...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE COASTAL PLAIN COUNTIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...COASTAL PLAIN FROM DUPLIN TO MARTIN COUNTIES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...LATE MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 24 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...LOWER 40S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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 CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && #ncwx
Posted on: Sat, 25 Jan 2014 09:34:42 +0000
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