The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning 4/21/16
Red Flag Warning
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1030 AM EDT THU APR 21 2016
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1030 AM EDT THU APR 21 2016
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR
HUMIDITY BELOW 30 PERCENT AND WIND GUSTS TO 25 MPH COVERING MUCH
OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND THE NORTHERN THREE QUARTERS OF NEW
JERSEY.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON.
* AFFECTED AREA... MUCH OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND THE NORTHERN
THREE QUARTERS OF NEW JERSEY. THE GREATEST RISK FOR PERSISTENT
LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS IS FROM THE POCONOS ACROSS NORTHERN
AND CENTRAL NEW JERSEY.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
* TIMING...DEVELOPING BETWEEN 11 AM AND 1 PM THEN ABATING BETWEEN
3 PM AND 5 PM.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. HIGHEST TEMPERATURES IN THE
MID 70S FROM THE LEHIGH VALLEY THROUGH THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR.
* ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...THERE WERE SCATTERED WILD FIRES THE
PAST COUPLE OF DAYS AND IT HASN`T RAINED SINCE TUESDAY OF LAST
WEEK.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY QUICKLY GET OUT OF CONTROL
AND BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY DUE TO A COMBINATION
OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS. ANY
FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY QUICKLY GET OUT OF CONTROL AND BECOME
DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WILDFIRE DANGER...BURN RESTRICTIONS...
AND WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION...PLEASE VISIT YOUR STATE
FORESTRY OR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WEBSITE.
