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RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
535 AM EDT MON APR 5 2004

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA 
TODAY...

THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:

IN NORTH CAROLINA:
  ALAMANCE        ANSON           CHATHAM         CUMBERLAND
  DAVIDSON        DURHAM          EDGECOMBE       FORSYTH
  FRANKLIN        GRANVILLE       GUILFORD        HALIFAX
  HARNETT         HOKE            JOHNSTON        LEE
  MONTGOMERY      MOORE           NASH            ORANGE
  PERSON          RANDOLPH        RICHMOND        SAMPSON
  SCOTLAND        STANLY          VANCE           WAKE
  WARREN          WAYNE           WILSON

BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS AROUND 25 
MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA TODAY. 
ADDITIONALLY... RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP TO NEAR 20% LATER 
THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. THESE PARAMETERS COMBINED WITH FAIRLY
DRY FINE FUEL MOISTURE VALUES MAY CREATE HIGH FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS. 

THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE THIS EVENING AND HUMIDITY LEVELS 
WILL RECOVER OVER NIGHT TONIGHT.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD 
OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.


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