322 WWHW80 PHFO 261335 RFWHFO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 335 AM HST MON AUG 26 2013 HIZ001-003-005>007-009>011-013>015-018-019-021-023-024-026-270230- /O.CON.PHFO.FW.W.0004.130826T2000Z-130827T0400Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI LEEWARD-OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST- OAHU NORTH SHORE-OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS- MOLOKAI LEEWARD-LANAI MAKAI-LANAI MAUKA-MAUI LEEWARD WEST- MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-LEEWARD HALEAKALA-KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND- KOHALA- 335 AM HST MON AUG 26 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM HST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MAINLY LEEWARD AREAS... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM HST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREAS...MAINLY LEEWARD AREAS OF NIIHAU...KAUAI... OAHU... MOLOKAI...LANAI...MAUI AND THE BIG ISLAND. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 44 PERCENT. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. A RED FLAG WARNING DOES NOT PREDICT NEW FIRE STARTS. && $$ DONALDSON