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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1012 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2025
ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-152315-
/O.NEW.KLOT.FW.A.0003.250516T1500Z-250517T0000Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-
1012 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2025
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...WINNEBAGO, BOONE, MCHENRY, LAKE IL, OGLE, LEE,
DE KALB, KANE, DUPAGE, COOK, LA SALLE, KENDALL, GRUNDY, WILL,
KANKAKEE, LIVINGSTON, IROQUOIS AND FORD.
* TIMING...FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD
QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
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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