Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Jackson, KY

Issued

Apr 6, 2011, 1:50 PM EDT (17:50 UTC)

Expired

Apr 6, 2011, 7:00 PM EDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

NWS Jackson, KY

522 
WWUS83 KJKL 061750
RFWJKL

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
150 PM EDT WED APR 6 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR PARTS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY THIS AFTERNOON AND 
INTO THE EVENING...

.THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE CAROLINA
COAST AND DEVELOPING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE PLAINS AND
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL KEEP THE WINDS UP INTO THE FIRST PART OF THE 
EVENING. WARMER AIR WILL ALSO BE TRANSPORTED NORTH INTO THE REGION...
WITH SOUTHERLY FLOW LEADING TO ONLY A SLOW INCREASE IN MOISTURE. THIS
COMBINATION WILL LEAD TO STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS THROUGH EARLY EVENING
ALONG WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES.

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>086-104-106-108-111-
114-116-062300-
/O.NEW.KJKL.FW.W.0002.110406T1750Z-110406T2300Z/
FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ROCKCASTLE-
JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX-ELLIOTT-MORGAN-
WOLFE-LEE-OWSLEY-CLAY-
150 PM EDT WED APR 6 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

* THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF THE EVENING EXPECT SOUTH WINDS OF 10 TO
  20 MPH TO CONTINUE WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO BOTTOM OUT BETWEEN 20 AND 25
  PERCENT DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE 
  HUMIDITIES WILL START TO RECOVER TOWARD SUNSET.

* ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY DUE TO GUSTY
  WINDS THROUGH EARLY EVENING. KENTUCKY LAW PROHIBITS OUTDOOR
  BURNING BETWEEN 6 AM EDT AND 6 PM EDT.

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.

&&

$$

GREIF

929 
WWUS83 KJKL 062305
RFWJKL

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
705 PM EDT WED APR 6 2011


KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>086-104-106-108-111-
114-116-070015-
/O.EXP.KJKL.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110406T2300Z/
FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ROCKCASTLE-
JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX-ELLIOTT-MORGAN-
WOLFE-LEE-OWSLEY-CLAY-
705 PM EDT WED APR 6 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WINDS ARE SLOWLY WEAKENING AND DROPPING BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA. 
HOWEVER...RELATIVE HUMIDITY CONTINUES TO BE VERY LOW...PROVIDING A
HEIGHTENED RISK OF WILDFIRES THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
FALL OFF TONIGHT...AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BEGIN TO MAKE A
RECOVERY SHORTLY...ESPECIALLY IN VALLEYS. 

$$

HAL

Red Flag Warnings in Kentucky, 2011Every red flag warning in 2011

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