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WWUS83 KLOT 162034
RFWLOT
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
334 PM CDT FRI MAY 16 2025
ILZ010>012-019>021-170000-
/O.CON.KLOT.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-250517T0000Z/
LEE-DE KALB-KANE-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-
334 PM CDT FRI MAY 16 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
* AFFECTED AREA...LEE, DE KALB, KANE, LA SALLE, KENDALL AND
GRUNDY.
* TIMING...UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD
QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
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 CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
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