September 12
...serving up your daily dish.
From the National Weather Service...
...NEAR RED FLAG CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON...
THE COMBINATION OF BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS...A LACK OF RAINFALL AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL TEAM UP TO CREATE A HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF THE TRI-STATE REGION.
THE AREA HAS NOT SEEN ANY RAINFALL IN OVER 10 DAYS. THE LACK OF RAINFALL AND THE RECENT LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE CAUSED FOREST UNDERSTORIES TO BECOME VERY DRY.
ON MONDAY...AFTERNOON WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GUST TO AROUND 20 MPH AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY MAY LOWER TO NEAR 30 PERCENT. THESE CONDITIONS ARE CONDUCIVE TO FIRE IGNITION AND THE SPREAD OF ANY FIRES THAT DO START. IF IT LATER DETERMINED THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE DRIER AND THE WINDS WILL BE STRONGER ON MONDAY...A RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE NECESSARY.
RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE OUTDOORS ON MONDAY. PLEASE BE AWARE THAT JUST THE SMALLEST SPARK COULD IGNITE A WILDLAND FIRE WITH POTENTIAL DIRE CIRCUMSTANCES....
