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  • Red Flag Warning for Laurel County, Kentucky
  • Red Flag Warning issued April 12 at 3:58PM EDT until April 12 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS
  • Effective: Thursday, April 12, 2018 at 3:58 p.m.
  • Expires: Thursday, April 12, 2018 at 8 p.m.
  • ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
    FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF
    EASTERN KENTUCKY...
    * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zone 052 Rowan, Fire weather zone
    058 Estill, Fire weather zone 059 Powell, Fire weather zone
    060 Menifee, Fire weather zone 068 Rockcastle, Fire weather
    zone 069 Jackson, Fire weather zone 079 Pulaski, Fire weather
    zone 080 Laurel, Fire weather zone 083 Wayne, Fire weather
    zone 084 McCreary, Fire weather zone 085 Whitley, Fire weather
    zone 086 Knox, Fire weather zone 104 Elliott, Fire weather
    zone 106 Morgan, Fire weather zone 107 Johnson, Fire weather
    zone 108 Wolfe, Fire weather zone 109 Magoffin, Fire weather
    zone 110 Floyd, Fire weather zone 111 Lee, Fire weather zone
    112 Breathitt, Fire weather zone 113 Knott, Fire weather zone
    114 Owsley, Fire weather zone 115 Perry, Fire weather zone 116
    Clay, Fire weather zone 117 Leslie, and Fire weather zone 119
    Martin.
    * WIND...Southwest winds will increase to between 10 and 20 mph,
    with gusts of 25 to 35 mph through early evening.
    * HUMIDITY...Relative humidities will bottom out between 20 and
    25 percent in most locations this afternoon.
    * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
    Outdoor burning is not recommended.