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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
1205 AM EST Sun Nov 16 2025

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District of Columbia-Prince Georges-Anne Arundel-Charles-
St. Marys-Calvert-Northwest Montgomery-
Central and Southeast Montgomery-Northwest Howard-
Central and Southeast Howard-Augusta-Rockingham-Shenandoah-
Frederick VA-Page-Warren-Clarke-Nelson-Albemarle-Greene-Madison-
Rappahannock-Orange-Culpeper-Fairfax-
Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria-Stafford-Spotsylvania-
King George-Northern Fauquier-Southern Fauquier-Eastern Highland-
Western Loudoun-Eastern Loudoun-Northern Virginia Blue Ridge-
Central Virginia Blue Ridge-Northwest Prince William-
Central and Southeast Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park-
Hampshire-Jefferson-Hardy-Eastern Grant-Eastern Pendleton-
1205 AM EST Sun Nov 16 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST
THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MARYLAND...EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...AND NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL VIRGINIA...

The National Weather Service in Baltimore MD/Washington DC has
issued a Red Flag Warning for the threat of rapid fire spread,
which is in effect from 8 AM this morning to 6 PM EST this
evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* TIMING...From 8 AM this morning to 6 PM EST this evening.

* WINDS...Northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph across
  northern Maryland, eastern West Virginia, and northwestern
  Virginia. Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph across
  the Washington DC metro, southern Maryland, and the central
  Virginia piedmont.

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

* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread
  quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

* FUEL MOISTURE...10-hour fuel moisture around 7 or 8 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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VAZ503-WVZ051-052-504-161815-
/O.NEW.KLWX.FW.W.0005.251116T1300Z-251116T2300Z/
Western Highland-Morgan-Berkeley-Eastern Mineral-
1205 AM EST Sun Nov 16 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST
THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MARYLAND...EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...AND NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL VIRGINIA...

The National Weather Service in Baltimore MD/Washington DC has
issued a Red Flag Warning for the threat of rapid fire spread,
which is in effect from 8 AM this morning to 6 PM EST this
evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* TIMING...From 8 AM this morning to 6 PM EST this evening.

* WINDS...Northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as around 25 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread
  quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

* FUEL MOISTURE...10-hour fuel moisture around 7 or 8 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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