NWS issues Red Flag Warning (Critical Fire Conditions)

Event:	Red Flag Warning
Alert:	...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.
Instructions:	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.