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WWUS81 KLWX 161343
RFWLWX
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
943 AM EDT THU APR 16 2026
VAZ025>031-504-507-508-WVZ050>053-055-502-504-506-162300-
/O.NEW.KLWX.FW.W.0001.260416T1500Z-260416T2300Z/
AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-
EASTERN HIGHLAND-NORTHERN VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE-
CENTRAL VIRGINIA BLUE RIDGE-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-
HARDY-EASTERN GRANT-EASTERN MINERAL-EASTERN PENDLETON-
943 AM EDT THU APR 16 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE
COMBINATION OF HOT, DRY, AND WINDY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON FOR
PORTIONS OF EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA INTO THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS
ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE COMBINATION OF HOT, DRY, AND
WINDY CONDITIONS, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* TIMING...UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS UP TO 25
MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD
QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
* FUEL MOISTURE...7 TO 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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