Red Flag Warning in Effect for Long Island

A red flag warning issued by the National Weather Service went into effect at noon on Saturday.

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE TRI-STATE AREA... * AFFECTED AREA...NEW YORK CITY...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY...SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...AND LONG ISLAND. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...20 TO 30 PERCENT. * TIMING...THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE SPREAD IF IGNITION OCCURS. A WIND SHIFT IS EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING THAT MAY CREATE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS FOR ANY ONGOING FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANTLY ELEVATED FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

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