Hazardous Weather Outlook Issued for Nassau County

The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning for Nassau County:

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NEW YORK CITY...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY...AND NASSAU COUNTY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...NEW YORK CITY...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY...AND NASSAU COUNTY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...25 TO 30 PERCENT. * TIMING...MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE SPREAD IF IGNITION OCCURS. 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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