Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Red Flag Warning

Red Flag Warning (New Jersey)
Apr 03, at 15:24 EDT
Apr 03, at 22:00 EDT
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY QUICKLY GET OUT OF CONTROL AND BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WILDFIRE DANGER... BURN RESTRICTIONS AND WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION PLEASE VISIT YOUR STATE FORESTRY OR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WEBSITE.
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...ALL OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND ALL OF NEW JERSEY IN THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY FORECAST AREA. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * HIGH TEMPERATURES...MOSTLY 45 TO 50 EXCEPT 35 TO 40 HIGHEST TERRAIN OF THE POCONOS AND FAR NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY. * IMPACTS...THERE IS A GREAT POTENTIAL FOR RAPID WILDFIRE SPREAD THROUGH 10 PM THIS EVENING DUE TO THE GUSTY WINDS... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FINE FUELS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. * OUTLOOK THURSDAY...HUMIDITY WILL AGAIN BE VERY LOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON... GENERALLY UNDER 25 PERCENT WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY POSSIBLY A FEW PERCENT LOWER...NEAR 15 PERCENT INLAND. THE WIND WILL BE MUCH LESS...TURNING SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH WITH GUSTS UNDER 20 MPH.
Atlantic; Atlantic Coastal Cape May; Camden; Cape May; Coastal Atlantic; Cumberland; Eastern Monmouth; Gloucester; Hunterdon; Mercer; Middlesex; Morris; NJZ026; Northwestern Burlington; Ocean; Salem; Somerset; Southeastern Burlington; Sussex; Warren; Western Monmouth
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