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October 2020 General Discussion


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May have to go fire chasing :weenie:

 

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Chicago IL
924 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2020

...DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY SATURDAY...

ILZ023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-171030-
/O.CON.KLOT.FW.W.0002.201017T1500Z-201018T0100Z/
Kankakee-Livingston-Iroquois-Ford-Lake IN-Porter-Newton-Jasper-
Benton-
924 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2020 /1024 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2020/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /11 AM EDT/
TO 8 PM CDT /9 PM EDT/ SATURDAY FOR SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER RISK
FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA...

* Affected Area...Lake IN, Porter, Newton, Jasper, Benton,
  Kankakee, Livingston, Iroquois and Ford.

* Winds...South 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* Timing...Late Saturday morning through early Saturday evening.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 22 percent.

* Impacts...The combination of strong winds, very low relative
  humidity, mild temperatures, and exceptionally dry fuels will
  likely promote extremely dangerous behavior of any fires on
  Saturday. Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
  Outdoor burning is not recommended.

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.

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Guest ovweather
32 minutes ago, Malacka11 said:

Is fire chasing a viable thing to do? I'm thinking about doing it. Where can one view an active list of ongoing wildfires?

Viewing a wildfire from a safe distance (like tornadoes) will be an interesting and educational thing to witness. Personally, I’m only interested in watching wildfires if they are natural occurrences (lightning strikes). I have no interest in seeing a wildfire caused by Ed tossing his cigarette butt out his car window or Karen starting a wildfire during a gender reveal party.

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17 minutes ago, ovweather said:

Viewing a wildfire from a safe distance (like tornadoes) will be an interesting and educational thing to witness. Personally, I’m only interested in watching wildfires if they are natural occurrences (lightning strikes). I have no interest in seeing a wildfire caused by Ed tossing his cigarette butt out his car window or Karen starting a wildfire during a gender reveal party.

That's what I'm confused about. It just dawned on me that the Red Flag Warning is basically a "don't set shit on fire" warning. Good point.

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Filtered sun now and almost an immediate corresponding increase in winds.

Yea, it has been interesting to watch the fluctuations.

Winds increased earlier this morning, with gusts to 29KT. Then ceilings lowered and a few showers moved in, and winds died with only 10-15KT gusts. Since then with more sun, it’s not gusting to 39KT with some BLDU.


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2 hours ago, Malacka11 said:

That's what I'm confused about. It just dawned on me that the Red Flag Warning is basically a "don't set shit on fire" warning. Good point.

I think the term wildfire should be used only in the case of naturally occurring fires in nature. Idiot humans who accidentally or intentionally set fires in nature need a new, more appropriate term.

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Just now, Chicago Storm said:


That area is wind farm.

Looks like only one showing up right now in immediate area is well NNW of Morris.


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I must be challenged. I can't find any current spotter information on any NWS site, nor can I find anything on satellite. Thanks anyway homie

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