THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE ENTIRE NORTH COUNTRY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT DUE TO THE EXISTENCE OF DRY FUELS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES VALUES...AND GUSTY WINDS. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
FULL SUNSHINE AND NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL SINCE APRIL 7TH...HAS
RESULTED IN FINE FUELS SUCH AS GRASS...DEAD LEAVES AND TWIGS...AND SMALL BRUSH TO BECOME VERY DRY. MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES VALUES TODAY WILL BE IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S...WHILE WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. IF ANY FIRES DEVELOP IN THESE
EXPECTED CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...THE FIRES COULD SPREAD QUICKLY...BURN INTENSELY...AND BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN. THUS A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN POSTED FOR THE ENTIRE NORTH COUNTRY FOR NOON TODAY THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING.
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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