RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT (High Risk For Wildfires)
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URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
651 AM EDT WED APR 11 2012
AUGUSTA-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-
651 AM EDT WED APR 11 2012
…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
RED FLAG WARNING FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITY…25 TO 35 PERCENT
* WINDS…NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH.
* FUEL MOISTURE…3 TO 6 PERCENT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW…OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS…LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY…AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
