2013-11-24

FIRE WEATHER WARNING

district of columbia-washington-frederick md-carroll-
northern baltimore-harford-montgomery-howard-southern baltimore-
prince georges-anne arundel-charles-st. marys-calvert-augusta-
rockingham-shenandoah-frederick va-page-warren-clarke-nelson-
albemarle-greene-madison-rappahannock-loudoun-orange-culpeper-
prince william/manassas/manassas park-fairfax-
arlington/falls church/alexandria-stafford-spotsylvania-
king george-northern fauquier-southern fauquier-berkeley-
Jefferson-
1051 am est sun nov 24 2013

...RED flag warning remains in effect until 6 pm est this evening
for central and northern virginia...the extreme eastern panhandle
of west virginia...southern and central maryland and washington
dc...

* humidity...falling to 25 to 30 percent this afternoon.

* winds...northwest 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* fuel moisture...less than 8 percent.

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 and low relative humidity can contribute to extreme
fire behavior.

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