Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Wakefield, VA

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
514 AM EDT SUN APR 8 2012

MDZ021>025-081715-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.FW.A.0002.120409T1400Z-120410T0000Z/
/O.CON.KAKQ.FW.W.0001.120408T1400Z-120409T0000Z/
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-
514 AM EDT SUN APR 8 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD MAINTAINS THE RED FLAG
WARNING TODAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS
ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR MONDAY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

* WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
  TODAY. WEST TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ON
  MONDAY. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FALLING TO 15 TO 25 PERCENT THIS 
  AFTERNOON...20 TO 30 PERCENT ON MONDAY.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS AND LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
  TODAY ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED BETWEEN 12 NOON AND 6 PM EDT. THE
  TIMING ON MONDAY WILL ALSO BE BETWEEN NOON AND 6 PM.

* IMPACTS...THE FIRE DANGER SHOULD BE ELEVATED DUE TO THE GUSTY
  WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL
  LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

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.

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

&&

$$

BROWN

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1210 PM EDT SUN APR 8 2012

MDZ021>025-090015-
/O.CON.KAKQ.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120409T0000Z/
/O.CON.KAKQ.FW.A.0002.120409T1400Z-120410T0000Z/
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-
1210 PM EDT SUN APR 8 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

* WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
  THIS AFTERNOON. WEST TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35
  MPH ON MONDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FALLING TO 15 TO 25 PERCENT THIS 
  AFTERNOON...20 TO 30 PERCENT ON MONDAY. 

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS AND LOWEST RELAIVE HUMIDITY THROUGH 6 PM
  THIS EVENING. THE TIMING ON MONDAY WILL BE BETWEEN NOON AND 6
  PM.

* IMPACTS...THE FIRE DANGER SHOULD BE ELEVATED DUE TO THE GUSTY 
  WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL 
  LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY 
  DISCOURAGED. 

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.

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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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
701 PM EDT SUN APR 8 2012

MDZ021>025-090015-
/O.CAN.KAKQ.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120409T0000Z/
/O.CON.KAKQ.FW.A.0002.120409T1400Z-120410T0000Z/
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-
701 PM EDT SUN APR 8 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE...
...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING.

HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE BEGUN TO RECOVER TO NEAR OR JUST ABOVE 30
PERCENT IN MOST SPOTS...AS WIND SPEEDS ARE SUBSIDING BELOW RED
FLAG CRITERIA. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING PREVIOUSLY IN
EFFECT FOR TODAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

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.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1057 PM EDT SAT APR 7 2012

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE MID ATLANTIC STATES THROUGH EARLY
TONIGHT...THEN INTO THE DEEP SOUTH EASTER SUNDAY. A WEAK DRY COLD
FRONT SWINGS THROUGH THE REGION SUNDAY EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS BACK IN SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. A STRONGER COLD FRONT
APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST MONDAY AND MOVES THROUGH THE AREA
MONDAY NIGHT.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING/...
NO MAJOR CHANGES NEEDED TO THE GOING FORECAST.

SFC HI PRESSURE JUST TO THE WEST WILL SETTLE OVER THE REGION
OVERNIGHT. ANOTHER CHILLY NIGHT ON THE WAY...WITH SIMILAR MINIMA
FORECAST AS WAS SEEN EARLY THIS MRNG. FROST PTNTL APRS MINIMAL AGN
GIVEN DRY ATMOS...MIGHT BE A FEW PLCS TOUCH L30S FOR AN HR OR SO.
AS WAS CASE LAST NGT, FREEZE WARNING WON'T BE NEEDED OVERNIGHT.
STILL, HAVE UPDATED HWO TO ACCOUNT FOR CHILLY TEMPERATURES AND
POTENTIAL IMPACTS TO SENSITIVE EARLY SEASON VEGETATION.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY/...
VRY PLEASANT/DRY DAY XPCD SUN. MR OF A W LLVL FLO...W/ GUSTS TO
20-25 MPH DVLPG...ESP NNE AREAS FM MIDDAY THROUGH THE AFTN HRS. WK
DRY CDFNT W/ OCNL MID AND/OR HI CLDNS TO CROSS THE RGN SUN
EVE...SWITCHING WNDS TO NW FOR SUN NGT. AHD OF NEXT (STRONGER)
CDFNT...LLVL FLO BCMS WSW (AND GUSTY) ON MON. PASSAGE OF CDFNT W/
UPR LVL S/W LT MON INTO MON NGT WILL RESULT IN BKN/OVC CLDNS AND
WARRANT AT LEAST LO CHC POPS (FOR NNE TIER OF FA). BRZY/COOLER
TUE...W/ VRY LO PROB OF ISOLD SHRAS FM MIDDAY THROUGH AFTN HRS.

