URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE – RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1227 PM EST SUN NOV 10 2013
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-
HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE GEORGES-
ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT-AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-
SHENANDOAH-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-
RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-ORANGE-CULPEPER-
PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA-
KING GEORGE-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-
1227 PM EST SUN NOV 10 2013
…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA…SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MARYLAND
AND WASHINGTON DC.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE POTENTIAL OF RAPID WILDFIRE GROWTH…
WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.
* HUMIDITY…20 TO 30 PERCENT.
* WINDS…WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* FUEL MOISTURE…7 TO 8 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 CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
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URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
850 AM EST SUN NOV 10 2013
…WILDFIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON…
.STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW A PASSING COLD FRONT ACROSS THE
REGION LATER THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. THIS IN COMBINATION
WITH LOWERING HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE
CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE BLUE RIDGE.
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ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-
850 AM EST SUN NOV 10 2013
…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR AREAS ALONG AND
JUST EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA…IN VIRGINIA…FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 ROANOKE…
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 023 BOTETOURT…FIRE WEATHER ZONE 024
ROCKBRIDGE…FIRE WEATHER ZONE 033 FRANKLIN…FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 034 BEDFORD AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 AMHERST.
* WINDS…NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…20 TO 25 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON.
* TEMPERATURES…IN THE 50S HIGHEST ELEVATIONS TO THE LOWER 60S
ELSEWHERE.
* IMPACTS…RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE ABOVE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
THRESHOLDS AND WIND CRITERIA WILL BE NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
THRESHOLDS THIS AFTERNOON FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG…
DRY COLD FRONT. THESE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE TO CREATE
DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
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.
