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Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Caribou, ME

April 5, 2012

NWS Caribou, ME issued this red flag warning at Apr 5, 2012, 8:57 AM EDT. It took effect at Apr 5, 2012, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 5, 2012, 8:57 AM EDT (12:57 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 5, 2012, 12:00 PM EDT
Expired: Apr 5, 2012, 8:00 PM EDT
In force: 8 hr
Issued by: NWS Caribou, ME

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

915 
WWUS81 KCAR 051257
RFWCAR

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
857 AM EDT THU APR 5 2012

MEZ011-015>017-029>032-060000-
/O.NEW.KCAR.FW.W.0004.120405T1600Z-120406T0000Z/
CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-
CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
857 AM EDT THU APR 5 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR EAST CENTRAL AND DOWNEAST MAINE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...EAST CENTRAL AND DOWNEAST MAINE.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 40S.

* LIGHTNING...NONE.

* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS THAT COULD LEAD TO RAPID SPREAD OF MOSTLY 
  GROUND WILDFIRES IF IGNITION OF FINE FUELS WERE TO OCCUR. 

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.

&&

$$

NORCROSS

1 follow-up statement

687 
WWUS81 KCAR 052336
RFWCAR

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
736 PM EDT THU APR 5 2012

MEZ011-015>017-029>032-060045-
/O.EXP.KCAR.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120406T0000Z/
CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-
CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
736 PM EDT THU APR 5 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR EAST
CENTRAL AND DOWNEAST MAINE...

RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RISE ABOVE 50 PERCENT AND WINDS SHOULD
SUBSIDE TO AROUND 10 MPH...THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

VJN

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.