Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Cleveland, OH

Issued

Nov 19, 2020, 1:41 PM EST (18:41 UTC)

Expired

Nov 19, 2020, 7:00 PM EST

In force

5 hr

Issued by

NWS Cleveland, OH

Counties Ashland County, OH, Crawford County, OH, Cuyahoga County, OH, Erie County, OH, Hancock County, OH, Holmes County, OH, Huron County, OH, Knox County, OH, Lorain County, OH, Lucas County, OH, Marion County, OH, Medina County, OH, Morrow County, OH, Ottawa County, OH, Richland County, OH, Sandusky County, OH, Seneca County, OH, Wayne County, OH, Wood County, OH, Wyandot County, OH

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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558 
WWUS81 KCLE 191841
RFWCLE

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
141 PM EST Thu Nov 19 2020

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON...

.Strong winds and low relative humidity this afternoon will 
cause any fires that occur to spread rapidly. Please refrain from
open burning and report any fires that you may see.

OHZ003-006>011-017>020-027>031-036>038-047-200000-
/O.NEW.KCLE.FW.W.0001.201119T1841Z-201120T0000Z/
Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Hancock-Seneca-
Huron-Medina-Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Wayne-Marion-
Morrow-Holmes-Knox-
141 PM EST Thu Nov 19 2020

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FOR WIND AND LOW 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF THE REGION...

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a Red Flag 
Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect
until 7 PM EST this evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 003 Lucas, Fire Weather Zone 
  006 Wood, Fire Weather Zone 007 Ottawa, Fire Weather Zone 008 
  Sandusky, Fire Weather Zone 009 Erie, Fire Weather Zone 010 
  Lorain, Fire Weather Zone 011 Cuyahoga, Fire Weather Zone 017 
  Hancock, Fire Weather Zone 018 Seneca, Fire Weather Zone 019 
  Huron, Fire Weather Zone 020 Medina, Fire Weather Zone 027 
  Wyandot, Fire Weather Zone 028 Crawford, Fire Weather Zone 029 
  Richland, Fire Weather Zone 030 Ashland, Fire Weather Zone 031 
  Wayne, Fire Weather Zone 036 Marion, Fire Weather Zone 037 
  Morrow, Fire Weather Zone 038 Holmes and Fire Weather Zone 047 
  Knox.

* TIMING...until 7 pm EST.

* WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 23 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...In the low 60s.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. 
  Outdoor burning is not recommended. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Red Flag Warning is issued when critical fire weather
conditions are occurring or are imminent. A combination of winds,
low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to
extreme fire spread and fire behavior.

&&

$$

http://weather.gov/cleveland

214 
WWUS81 KCLE 200009
RFWCLE

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
709 PM EST Thu Nov 19 2020

OHZ003-006>011-017>020-027>031-036>038-047-200115-
/O.EXP.KCLE.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-201120T0000Z/
Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Hancock-Seneca-
Huron-Medina-Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Wayne-Marion-
Morrow-Holmes-Knox-
709 PM EST Thu Nov 19 2020

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

Wind gusts will continue to subside this evening, and relative
humidity values will slowly rise above 30 percent over the next
several hours.

$$

http://weather.gov/cleveland

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.