Please heed these warnings and do not burn anything under these conditions....... URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 300 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION ON THURSDAY PRODUCING GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND HUMIDITY VALUES AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 PERCENT. THIS WILL LEAD TO ENHANCED FIRE DANGER ACROSS ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-GREENE-BEAUFORT- MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW- OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 300 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...FROM 11 AM THROUGH 6 PM THURSDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 40S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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.
Posted on: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 12:42:53 +0000