SEE FIRE WX SECTION BLO FOR FIRE WX CONCERNS.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
LATEST FORECAST GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO SHOW UPR TROUGHING ALONG THE
EASTERN SEABOARD DURING THE LONG TERM PERIOD. THIS WILL LEAD TO
SLIGHT CHANCES OF RAIN AT TIMES FROM WEAK SFC FRONTS AND MID-LVL
SHORTWAVES...DESPITE LACKING MOISTURE. FIRST FRONT PUSHES THRU EARLY
TUE NGT WITH BEST CHANCE OF RAIN OVER THE LWR EASTERN SHORE AND
NORTHERN NECK. MAINLY DRY W/NW FLOW WED THRU FRI...WITH HIGH TEMPS
SLOWLY INCREASING EACH DAY FROM THE UPR 50S/LWR 60S TO THE MID/UPR
60S. SLOW WARMING TREND CONTINUES INTO THE WEEKEND WITH HIGHS SAT
NEAR 70 OVER MUCH OF THE AREA...AND MAINLY DRY WX EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE.

&&

.AVIATION /03Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THRU THE TAF PERIOD AT ALL SITES WITH
A MOSTLY CLR SKY AND UNRESTRICTED VSBYS. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BECOME
LIGHT TONIGHT 10 KT OR LESS.

OUTLOOK: MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THRU MON...DESPITE A
DRY FRONT SUN AFTN/EVENG...AND ANOTHER FRONT MON EVENG/NGT.

&&

.MARINE...
SCA DROPPED ON THE SOUTHERN COASTAL WTRS FROM THE NC/VA BORDER TO
CURR BCH LGT. SEAS ARE MARGINALLY BLO SCA BUT ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE TO FALL AS HI PRES MOVES OVER THE REGION. WNDS ARE
GENERALLY BLO 15 KT BUT MAY PICK UP SLIGHTLY DURING THE LATE
EVENING AS A WEAK SURGE MOVES THRU. BUT NOT EXPECTING ANYTHING
MORE THAN 15-18 KT.

W WINDS 10-15 KT ON TAP FOR SUN WITH 1-2 FT WAVES OVER THE BAY
AND 2-3 FT SEAS OVER THE OCEAN. A COLD FRNT CROSS THE WATERS SAT
NGT BUT CONDS ARE EXPECTED TO STAY SUB- SCA. EXPECT
WINDS/WAVES/SEAS TO REMAIN JUST BELOW SCA CRITERIA THRU THE MIDDLE
OF NEXT WEEK WITH NO MAJOR SYSTEMS AFFECTING THE LOCAL AREA.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
CONCERN FOR ANOTEHR ROUND OF (AT LEAST) ENHANCED FIRE WX DANGER FOR
SUN...ESP FM NRN NECK VA TO ERN SHR (BOTH MD/VA). HV RAISED A FIRE
WX WATCH FOR LWR MD ERN SHR...GIVEN HIGHEST PTNTL WINDSPEEDS
(GUSTS TO 25 MPH) FM WNW DIRECTION AND RH DROPPING INTO THE
MID/UPR TEENS-ARND 20 PERCENT IN THE AFTN (W/ TEMPS TOPPING OUT A
SVRL DEGS F HIGHER THAN THIS AFTN (U60S TO ARND 70F). A LTL LESS
WND XPCD IN OTR PLCS IN FA...THOUGH THERE IS CONCERN FOR AREAS FM
NRN NECK VA TO VA ERN SHR (W/ SPDS CAPPED AOB 20 MPH)...W/
MARGINAL FUEL MSTR AND MIN RH FM MID/UPR TEENS TO L20S. GUID FCSTG
DEWPTS TO NUDGE UP ON MON...THOUGH MAY NOT BE AS MUCH AS CURRENTLY
ADVERTISED (BY THE MDLS) GIVEN DP LYRD WSW FLO.

&&

.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS ISSUED JUST
AFTER 03Z THIS EVENING. WINDS HV SWITCHED AROUND TO A S-SW
ORIENTATION THIS EVENING...WITH TIDES ACCORDINGLY WELL BELOW MINOR
FLOOD THRESHOLDS...OR BETWEEN 0.7 AND 1.0 FT ABOVE NORMAL. TIDAL
ANOMALIES SHOULD CONTINUE TO EASE THROUGH TOMORROW.

