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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Northern Indiana 1202 PM EDT Wed Apr 12 2023 INZ005>009-012>015-017-018-020-022>025-103-104-116-203-204-216- MIZ078>081-177-277-130000- /O.CON.KIWX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-230413T0000Z/ Elkhart-Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-De Kalb-Starke-Pulaski-Marshall- Fulton IN-Whitley-Allen IN-White-Cass IN-Miami-Wabash-Huntington- Northern La Porte-Eastern St. Joseph IN-Northern Kosciusko- Southern La Porte-Western St. Joseph IN-Southern Kosciusko- Cass MI-St. Joseph MI-Branch-Hillsdale-Northern Berrien- Southern Berrien- 1202 PM EDT Wed Apr 12 2023 /1102 AM CDT Wed Apr 12 2023/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN INDIANA... * TIMING...From noon until 8 PM EDT today. * WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 20 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Highs near 80. * IMPACTS...The combination of strong winds, very low relative humidity and dry conditions will promote rapid spread of any fires. The threat will be greatest in rural areas where fine dead fuels will continue to dry out and be susceptible to rapid fire spread from any ignition source. 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 can contribute to extreme fire behavior.