URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
810 AM EDT WED SEP 8 2010
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NEW CASTLE-KENT-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-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-BERKS-LEHIGH-CHESTER-
MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
810 AM EDT WED SEP 8 2010
...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...
THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT
THIS EVENING.
IT HAS NOT RAINED IN ALMOST TWO WEEKS ACROSS MOST OF THIS AREA.
WHILE A COLD FRONT IS IN THE PROCESS OF CROSSING OUR REGION THIS
MORNING, ANY SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SPARSE.
BEHIND THE FRONT, TEMPERATURES WILL HEAT UP INTO THE MID TO UPPER
80S. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND GUST AROUND 30 MPH,
ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE DEWPOINTS ARE
ANTICIPATED TO TUMBLE AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD DROP
BELOW 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.
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.
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RPW