Excited about the morning hike!

Event:

Red Flag Warning

Alert:

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS PERSIST... .A COLD FRONT PUSHED THROUGH THE AREA EARLIER TODAY. GUSTY WINDS CONTINUE IN ITS WAKE. MEANWHILE...VERY DRY AIR WILL FILTER INTO THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT. THESE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH THE ONGOING DROUGHT AND ACTIVE WILDFIRES TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. * TIMING...THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * HUMIDITY...GRADUALLY RECOVERING ABOVE 60 PERCENT BY MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND EXTREMELY DRY VEGETATION BROUGHT ON BY THE DROUGHT WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR THE RAPID SPREAD AND GROWTH OF WILDFIRE.