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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
1224 PM EST Sat Nov 15 2025

DCZ001-MDZ013-014-016>018-503>506-VAZ025>031-036>040-050-051-
053>057-501-502-504>508-526-527-WVZ050-053-055-502-506-160630-
/O.CON.KLWX.FW.A.0003.251116T1300Z-251116T2300Z/
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-
1224 PM EST Sat Nov 15 2025

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MARYLAND...EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...NORTHERN
AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA...

* TIMING...From Sunday morning through Sunday afternoon.

* WINDS...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. The
  strongest winds will be across the ridges and northern Virginia
  and central Maryland.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 to 25 percent possible.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
may occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag
Warnings.

&&

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