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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
1158 AM EST Fri Nov 8 2024

DCZ001-MDZ003>006-008-011-013-014-502>508-VAZ028-030-031-053-054-
501-505-506-526-WVZ050>053-504-082300-
/O.CON.KLWX.FW.W.0003.241108T1700Z-241108T2300Z/
District of Columbia-Washington-Frederick MD-Carroll-
Northern Baltimore-Cecil-Southern Baltimore-Prince Georges-
Anne Arundel-Central and Eastern Allegany-Northwest Montgomery-
Central and Southeast Montgomery-Northwest Howard-
Central and Southeast Howard-Northwest Harford-Southeast Harford-
Frederick VA-Warren-Clarke-Fairfax-
Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria-Northern Fauquier-
Western Loudoun-Eastern Loudoun-Northwest Prince William-
Hampshire-Morgan-Berkeley-Jefferson-Eastern Mineral-
1158 AM EST Fri Nov 8 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR AN
ELEVATED RISK OF FIRE SPREAD FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
MARYLAND, NORTHERN VIRGINIA, AND EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...

* TIMING...Until 6 PM EST this evening.

* WINDS...West 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 20 percent.

* IMPACTS...The combination of dry conditions, low humidity, and
  strong gusty winds may result in favorable conditions for the
  rapid spread of fires.

* FUEL MOISTURE...Less than 10 percent.

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.

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http://www.weather.gov/lwx/fire