Friday, May 11, 2018

Red Flag Warning issued for all of Maine

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Caribou ME
247 PM EDT Fri May 11 2018

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Northwest Aroostook-Northeast Aroostook-Northern Somerset-
Northern Piscataquis-Northern Penobscot-Southeast Aroostook-
Central Piscataquis-Central Penobscot-Southern Penobscot-
Interior Hancock-Central Washington-Coastal Hancock-
Coastal Washington-Southern Piscataquis-Northern Washington-
247 PM EDT Fri May 11 2018

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
FOR FOR HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR ALL OF EASTERN AND NORTHERN 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 029 Coastal Hancock, Fire Weather Zone 030
  Coastal Washington, Fire Weather Zone 031 Southern Piscataquis
  and Fire Weather Zone 032 Northern Washington.

* TIMING...Into early evening.

* WINDS...Northwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 23 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...In the upper 40s.

* LIGHTNING...None expected.

* IMPACTS...Any fires which 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 dangerous fire weather conditions.

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Gray ME
254 PM EDT Fri May 11 2018

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY...

.Very dry air will produce relative humidity values around
20 percent into this evening. In addition, a northwest wind of 10
to 20 mph is expected with higher gusts. Good moisture recovery
is expected tonight followed by wetting rains across southern
zones Saturday.

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Northern Oxford-Northern Franklin-Central Somerset-
Southern Oxford-Southern Franklin-Southern Somerset-Interior York-
Interior Cumberland-Androscoggin-Kennebec-Interior Waldo-
Coastal York-Coastal Cumberland-Sagadahoc-Lincoln-Knox-
Coastal Waldo-Northern Coos-Southern Coos-Northern Grafton-
Northern Carroll-Southern Grafton-Southern Carroll-Sullivan-
Merrimack-Belknap-Strafford-Cheshire-Eastern Hillsborough-
Interior Rockingham-Coastal Rockingham-
Western And Central Hillsborough-
254 PM EDT Fri May 11 2018

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 001 Northern Coos, Fire
  Weather Zone 002 Southern Coos, Fire Weather Zone 003 Northern
  Grafton, Fire Weather Zone 004 Northern Carroll, Fire Weather
  Zone 005 Southern Grafton, Fire Weather Zone 006 Southern
  Carroll, Fire Weather Zone 007 Northern Oxford, Fire Weather
  Zone 007 Sullivan, Fire Weather Zone 008 Northern Franklin,
  Fire Weather Zone 008 Merrimack, Fire Weather Zone 009 Central
  Somerset, Fire Weather Zone 009 Belknap, Fire Weather Zone 010
  Strafford, Fire Weather Zone 011 Cheshire, Fire Weather Zone
  012 Southern Oxford, Fire Weather Zone 012 Eastern
  Hillsborough, Fire Weather Zone 013 Southern Franklin, Fire
  Weather Zone 013 Interior Rockingham, Fire Weather Zone 014
  Southern Somerset, Fire Weather Zone 014 Coastal Rockingham,
  Fire Weather Zone 015 Western And Central Hillsborough, Fire
  Weather Zone 018 Interior York, Fire Weather Zone 019 Interior
  Cumberland, Fire Weather Zone 020 Androscoggin, Fire Weather
  Zone 021 Kennebec, Fire Weather Zone 022 Interior Waldo, Fire
  Weather Zone 023 Coastal York, Fire Weather Zone 024 Coastal
  Cumberland, Fire Weather Zone 025 Sagadahoc, Fire Weather Zone
  026 Lincoln, Fire Weather Zone 027 Knox and Fire Weather Zone
  028 Coastal Waldo.

* Winds...Northwest 5 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.

* Timing...Into early evening.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 20 percent.

* Temperatures...In the lower 50s.

* Lightning...None

* Impacts...Very dry conditions will combine with gusty
  northwest winds to produce dangerous conditions for wildfires.
  If a fire develops, it could spread rapidly in these
  conditions. Use extra precaution to avoid starting a fire.

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 can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

&&
$$

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