Fire Weather Watch – Vanderburgh (Indiana)
September 5th, 2010 by Indiana - (Vanderburgh/INZ086) - Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Indiana Issued by the National Weather ServiceFIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
EARLY MONDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING.
THE COMBINATION OF INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS AND RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES NEAR OR BELOW 25 PERCENT WILL ELEVATE THE WILDFIRE RISK
OVER THE QUAD STATE REGION LABOR DAY AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WIND SPEEDS WILL
OCCUR NORTHWEST OF THE OHIO RIVER. HOWEVER...THE LOWEST RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL LIKELY LIE SOUTHEAST OF THE OHIO RIVER. IN
ADDITION...MOST OF THE REGION IS EXPERIENCING DROUGHT CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
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