Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016
News Alert: FIRE WARING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES- ST. MARYS-CALVERT-NORTHWEST MONTGOMERY- CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MONTGOMERY-NORTHWEST HOWARD- CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST HOWARD- PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX- ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-NORTHERN FAUQUIER- SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-WESTERN LOUDOUN-EASTERN LOUDOUN
…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MARYLAND…NORTHERN…CENTRAL AND WESTERN VIRGINIA… …FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MARYLAND AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED.
THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* HUMIDITY…25 TO 30 PERCENT.
* WINDS…WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH TODAY. WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* FUEL MOISTURE…5 TO 8 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS…ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY QUICKLY GET OUT OF CONTROL AND BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN.
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 CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS
