 You need a financial advisor with the freedom to focus on your specific needs. Whatever your goals, Reid Potter can create a game plan tailored to you. Call Reid at 432-0777 at Pikeville, Kentucky to learn more. As a result of higher temperatures and low humidity, the National Weather Service has issued a red flag alert for our area. Pike County Emergency Management Director Ne Jackson has more. And the humidity has created the perfect storm and this wind is supposed to be constant throughout the day today with this warmer weather. I think it was about 56 degrees. So it's created a perfect storm for people who if they choose to burn out doors more than likely there's a high high chance that the fire will get away from them. As a matter of fact, right before you called me earlier, we had a we had a deputy call that he had driven past a wild landfire that was just starting and behind a home. And so, you know, those type things, we put those warnings out as soon as the weather service or alerts as soon as they as soon as they let us know, we try to alert all of our first responders and their community because any time like that normally you can burn this time of the year. But with with warnings like this, we we try to keep anyone from burning anything outdoors. According to the National Weather Service, residents in Pike County can expect wind gusts anywhere from 20 to 35 miles an hour. With a combination of high winds and milder temperatures, Jackson says to avoid burning till Sunday. Try to abstain from burning until probably Sunday because we're supposed to have some moisture coming in possibly tonight tomorrow night into Sunday. So we get a little bit of moisture that will that will change the scenario dramatically and the temperature is going to drop as well. So, you know, that'll help those conditions get back into a more normal stage. The red flag alert remains in effect till 6 p.m. Friday. For Mountain Top News, I'm Joel Korgel.