Fire Weather Advisory
Statement as of 8:09 PM EDT on April 23, 2014
…Red flag warning has expired for this evening…
It will still be dry and somewhat breezy on Thursday making for
enhanced threat for the spread of wildfires.
RED FLAG WARNING
URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1155 AM EDT WED APR 23 2014
AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-EASTERN HIGHLAND-
EASTERN PENDLETON-
1155 AM EDT WED APR 23 2014
…RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF THE
POTOMAC HIGHLANDS…PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY…
AND THE NORTHERN VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE AND FOOTHILLS…
* HUMIDITY…20 TO 30 PERCENT THROUGH SUNSET THIS EVENING.
* WINDS…NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* FUEL MOISTURE…LESS THAN 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.
URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1146 AM EDT WED APR 23 2014
…POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON…
.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL MAKE IT HARD TO
CONTROL WILDFIRES THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS OF 20 MPH…HUMIDITY
MINIMUMS NEAR 20 PERCENT…WILL PROMOTE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE
SPREAD IF A WILDLAND FIRE OCCURS.
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TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-
CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-
ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-BUCKINGHAM-
1146 AM EDT WED APR 23 2014
…RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR AREAS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE
IN VIRGINIA…
* AFFECTED AREA…IN VIRGINIA…FIRE WEATHER ZONE 007 TAZEWELL…
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 009 SMYTH…FIRE WEATHER ZONE 010 BLAND…
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 011 GILES…FIRE WEATHER ZONE 012 WYTHE…
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 013 PULASKI…FIRE WEATHER ZONE 014
MONTGOMERY… FIRE WEATHER ZONE 015 GRAYSON…FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 016 CARROLL… FIRE WEATHER ZONE 017 FLOYD…FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 018 CRAIG…FIRE WEATHER ZONE 019 ALLEGHANY VA…FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 020 BATH…FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 ROANOKE…FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 023 BOTETOURT…FIRE WEATHER ZONE 024
ROCKBRIDGE…FIRE WEATHER ZONE 032 PATRICK… FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 033 FRANKLIN…FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034 BEDFORD… FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 035 AMHERST AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 047 BUCKINGHAM.
* WINDS…NORTHWEST 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS…THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY…GUSTY
WINDS AND DRY VEGETATION WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR
THE DEVELOPMENT AND SPREAD OF WILDFIRES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE LIKELY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS…LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY…AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE
FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD OR POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH.
