Webmaster’s note: My first thought on receiving this was that it was an April Fool’s joke, but it appears to be legitimate.
A Fire Weather Watch has been issued for Allen County by the National Weather Service:
URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
248 PM EDT THU APR 1 2010…HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRIDAY…
.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE A INCREASING SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW AND SUBSEQUENT INCREASE IN WINDS DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB INTO THE LOWER 80S FRIDAY. HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL FALL INTO THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR VALUES AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT IN SOME AREAS. ANY OUTDOOR BURNING ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE POSTPONED THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING DUE TO THE INCREASED DANGER.
…FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING…
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 80S…LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR 25 PERCENT…AND SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY EVENING.
THIS COMBINATION WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS…COMBINED WITH VERY DRY FUELS…
WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED FIRE DANGER. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT ADVISED THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING DUE TO THIS INCREASED RISK.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.
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