Fire Weather Danger Statement (SPS)
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...INCREASED FIRE DANGER ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA TODAY... A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS THIS AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS MORNING. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE UNTIL SUNSET. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REACH 30 TO 35 PERCENT. WHEN COMBINED WITH LOW FUEL MOISTURE...THESE METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED FIRE DANGER. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE DANGER STATEMENT. ADDITIONAL FIRE WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/ER/RNK $$ NAME/INITIALS |