OVWA Region 5 Weather Update for the following counties: ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-GILES- WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA- BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD- AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX- CHARLOTTE- 1137 PM EDT THU MAR 13 2014 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... *LOCATIONS...FROM THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS...NEW RIVER VALLEY EAST INTO THE PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRYING VEGETATION...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND SPREAD OF WILDFIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && Stay tuned to the Ohio Valley Weather Authority Region 5 for further updates.
Posted on: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 03:38:09 +0000
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