Red Flag Warning
Extreme Fire Danger-No Burning Today
From the DNR-
Due to extreme fire conditions, a Red Flag Warning has been issued today. Under this warning, burning is NOT allowed. Therefore, burning in barrels, debris piles, and grass or wooded areas with your annual permit is prohibited. In addition, you should not start campfires, use fireworks, smoke outdoors or dispose matches, ashes, or charcoal briquettes into the outdoors.
From the NWS-
URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
917 AM CDT SUN APR 8 2012 …
RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THROUGH 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY… .WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME RATHER GUSTY BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. COMBINED WITH LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE AND VERY DRY FUELS…WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON.
WIZ005-010>013-018>021-030-031-035>040-045-048>050-073-074-082230- /O.CON.KGRB.FW.W.0001.120408T1800Z-120409T0100Z/ VILAS-ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE-NORTHERN MARINETTE-LINCOLN-LANGLADE- MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO-MARATHON-SHAWANO-WOOD-PORTAGE-WAUPACA- OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-WAUSHARA-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET-MANITOWOC- SOUTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN OCONTO-
917 AM CDT SUN APR 8 2012 …RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEAST AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN… * THE AFFECTED COUNTIES ARE…VILAS…ONEIDA…FOREST… FLORENCE…NORTHERN MARINETTE…LINCOLN…LANGLADE… MENOMINEE… NORTHERN OCONTO…MARATHON…SHAWANO…WOOD… PORTAGE…WAUPACA…OUTAGAMIE…BROWN…KEWAUNEE…WAUSHARA… WINNEBAGO…CALUMET…MANITOWOC…SOUTHERN MARINETTE AND SOUTHERN OCONTO. *
WINDS FROM THE WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY FALLING TO AS LOW AS 21 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES RISING TO IN THE MID 50S. * IMPACTS…FIRES COULD START VERY EASILY AND SPREAD AT A FAST RATE. BURNING RESTRICTIONS ARE LIKELY IN EFFECT. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON BURNING RESTRICTIONS…VISIT THE WISCONSIN DNR WEBSITE AT HTTP://DNR.WI.GOV/TOPIC/FORESTFIRE/RESTRICTIONS.ASP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURING NOW…OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS…VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY…AND EXCEPTIONALLY DRY FUELS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WILDLAND FIRE CONDITIONS.
Note that the DNR link in the NWS post does not work. This page is where fire danger and burning restrictions are listed..
http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/ForestFire/restrictions.asp