the NWS will either issue a fire weather watch or a red flag warning. A fire weather watch is issued when red flag criteria might be met in the near future, generally within the next 24 to 72 hours.

Here’s what they mean. Fire watches and warnings are issued by the 122 local National Weather Service forecast offices across the United States. Forecast offices maintain criteria specific to ...

Dry, gusty conditions in Northeastern Illinois led the National Weather Service to issue a fire weather watch for the entire ...

Fire Captain Eric Carreiro from CAL FIRE spoke ... Captain Carreiro also explained the difference between an evacuation warning and an order. “When we're giving an evacuation warning, that's ...

LIVE UPDATES @ :00 and :30 ever hour. kogo.com/listen The National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Fire Weather Warning for the inland valleys and mountain areas of ...

Here are a few and what they mean, per the National ... Red flag weather warning: A National Weather Service alert that warns the public — especially fire officials and firefighters — that ...

For most of Southern California, red flag warnings were ending at 6 p.m. Wednesday ... We are expecting a much-needed break from the fire weather concerns to close this week.