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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
148 PM EDT Mon Mar 24 2025

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Central and Eastern Allegany-Augusta-Rockingham-Shenandoah-
Frederick VA-Page-Warren-Clarke-Eastern Highland-Hampshire-Morgan-
Berkeley-Jefferson-Hardy-Eastern Grant-Eastern Mineral-
Eastern Pendleton-
Including the cities of Cumberland, Staunton, Waynesboro,
Stuarts Draft, Harrisonburg, Strasburg, Woodstock, Mount Jackson,
New Market, Winchester, Luray, Shenandoah, Stanley, Front Royal,
Berryville, Monterey, Romney, Paw Paw, Martinsburg, Charles Town,
Shepherdstown, Moorefield, Petersburg, Antioch, Keyser,
New Creek, Ridgeville, Russelldale, Headsville, Fort Ashby,
Brandywine, Franklin, Oak Flat, Ruddle, and Sugar Grove
148 PM EDT Mon Mar 24 2025


...ELEVATED THREAT FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD UNTIL 7 PM TONIGHT...

Behind a cold front, dry and gusty winds will overspread the
region. Very little or no rainfall has occurred over the
Shenandoah Valley and east of the Appalachians over the past 7
days.

The combination of these relatively dry antecedent conditions,
10-hour fuel moistures between 8 and 12 percent, relative humidity
falling to around 20 percent, and sustained westerly winds of 15
to 20 mph will result in an elevated threat for the rapid spread
of fires through 7 PM this evening. The threat remains greatest
over the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia into the eastern West
Virginia panhandle.

Please refer to your local burn permitting authorities on whether
you may burn outdoors. If you do burn, use extreme caution since
fires can quickly grow out of control under these conditions.


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