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Martinsville Illinois Police Department
Wednesday June 27th, 2012 :: 06:33 p.m. CDT

Advisory

Red Flag Warning for Martinsville from noon to7p.m. on Thursday

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Red Flag Warning
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
317 PM CDT WED JUN 27 2012

.BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE AND A GENERAL LACK OF MOISTURE IS
MOVING INTO THE REGION TONIGHT AND WILL RESULT IN AN ENHANCED FIRE
WEATHER DANGER THROUGH TOMORROW EVENING.


...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY...TO 7 PM CDT
THURSDAY.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT ON THURSDAY.
THOUGH THE WINDS WILL BE BORDERLINE FOR WARNING CRITERIA...OTHER
CONDITIONS IN THE AREA ARE SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO WARRANT AN
ENHANCED FIRE DANGER THREAT.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 062...063...066...067...
068...071...072 AND 073.

WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 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

Address/Location
Martinsville Illinois Police Department
19 W Cumberland St
Martinsville, IL 62442

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 217-382-4023

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