FIRE WEATHER WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
213 PM EST FRI FEB 29 2008
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CENTRAL
VIRGINIA AND LOWER SOUTHERN MARYLAND.
PRECIPITATION TOTALS TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT…FROM A FEW
HUNDREDTHS TO A TENTH OF AN INCH. WITH A COLD FRONT PASSING
TOMORROW MORNING…NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY. WIND GUSTS
OF 30 TO 35 MPH IN CONJUNCTION WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY
LEVELS NEAR 30 PERCENT…MAY LEAD TO DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
