It is really late right now (I’m almost done with Season 3 of 24 and started watching it at 9:30. Man I let time slip away!) and before I went to bed I wanted to check evening weather updates because I had a suspicion the National Weather Service was going to issue something related to the dry, warm conditions lately and I couldn’t let the Kitsap Sun beat me to it! As expected, at 9:22 PM they issued a RED FLAG WARNING which typically means the fire danger is high due to warm and dry weather conditions.

You can read the warning below. I decided to copy and paste it. Have a great evening and I’ll notify you of any changes to the warnings/watches tomorrow morning.

~Matt

…RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO
MIDNIGHT PDT SUNDAY NIGHT…

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT
PDT SUNDAY NIGHT.

VERY WARM AND DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH MID AND HIGH
LEVEL HAINES INDEX VALUES OF 5 AND 6 AND UNSEASONABLY DRY FUELS…
HAVE PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF THE RED FLAG WARNING. HIGH PRESSURE
ALOFT AND A THERMAL TROUGH AT THE SURFACE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE
THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEKEND PRODUCING VERY WARM AND DRY WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

VERY WARM AND DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH UNSEASONABLY
DRY WILD LAND FUELS HAVE ELEVATED FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS ACROSS
WESTERN WASHINGTON. CITIZENS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON SHOULD BE
EXTREMELY CAUTIOUS WITH FIREWORKS AND ANY FIRE SOURCES SUCH AS
CAMPFIRES THIS INDEPENDENCE DAY WEEKEND. USE YOUR VEHICLES
ASHTRAY. ANY SPARK IN THE CURRENT DRY GRASSES…SHRUBS AND FOREST
FUELS COULD BECOME AN OUT OF CONTROL FIRE VERY QUICKLY.