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WWUS81 KAKQ 100320
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1120 PM EDT MON APR 9 2012

VAZ048-049-060>098-101000-
/O.CON.KAKQ.FW.W.0003.120410T1600Z-120411T0000Z/
FLUVANNA-LOUISA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-
CAROLINE-MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-
CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-
WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-BRUNSWICK-
DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GLOUCESTER-
MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY-YORK-
SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-
SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH-
1120 PM EDT MON APR 9 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT
TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
VIRGINIA...

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS AND LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY 
  VALUES ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED FROM NOON TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FALLING TO 20 TO 25 PERCENT TUESDAY 
  AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...THE FIRE DANGER SHOULD BE ELEVATED DUE TO THE GUSTY 
  WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL 
  LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY 
  DISCOURAGED. 

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.

&&

$$

MDZ021>025-101000-
/O.CON.KAKQ.FW.W.0003.120410T1600Z-120411T0000Z/
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-
1120 PM EDT MON APR 9 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT
TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE LOWER MARYLAND
EASTERN SHORE...

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS AND LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY 
  VALUES ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED FROM NOON TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FALLING TO 20 TO 25 PERCENT TUESDAY 
  AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...THE FIRE DANGER SHOULD BE ELEVATED DUE TO THE GUSTY 
  WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL 
  LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY 
  DISCOURAGED. 

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.

&&

$$

VAZ099-100-101000-
/O.CON.KAKQ.FW.W.0003.120410T1600Z-120411T0000Z/
ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
1120 PM EDT MON APR 9 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT
TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE VIRGINIA 
EASTERN SHORE...

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS AND LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY 
  VALUES ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED THROUGH 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING 
  AND FROM NOON TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 TO 25 PERCENT THIS EVENING. FALLING TO 
  20 TO 25 PERCENT TUESDAY. 

* IMPACTS...THE FIRE DANGER SHOULD BE ELEVATED DUE TO THE GUSTY 
  WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL 
  LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY 
  DISCOURAGED. 

* HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 22 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...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

NCZ012>017-030>032-101000-
/O.CON.KAKQ.FW.W.0003.120410T1600Z-120411T0000Z/
NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-
BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-
1120 PM EDT MON APR 9 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT
TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEAST NORTH
CAROLINA...

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS AND LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY 
  VALUES ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED BETWEEN 12 NOON AND 6 PM EDT 
  TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FALLING TO 20 TO 30 PERCENT TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE FIRE DANGER SHOULD BE ELEVATED DUE TO THE GUSTY 
  WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL 
  LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY 
  DISCOURAGED. 

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.

&&

$$

BROWN





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