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  2. Red flag warning - Wikipedia

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    A red flag warning is a forecast warning issued by the National Weather Service (NWS) in the United States to inform the public, ... and daytime wind speed. ...

  3. 'Volatile conditions' prompt red flag warnings across ...

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    Under a red flag warning, damaging wind gusts of 60 to 80 mph, likely along with humidity in the single digits, flow across windier mountains and foothills.

  4. Small craft advisory - Wikipedia

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    The insignia that denotes a small craft advisory is one red, triangular flag (two such flags, one placed above the other, signify a gale warning). Inland, this advisory is known as a wind advisory . A lake wind advisory is issued for winds just below this range, because unobstructed winds across the open waters of a lake are normally faster ...

  5. 40 million people under red flag warnings in the Northeast ...

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    More than 40 million people are under red flag warnings across eight states as the fire danger remains elevated in the Northeast. Winds may gust up to 35 mph with relative humidity levels as low ...

  6. Watch for wildfires. NWS issues red flag warning. Here's what ...

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    A red flag warning means that warm temperatures, very low humidity and strong winds are expected to combine to create an increased risk of fire danger, according to the NWS.

  7. Beaufort scale - Wikipedia

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    A set of red warning flags (daylight) and red warning lights (night time) is displayed at shore establishments which coincide with the various levels of warning. [citation needed] In Canada, maritime winds forecast to be in the range of 6 to 7 are designated as "strong"; 8 to 9 "gale force"; 10 to 11 "storm force"; 12 "hurricane force".

  8. Santa Ana winds bring dangerous fire conditions, trigger red ...

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    Red flag warnings are in place for Southern California due to Santa Ana winds that will bring gusts up to 65 mph and “extremely rare and dangerous” fire weather conditions. Red flag warnings ...

  9. Storm warning - Wikipedia

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    The same flag as a storm warning is used to indicate a tropical storm warning. On land, the National Weather Service issues a 'high wind warning' (Specific Area Message Encoding code: HWW) for storm-force winds, which also encompasses the lesser gale-force and greater hurricane force winds. In most cases, the warning applies to winds of 40-114 ...