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RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING
ENHANCED POTENTIAL OF FIRE SPREAD TODAY
URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
424 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2014
…ENHANCED POTENTIAL OF FIRE SPREAD TODAY…
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-
424 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2014
…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT
THIS EVENING FOR HIGH WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL VIRGINIA EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
RED FLAG WARNING FOR HIGH WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* HUMIDITY…20 TO 25 PERCENT.
* WINDS…NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* FUEL MOISTURE…LESS THAN 10 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.
