...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING - TopicsExpress



          

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES ALONG AND WEST OF THE HIGHWAY 17 CORRIDOR... * AFFECTED AREA...COUNTIES ALONG AND WEST OF THE HIGHWAY 17 CORRIDOR INCLUDING WASHINGTON COUNTY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...LATE MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...LOWER 40S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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 CAN CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && #ncwx
Posted on: Sat, 25 Jan 2014 10:29:04 +0000

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