...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR ALL OF CENTRAL NC... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...ALL OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED NEAR 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 TO 25 MPH WILL DEVELOP ON FRIDAY. * HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...AND AROUND 20 PERCENT ON FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY 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. OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED TODAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && #ncwx
Posted on: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 19:27:33 +0000
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