AN ELEVATED RISK FOR WILD FIRES.

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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