"red flag warning" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: red flag warnings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} red flag warning (plural red flag warnings)
  1. (meteorology, US) A warning issued by the United States National Weather Service that conditions are ideal for wildfires. Tags: US Categories (topical): Meteorology
    Sense id: en-red_flag_warning-en-noun-6pQ5AW2Z Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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