RED FLAG WARNING Now - Friday, Apr 5, 8:00pm ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
* TIMING...THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 23 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 40S.
* LIGHTNING...NONE EXPECTED.
* IMPACTS...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD IF UNCONTROLLED FIRES DEVELOP...OR FOR PRESCRIBED BURNS TO GET OUT OF CONTROL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY QUICKLY GET OUT OF CONTROL AND BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN.