Post by Nws Olney Maryland on Sept 8, 2010 10:35:11 GMT -5
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
942 AM EDT WED SEP 8 2010
DCZ001-MDZ003>007-009>011-013-014-501-502-VAZ021-025>031-038>040-
042-051>054-501-502-WVZ050>055-501>504-082300-
/O.UPG.KLWX.FW.A.0002.100908T1400Z-100908T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KLWX.FW.W.0006.100908T1600Z-100908T2300Z/
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-
NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-
PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-HIGHLAND-AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-
SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-GREENE-MADISON-
RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-CULPEPER-
PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-
SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-PENDLETON-
HARDY-WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL-
942 AM EDT WED SEP 8 2010
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OLNEY MARYLAND HAS ISSUED A
RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
A COLD FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION THIS
MORNING. WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH AND
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DECREASE TO 25 TO 30 PERCENT THIS
AFTERNOON. WITH THESE CONDITIONS OCCURRING OVER AN AREA WITH VERY
LOW FUEL MOISTURE, THIS WILL PRODUCE A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR
THE SPREAD OF FIRES.
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.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
942 AM EDT WED SEP 8 2010
DCZ001-MDZ003>007-009>011-013-014-501-502-VAZ021-025>031-038>040-
042-051>054-501-502-WVZ050>055-501>504-082300-
/O.UPG.KLWX.FW.A.0002.100908T1400Z-100908T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KLWX.FW.W.0006.100908T1600Z-100908T2300Z/
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-
NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-
PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-HIGHLAND-AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-
SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-GREENE-MADISON-
RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-CULPEPER-
PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-
SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-PENDLETON-
HARDY-WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL-
942 AM EDT WED SEP 8 2010
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OLNEY MARYLAND HAS ISSUED A
RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
A COLD FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION THIS
MORNING. WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH AND
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DECREASE TO 25 TO 30 PERCENT THIS
AFTERNOON. WITH THESE CONDITIONS OCCURRING OVER AN AREA WITH VERY
LOW FUEL MOISTURE, THIS WILL PRODUCE A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR
THE SPREAD OF FIRES.
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.