Fire Danger High Across NH

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A red flag alert was issued for southern New Hampshire Sunday through 8 p.m.

Officials said hot and dry conditions will be conducive to brush fires, which have broken out all over the state in the last couple weeks.

The combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures warranted the red flag alert.

Here’s more information on the alert:

• THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
• LOCATIONS....WESTERNMOST MAINE AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
• WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
• RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.
• TEMPERATURES...IN THE 70S.
• IMPACTS...ANY FIRES MAY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND UNCONTROLLABY.

Photo: A brush fire in Concord earlier this month. (Credit: Tony Schinella)