...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES TODAY. FINE FUELS WILL CONTINUE TO
DRY THIS AFTERNOON FROM GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH...GRADUALLY SHIFTING
TO THE WEST. RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL REMAIN BELOW 30 PERCENT ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA...COMBINED WITH THE GUSTY WINDS AND THIS WILL PROMOTE RAPID WILD FIRE GROWTH
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS.
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.
- PA is the Keystone State.
- PA Capitol is Harrisburg
- Settled in 1643
- PA Bird: Ruffed Grouse
- Tree is the Hemlock
- Flower: Mountain Laurel
- PA has 116 State Parks