Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Issued

Apr 5, 2010, 10:00 AM EDT (14:00 UTC)

In effect from

Apr 5, 2010, 12:00 PM EDT

Expired

Apr 5, 2010, 6:00 PM EDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

331 
WWUS81 KPHI 051400
RFWPHI

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1000 AM EDT MON APR 5 2010

...AN ENHANCED FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND
POSSIBLY AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH DRY FUELS AND LOW HUMIDITIES THIS
AFTERNOON AND AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

NJZ001-007>010-012-013-015>023-027-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>071-
052200-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FW.W.0001.100405T1600Z-100405T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.FW.A.0001.100406T1600Z-100406T2200Z/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-
WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
1000 AM EDT MON APR 5 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN
EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 

WINDS WILL GUST FREQUENTLY TO 20 TO 25 MILES AN HOUR FOR A FEW
HOURS THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP
INTO THE UPPER 20S TO NEAR 30 PERCENT BRIEFLY AS WELL.

ALSO...WITH 10 HOUR FUEL MOISTURES LESS THAN 10 PERCENT, THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS
AFTERNOON AND INTO EARLY THIS EVENING.

GUSTY WINDS AND DRY FUELS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MAY BE NEAR 30 PERCENT AS WELL, SO A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

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 MAY
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

928 
WWUS81 KPHI 052206
RFWPHI

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
606 PM EDT MON APR 5 2010

...AN ENHANCED FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON
AND POSSIBLY AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH DRY FUELS AND LOW HUMIDITIES THIS
AFTERNOON AND AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

NJZ001-007>010-012-013-015>023-027-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>071-
061000-
/O.EXP.KPHI.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100405T2200Z/
/O.CON.KPHI.FW.A.0001.100406T1600Z-100406T2200Z/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-
WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
606 PM EDT MON APR 5 2010

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 

RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RISE AS THE TEMPERATURES COOL THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WINDS MAY CONTINUE TO BE A BIT GUSTY EARLY,
BUT WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AS WELL.

GUSTY WINDS AND DRY FUELS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MAY BE NEAR 30 PERCENT AS WELL... SO A FIRE
WEATHER CONTINUES FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

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 MAY
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

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