Fire Weather Watch 2, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Issued

Mar 26, 2012, 3:21 PM EDT (19:21 UTC)

In effect from

Mar 27, 2012, 8:00 AM EDT

Expired

Mar 26, 2012, 8:55 PM EDT

In force

Issued by

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Counties Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Hunterdon County, NJ, Mercer County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ, Salem County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ, Sussex County, NJ, Warren County, NJ

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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657 
WWUS81 KPHI 261921
RFWPHI

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
321 PM EDT MON MAR 26 2012

NJZ025-270100-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FW.A.0002.120327T1200Z-120327T2000Z/
/O.EXA.KPHI.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120327T0100Z/
COASTAL ATLANTIC-
321 PM EDT MON MAR 26 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. THE
  STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...THROUGH 9 PM. MOST VULNERABLE TIME IS LATE THIS 
  AFTERNOON. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AROUND 20 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...BECAUSE OF THE METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, THE
  POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR RAPID SPREAD IF UNCONTROLLED FIRES DEVELOP.
  THE FIRE DANGER WILL BE ELEVATED DUE TO THE STRONG WIND GUSTS,
  RECENT LACK OF PRECIPITATION, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES, AND DRY
  FUELS.

* TUESDAY...WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE GUSTY, ESPECIALLY IN THE
  MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. IF HUMIDITY LEVELS DROP BEFORE THE
  WINDS START TO DECREASE, THEN RED FLAG CONDITIONS MIGHT BE
  REACHED.

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.

&&

$$

NJZ001-007>010-012>024-026-027-270100-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FW.A.0002.120327T1200Z-120327T2000Z/
/O.CON.KPHI.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120327T0100Z/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-
WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
321 PM EDT MON MAR 26 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING... 

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* AFFECTED AREA...NORTHWEST, CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. THE
  STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...THROUGH 9 PM. MOST VULNERABLE TIME IS LATE THIS 
  AFTERNOON. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AROUND 20 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...BECAUSE OF THE METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, THE
  POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR RAPID SPREAD IF UNCONTROLLED FIRES DEVELOP.
  THE FIRE DANGER WILL BE ELEVATED DUE TO THE STRONG WIND GUSTS,
  RECENT LACK OF PRECIPITATION, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES, AND DRY
  FUELS.

* TUESDAY...WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE GUSTY, ESPECIALLY IN THE
  MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. IF HUMIDITY LEVELS DROP BEFORE THE
  WINDS START TO DECREASE, THEN RED FLAG CONDITIONS MIGHT BE
  REACHED.

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.

&&

$$

365 
WWUS81 KPHI 261923
RFWPHI

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
323 PM EDT MON MAR 26 2012

NJZ001-007>010-012>027-270100-
/O.CON.KPHI.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120327T0100Z/
/O.CON.KPHI.FW.A.0002.120327T1200Z-120327T2000Z/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-
WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
323 PM EDT MON MAR 26 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING... 

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* AFFECTED AREA...NORTHWEST, CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. THE
  STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...THROUGH 9 PM. MOST VULNERABLE TIME IS LATE THIS 
  AFTERNOON. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AROUND 20 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...BECAUSE OF THE METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, THE
  POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR RAPID SPREAD IF UNCONTROLLED FIRES DEVELOP.
  THE FIRE DANGER WILL BE ELEVATED DUE TO THE STRONG WIND GUSTS,
  RECENT LACK OF PRECIPITATION, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES, AND DRY
  FUELS.

* TUESDAY...WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE GUSTY, ESPECIALLY IN THE
  MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. IF HUMIDITY LEVELS DROP BEFORE THE
  WINDS START TO DECREASE, THEN RED FLAG CONDITIONS MIGHT BE
  REACHED.

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.

&&

$$

MEOLA

559 
WWUS81 KPHI 270055
RFWPHI

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
855 PM EDT MON MAR 26 2012

NJZ001-007>010-012>027-271200-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FW.A.0002.120327T1200Z-120327T2000Z/
/O.EXT.KPHI.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120327T2000Z/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-
WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
855 PM EDT MON MAR 26 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* AFFECTED AREA...NORTHWEST, CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH,
  ESPECIALLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF PERIOD
  OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND TOWARD DAYBREAK TUESDAY WHEN CONDITIONS
  SHOULD FALL BELOW CRITERIA. HOWEVER, AS THE SUN RISES AND
  TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO WARM, CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN
  ABOVE CRITERIA LEVELS ONCE AGAIN.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO
  FALL TO 15 TO 20 PERCENT ON TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...BECAUSE OF THE METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS...THE
  POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR RAPID SPREAD IF UNCONTROLLED FIRES DEVELOP.
  THE FIRE DANGER WILL BE ELEVATED DUE TO THE STRONG WIND GUSTS...
  RECENT LACK OF PRECIPITATION...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...AND DRY
  FUELS.

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.

&&

$$


ROBERTSON

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