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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
355 AM HST FRI OCT 24 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR MAINLY LEEWARD
AREAS DUE TO WINDY CONDITIONS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
.DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES
EAST AND STRENGTHENS NORTH OF THE ISLANDS. HIGHEST CONFIDENCE IN
RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL BE TODAY FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON HOURS, WHEN LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES COINCIDE
WITH THE STRONGEST EXPECTED WIND SPEEDS. LOWER CONFIDENCE IN RED
FLAG WARNING CONDITIONS ON SATURDAY AS HUMIDITY LEVELS INCREASE.
HIZ301-304-305-307>311-315-316-319>326-328>330-333-334-337-338-
340>342-250400-
/O.CON.PHFO.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-251026T0400Z/
NIIHAU-KAUAI SOUTH-KAUAI SOUTHWEST-EAST HONOLULU-HONOLULU METRO-
EWA PLAIN-WAIANAE COAST-OAHU NORTH SHORE-CENTRAL OAHU-
WAIANAE MOUNTAINS-MOLOKAI NORTH-MOLOKAI WEST-
MOLOKAI LEEWARD SOUTH-LANAI WINDWARD-LANAI LEEWARD-LANAI SOUTH-
LANAI MAUKA-KAHOOLAWE-MAUI LEEWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY NORTH-
MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY SOUTH-SOUTH MAUI/UPCOUNTRY-SOUTH HALEAKALA-
BIG ISLAND SOUTH-BIG ISLAND SOUTHEAST-BIG ISLAND NORTH-KOHALA-
BIG ISLAND INTERIOR-
355 AM HST FRI OCT 24 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SATURDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MAINLY LEEWARD AREAS...
* AFFECTED AREA...MOST AREAS LEEWARD OF ALL ISLAND MOUNTAINS.
* TIMING...LATE MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON HOURS EACH DAY THROUGH
6 PM HST SATURDAY.
* WINDS...EAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...40 TO 45 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
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. A RED FLAG WARNING DOES NOT
PREDICT NEW FIRE STARTS.
FOR ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM
WILDFIRES, VISIT THE HAWAII WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION AT
HTTPS://WWW.HAWAIIWILDFIRE.ORG/HOME
FOR ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM
WILDFIRES, VISIT THE HAWAII WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION AT
HTTPS://WWW.HWMO.ORG/
RCB
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