Fire weather warning

Fire Weather Warning statement as of 5:34 am EDT on April 24, 2016

Red flag warning remains in effect from 10 am this morning to

6 PM EDT this evening for critical fire weather conditions for

New Hampshire and western Maine.

* affected area... fire weather zone 001 northern Coos... fire

 weather zone 002 southern Coos... fire weather zone 003

 northern Grafton... fire weather zone 004 northern Carroll...

 fire weather zone 005 southern Grafton... fire weather zone 006

 southern Carroll... fire weather zone 007 northern Oxford...

 fire weather zone 007 Sullivan... fire weather zone 008

 northern Franklin... fire weather zone 008 Merrimack... fire

 weather zone 009 Central Somerset... fire weather zone 009

 Belknap... fire weather zone 010 Strafford... fire weather zone

 011 Cheshire... fire weather zone 012 southern Oxford... fire

 weather zone 012 eastern Hillsborough... fire weather zone 013

 southern Franklin... fire weather zone 013 interior

 Rockingham... fire weather zone 014 southern Somerset... fire

 weather zone 014 coastal Rockingham... fire weather zone 015

 western and central Hillsborough... 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 023 coastal York... fire weather zone 024 coastal

 Cumberland... fire weather zone 025 Sagadahoc... fire weather

 zone 026 Lincoln... fire weather zone 027 Knox and fire weather

 zone 028 coastal Waldo.

* Winds... northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.

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

* Relative humidity... as low as 10 percent.

* Temperatures... in the upper 40s to upper 50s.

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

humidity could cause fires to spread rapidly.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions

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

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

get out of control and become difficult to contain.