...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST SUNDAY FOR CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR THE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRES...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR THE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST SUNDAY.
* AFFECTED AREA...LOWER HUDSON VALLEY...NEW YORK CITY...LONG ISLAND...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT.
* TIMING...FROM LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON ON SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE SPREAD IF IGNITION OCCURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
***NO BURNING IN COLCHESTER TODAY!***