Red Flag WARNING: Potter & McKean

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY FOR
ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA..

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING FOR ELEVATED WILD FIRE DANGER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT 
FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING...EARLY AFTERNOON THROUGH MID EVENING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 27 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 50S.

* IMPACTS...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR RAPID SPREAD IF UNCONTROLLED
  FIRES DEVELOP...OR FOR PRESCRIBED BURNS TO GET OUT OF CONTROL.

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.