&&

.EQUIPMENT...
AKQ RADAR IS OFFLINE THROUGH SUNDAY WITH A TRANSMITTER COMM ERROR.
TECHNICIANS WILL BE ON SITE ON MONDAY TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION REGARDING RETURN TO SERVICE TIME. UPDATES WILL BE
PROVIDED AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE.

&&

.AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
     EVENING FOR MDZ021>025.
NC...NONE.
VA...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...ALB/MAM
NEAR TERM...ALB/MAM
SHORT TERM...ALB
LONG TERM...MAS
AVIATION...JEF
MARINE...JEF/MAS
FIRE WEATHER...
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
EQUIPMENT...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
716 PM EDT SAT APR 7 2012

VAZ048-049-060>086-090-099-082330-
FLUVANNA-LOUISA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE-
MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-
KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-
NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-
CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-JAMES CITY-
ACCOMACK-
716 PM EDT SAT APR 7 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST
CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...THE EASTERN SHORE OF
VIRGINIA...THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF VIRGINIA...THE NORTHERN NECK OF
VIRGINIA...THE PENINSULA OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AND THE PIEDMONT OF
CENTRAL VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

LOW TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE MID 30S OVER NORMALLY
COLDER LOCATIONS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. A WIDESPREAD HARD FREEZE
IS NOT EXPECTED...BUT PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT EARLY
SEASON COLD-SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ087>089-091>098-100-082330-
NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-
BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-
SURRY-YORK-SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-
NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH-NORTHAMPTON VA-
716 PM EDT SAT APR 7 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH
CAROLINA...INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...THE NORTHERN OUTER
BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...SOUTH
HAMPTON ROADS VIRGINIA...THE EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA AND THE
PENINSULA OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

LOW TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30S
OVER NORMALLY COLDER LOCATIONS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. WHILE A
WIDESPREAD FROST OR FREEZE IS NOT EXPECTED...PRECAUTIONS SHOULD
BE TAKEN TO PROTECT EARLY SEASON COLD-SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ630>638-650-652-654-656-658-082330-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO LITTLE CREEK VA-
CURRITUCK SOUND-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM LITTLE CREEK TO CAPE HENRY VA...INCLUDING THE
CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL-
RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER FROM URBANNA TO WINDMILL POINT-YORK RIVER-
JAMES RIVER FROM JAMESTOWN TO THE JAMES RIVER BRIDGE-
JAMES RIVER FROM THE JAMES RIVER BRIDGE TO THE HAMPTON ROADS BRIDGE-
TUNNEL-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT TO
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT TO 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT TO
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA TO NC VA BORDER OUT TO
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT TO
20 NM-
716 PM EDT SAT APR 7 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL CHESAPEAKE
BAY...THE LOWER CHESAPEAKE BAY...THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL
WATERS...CURRITUCK SOUND...THE EASTERN JAMES RIVER...THE EASTERN
RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER AND THE EASTERN YORK RIVER.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MDZ021>025-082330-
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-
716 PM EDT SAT APR 7 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF
MARYLAND.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

LOW TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE LOW TO MID 30S OVER
NORMALLY COLDER LOCATIONS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. A WIDESPREAD HARD
FREEZE IS NOT EXPECTED...BUT PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO
PROTECT EARLY SEASON COLD-SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
937 PM EDT SAT APR 7 2012

VAZ048-049-060>086-090-099-081000-
FLUVANNA-LOUISA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-
CAROLINE-MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-
CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-
WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-BRUNSWICK-
DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GLOUCESTER-
MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-JAMES CITY-ACCOMACK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISA...FARMVILLE...GOOCHLAND...
ASHLAND...SOUTH HILL...CREWE...COLONIAL HEIGHTS...RICHMOND...
TAPPAHANNOCK...LAWRENCEVILLE...PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...
WILLIAMSBURG...CHINCOTEAGUE...WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA
937 PM EDT SAT APR 7 2012

...INCREASED FIRE DANGER SUNDAY...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION ON SUNDAY. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE 15 AND 20 PERCENT
RANGE ON BREEZY AND DRY WEST WINDS. THESE CONDITIONS...ALONG WITH
DRYING FINE FUELS WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASED RISK FOR THE SPREAD
OF WILDFIRES, ESPECIALLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION HANDLING ANY POTENTIAL
IGNITION SOURCE...INCLUDING MACHINERY...CIGARETTES AND MATCHES.
BE SURE TO PROPERLY DISCARD ALL SMOKING MATERIALS. ANY DRY GRASSES
AND TREE LITTER THAT IGNITES WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD
QUICKLY.

VIRGINIA RESIDENTS ARE REMINDED THAT OPEN BURNING IS PROHIBITED
BEFORE 4 PM THROUGH APRIL 30.

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