Fire Weather Watch 8, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Issued

Apr 16, 2012, 3:47 PM EDT (19:47 UTC)

In effect from

Apr 17, 2012, 10:00 AM EDT

Expired

Apr 17, 2012, 3:28 AM EDT

In force

Issued by

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WWUS81 KPHI 161947
RFWPHI

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
347 PM EDT MON APR 16 2012

NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>071-170900-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FW.A.0008.120417T1400Z-120418T0000Z/
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-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
347 PM EDT MON APR 16 2012

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

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

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT FROM LATE MORNING
  THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THE FIRE DANGER REMAINS ELEVATED DUE TO THE EXPECTED
  GUSTY WINDS AND THE CONTINUATION OF THE RATHER DRY CONDITIONS.
  AS A RESULT, THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR RAPID SPREAD IF
  UNCONTROLLED FIRES DEVELOP OR EVEN FOR PRESCRIBED BURNS TO GET
  OUT OF CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

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.

&&

$$

GORSE

398 
WWUS81 KPHI 170728
RFWPHI

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
328 AM EDT TUE APR 17 2012

NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>071-180000-
/O.UPG.KPHI.FW.A.0008.120417T1400Z-120418T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KPHI.FW.W.0009.120417T1400Z-120418T0000Z/
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-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
328 AM EDT TUE APR 17 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING. IT IS IN EFFECT FROM 1000 AM UNTIL 800 PM. THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREAS...THE POCONOS, THE LEHIGH VALLEY, BERKS COUNTY
  AND SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, AS WELL AS NORTHWESTERN, CENTRAL
  AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH TODAY WITH GUSTS AROUND 20
  MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAINLY IN THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE FROM
  LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* IMPACTS...THE POTENTIAL FOR THE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRES
  REMAINS HIGH TODAY DUE TO THE EXPECTED GUSTY WINDS AND THE
  CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES AND DRY FINE FUELS.

&&

$$

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