Fire Weather Warning in effect

Fire Weather Warning statement as of 3:17 am EDT on April 25, 2016

Red flag warning in effect from 11 am this morning to 6 PM EDT

this evening for critical fire weather conditions for portions of

inland western Maine...

The National Weather Service in gray has issued a red flag

warning for critical fire weather conditions... which is in effect

from 11 am this morning to 6 PM EDT this evening. The Fire

Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* Affected area... fire weather zone 012 southern Oxford... fire

 weather zone 013 southern Franklin... fire weather zone 014

 southern Somerset... fire weather zone 018 interior York...

 fire weather zone 019 interior Cumberland... fire weather zone

 020 Androscoggin... fire weather zone 021 Kennebec... fire

 weather zone 022 interior Waldo... fire weather zone 025

 Sagadahoc... fire weather zone 026 Lincoln... fire weather zone

 027 Knox and fire weather zone 028 coastal Waldo.

* Winds... west around 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.

* Timing... red flag conditions from 10 am through 6 PM.

* Relative humidity... 10 to 20 percent.

* Temperatures... in the mid 50s to lower 60s.

* Impacts... the combination of gusty winds and low relative

 humidity could cause fires to spread rapidly and

 uncontrollably.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions

are expected due to a combination of strong winds... low relative

humidities... and dry fuels. Any fires that develop may quickly get

out of control and become difficult to contain.