Watches, Warnings, and Advisories

Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Warrick (INZ087) Indiana Issued by the National Weather Service

 

Fire Weather Watch Fire Weather Watch - Warrick (Indiana)


Updated:Sun, 05-Sep-2010 3:21pm CDT
Effective:Sun, 05-Sep-2010 3:21pm CDT
Expires:Mon, 06-Sep-2010 7:00pm CDT
Severity:Moderate
Urgency:Future
Certainty:Possible
Status:Actual
Type:Alert
Category:Met

Areas affected: Daviess; Dubois; Gallatin; Gibson; Hancock; Henderson; Knox; Perry; Pike; Posey; Spencer; Union; Vanderburgh; Wabash; Warrick; White
 
Instructions: A fire weather watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible red flag warnings.

Message summary: ...fire weather watch remains in effect from monday afternoon through monday evening...
A fire weather watch remains in effect from monday afternoon through monday evening. The combination of increasing southerly winds and relative humidity near or below 25 percent will elevate the wildfire risk over the quad state region labor day afternoon. Sustained winds near 15 mph with gusts of 20 to 25 mph will be possible. The strongest winds will occur over southeast missouri and southern illinois. However...the lowest relative humidity...
Perhaps below 20 percent...is forecast across western kentucky and southwest indiana. In addition...drought conditions are intensifying across most of the region...which may serve to heighten the wildfire potential.
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