Expires:No;;174352
WWUS83 KILX 281628
RFWILX
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1128 AM CDT THU JUN 28 2012
..VERY HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA
TODAY...LEADING TO ENHANCED FIRE DANGER THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
ILZ045-046-055>057-062-063-066>068-071>073-290000-
/O.CON.KILX.FW.W.0003.120628T1700Z-120629T0000Z/
CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-
EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE-
1128 AM CDT THU JUN 28 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE BORDERLINE FOR WARNING CRITERIA...BUT HIGHER
GUSTS AND HOT DRY AIR AND VERY DRY FUELS ARE SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO
WARRANT AN ENHANCED FIRE DANGER THREAT.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 045...046...055...
  056...057...062...063...066...067...068...071...072 AND 073.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
  IN THE AFTERNOON.
* HUMIDITY...25 PERCENT OR LESS.
* 10 HOUR FUELS...FROM 5 TO 6 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
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.
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