THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA...MOST OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH.
* TIMING...LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOW 60S.
* LIGHTNING...NONE.
* IMPACTS...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR RAPID DEVELOPMENT AND SPREAD OF WILD FIRES...OR FOR PRESCRIBED BURNS TO GET OUT OF CONTROL. 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.