Red Flag Warning
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
555 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-Western Highland-
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-Morgan-Berkeley-Jefferson-Hardy-Eastern Grant-
Eastern Mineral-Eastern Pendleton-
555 AM EST Sun Nov 16 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING
FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
MARYLAND...EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...AND NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
VIRGINIA...
* TIMING...Until 6 PM EST this evening.
* WINDS...Northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph across
northern and central Maryland, eastern West Virginia, and
northern and northwestern Virginia. Northwest 15 to 25 mph with
gusts up to 40 mph across southern Maryland and the central
Virginia piedmont.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values of 15 to 30 percent, lowest
across the north-central Virginia piedmont.
* 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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https://www.weather.gov/lwx/fire
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
940 AM EST Sun Nov 16 2025
...DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TODAY...
.Gusty winds combined with low relative humidity and dry fuels
will result in the potential for dangerous fire behavior this
afternoon and evening.
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Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-
Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Patrick-Franklin-
Bedford-Amherst-Henry-Pittsylvania-Campbell-Appomattox-Buckingham-
Halifax-Charlotte-
940 AM EST Sun Nov 16 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING
FOR MUCH OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
* AFFECTED AREA...In North Carolina, Fire Weather Zone 003
Surry, Fire Weather Zone 004 Stokes, Fire Weather Zone 005
Rockingham, Fire Weather Zone 006 Caswell, Fire Weather Zone
019 Wilkes and Fire Weather Zone 020 Yadkin. In Virginia, Fire
Weather Zone 007 Tazewell, Fire Weather Zone 009 Smyth, Fire
Weather Zone 010 Bland, Fire Weather Zone 011 Giles, Fire
Weather Zone 012 Wythe, Fire Weather Zone 013 Pulaski, Fire
Weather Zone 014 Montgomery, Fire Weather Zone 015 Grayson,
Fire Weather Zone 016 Carroll, Fire Weather Zone 017 Floyd,
Fire Weather Zone 018 Craig, Fire Weather Zone 019 Alleghany
VA, Fire Weather Zone 020 Bath, Fire Weather Zone 022 Roanoke,
Fire Weather Zone 023 Botetourt, Fire Weather Zone 024
Rockbridge, Fire Weather Zone 032 Patrick, Fire Weather Zone
033 Franklin, Fire Weather Zone 034 Bedford, Fire Weather Zone
035 Amherst, Fire Weather Zone 043 Henry, Fire Weather Zone
044 Pittsylvania, Fire Weather Zone 045 Campbell, Fire Weather
Zone 046 Appomattox, Fire Weather Zone 047 Buckingham, Fire
Weather Zone 058 Halifax and Fire Weather Zone 059 Charlotte.
* TIMING...From late morning into the early evening.
* WINDS...Northwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 22 percent.
* TEMPERATURES...Up to 66.
* LIGHTNING...None.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds, dry fuels, and low relative humidity
values will be favorable for rapid fire growth.
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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For more information from NOAA/National Weather Service visit
http://www.weather.gov/rnk/fire
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
928 AM EST Sun Nov 16 2025
...DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TODAY...
.Gusty winds combined with low relative humidity and dry fuels
will result in the potential for dangerous fire behavior this
afternoon and evening.
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Fluvanna-Prince Edward-Cumberland-Goochland-Caroline-Mecklenburg-
Lunenburg-Nottoway-Amelia-Powhatan-Westmoreland-Richmond-
Northumberland-Lancaster-Brunswick-Dinwiddie-
Prince George (including Hopewell and Petersburg)-Charles City-
New Kent-Gloucester-Middlesex-Mathews-Greensville-Sussex-Surry-
James City-Southampton-Isle of Wight-Norfolk/Portsmouth-Suffolk-
Chesapeake-Virginia Beach-Western Louisa-Eastern Louisa-
Western Hanover-Eastern Hanover-Western Chesterfield-
Eastern Chesterfield (Including Col. Heights)-
Western Henrico (Including the City of Richmond)-Eastern Henrico-
Western King William-Eastern King William-Western King and Queen-
Eastern King and Queen-Western Essex-Eastern Essex-York-
Newport News-Hampton/Poquoson-
928 AM EST Sun Nov 16 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
* AFFECTED AREA...All of central, eastern, and southeast
Virginia, except for the Eastern Shore.
* TIMING...From late morning into the early evening.
* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph, becoming
northwest.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 20 percent.
* TEMPERATURES...Up to 70.
* IMPACTS...The combination of dry vegetation...strong winds...
and low humidity will be favorable for rapid fire growth.
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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