...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...THE NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT AND FOOTHILLS. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY...RANGING FROM 10 TO 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...AND DRY FINE FUELS WILL CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH FIRES CAN RAPIDLY GROW AND SPREAD OUT OF CONTROL. 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && #ncwx
Posted on: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 08:16:55 +0000
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