Happy Saturday ... Its currently 24 at 7:30am in Maiden ... Today look for a slight warm up high temps near 44!!!! ... FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA ...UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA ...AND MUCH OF EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA ... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS ...THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA ...UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA ...AND MUCH OF EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * TIMING ...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY ...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BECOMING CRITICAL DURING THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS ...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY ...20 TO 25 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON. * FUEL MOISTURE ...TEN HOUR FUEL MOISTURE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DRY OUT INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ON SATURDAY. * IMPACTS ...THE COMBINATION OF DRY VEGETATION ...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ...AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND SPREAD OF WILDFIRES. 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.
Posted on: Sat, 25 Jan 2014 12:30:17 +0000
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