...Extreme Fire Danger Into Early Evening...
.A northwesterly wind gusting to 40 mph, combined with warm
temperatures and relative humidities as low as the teens, will
lead to extreme fire danger conditions into the early evening
before winds diminish ending the critical fire weather
conditions.
...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
EXTREME FIRE CONDITIONS FOR EASTERN IOWA AND MUCH OF NORTHWEST
ILLINOIS...
* Timing...Through early evening.
* Winds...Northwest 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
* Relative Humidity...As low as 21 percent.
* Temperatures...In the mid 60s.
* GFDI...Extreme.
* Lightning...Very low risk in northwest Illinois.
* Impacts...Open burning is discouraged and any fires could
spread quickly and grow out of control due to the extreme fire
conditions.