With a wildfire entering its fifth day of charring acreage on Molokai, the National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning for leeward areas of all islands.

A red flag warning means critical fire weather conditions — a dangerous combination of strong winds, low relative humidity and warm temperatures — are occurring or will occur shortly.
The warning remains in effect until 5 this afternoon .
“Low fuel moisture over leeward areas and strengthening trade winds will increase the fire danger to critical levels today from mid-morning through the late afternoon,” the weather service said in a report.
“Little change is expected on Thursday ... with the possibility of another day of critical fire weather conditions.”
To keep track of the conditions, and to see updated reports, go to:
www.prh.noaa.gov/hnl/